[squid-users] A few things about Squid-cache

[Amos Jeffries]

On 25/09/23 07:49, Jason Long wrote:
> Hello,
> Thank you so much for your reply.
> 1- Regarding security, what parameters should be changed or added in the 
> configuration file?
> 

First steps with a new Squid install are to check in squid.conf for the 
"acl localnet" lines and adjust so it lists your LAN ranges. The common 
ones are listed there by default.

Then look for the "http_access" directive. That is the primary means of 
telling Squid what the network policy needs are.


> 2- How to configure Squid-cache service for 1000 clients?
> 

Apart from the above (1) answer, Squid does not care about number of 
clients it will serve as many as your machine can handle. Until the 
hardware overloads the CPU, RAM or disks capacity limits.


For good advise we will need details...

  Forward or Reverse proxy installation?
  LAN or WAN clients?

  What policies do you need to comply with regarding client use of the 
proxy, or access to any special websites?


Cheers
Amos