How to install and set squid proxy server

To install and configure set squid proxy server

In this article we will discuss how to install and configure squid proxy server on Ubuntu or Debian. Squid is an open source featured web proxy cache server. It was released under GPL 3. It mainly supports HTTP and FTP protocols.

To install and configure Squid Server

Execute the following command in the terminal

[root@linuxhelp:~]# apt-get install squid
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Default configuration file for squid is located under ‘ /etc/squid3/squid.conf‘ or ‘ /etc/squid/squid.conf‘ .

Using VI editor

[root@linuxhelp:~]# vi /etc/squid3/squid.conf

http_port : This is the default port for the HTTP proxy server

http_access deny all - deny all access to the HTTP proxy server

visible_hostname - to set the specific hostname to a squid server

To restart the Squid proxy server

[root@linuxhelp:~]# service squid3 restart

OR

[root@linuxhelp:~]# service squid restart

To test the proxy server

Open Firefox and go to Edit &ndash > Preferences &ndash > Advanced &ndash > Network &ndash > Settings and select “ Manual proxy configuration” and enter the proxy server ip and port number in the required field.

After the required proxy details are entered you can browse using the Squid proxy server.

The default log file for Squid server is in ‘ /var/log/squid3/access.log’ or ‘ /var/log/squid/access.log‘

To change the default storage path of log file

Change the path by editing the ‘ squid.conf‘ file.

access_log daemon:/var/log/squid3/access.log squid