Squid Setup
1. Download and Install The Squid Package.
# aptitude install squid
2. Configure the /etc/squid/squid.conf file.
# vim etc/squid/squid.conf
Here's the contents:
visible_hostname SQDverZion
http_port 3128 transparent
hierarchy_stoplist cgi-bin ?
acl QUERY urlpath_regex cgi-bin \?
cache deny QUERY
acl apache rep_header Server ^Apache
broken_vary_encoding allow apache
access_log /var/log/squid/access.log squid
#logformat Squid %>h
# Input here your DNS server
dns_nameservers 8.8.8.8
refresh_pattern ^ftp: 1440 20% 10080
refresh_pattern ^gopher: 1440 0% 1440
refresh_pattern . 0 20% 4320
#Recommended minimum configuration:
acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
acl manager proto cache_object
acl localhost src 127.0.0.1/255.255.255.255
acl to_localhost dst 127.0.0.0/8
acl SSL_ports port 443
acl Safe_ports port 80 # http
acl Safe_ports port 21 # ftp
acl Safe_ports port 443 # https
acl Safe_ports port 70 # gopher
acl Safe_ports port 210 # wais
acl Safe_ports port 1025-65535 # unregistered ports
acl Safe_ports port 280 # http-mgmt
acl Safe_ports port 488 # gss-http
acl Safe_ports port 591 # filemaker
acl Safe_ports port 777 # multiling http
acl CONNECT method CONNECT
# restriction list
#acl GoodSites dstdomain "/etc/squid/allowed-sites.squid"
#acl BadSites dstdomain "/etc/squid/blocked-sites.squid"
# blocking a site
acl facebooksite dstdomain .facebook.com
http_access deny facebooksite
# if you wish the site is not to be cached #
#acl site01 dstdomain google.com
#always_direct allow site01
# globaly allowed sites #
acl yahoosite dstdomain www.yahoo.com
# No Limit users by range #
#acl nolimitusers src 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.20
#http_access allow nolimitusers
# users with restrictions set #
# Below is sample how to use restriction list to users
#acl user01 src 192.168.1.100
#http_access deny user01 BadSites
#http_access allow user01 GoodSites
=== End of Squid.conf file
to start the squid just type:
# /etc/init.d/squid start
other commands that can be used is "stop" and "restart" with the command above.
Also to reconfigure squid without restarting just issue...
# squid -k reconfigure
See the next post regarding IPTABLES to redirect port 80 requests to 3128
