Squid Proxy

The CloudSOE Squid image ships the Squid caching proxy pre-configured with safe-port ACLs, RFC1918 client networks, a structured key=value access log format for easy parsing, raised file-descriptor limits and nightly log rotation on a hardened Ubuntu base. Point your clients at port 3128 and go.

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Step-by-step guides for this image.

Getting Started with Squid Proxy on AWS Launch the CloudSOE Squid caching proxy image from the AWS Marketplace, lock down port 3128 to trusted networks, and verify the proxy with curl.
Getting Started with Squid Proxy on Azure Deploy the CloudSOE Squid caching proxy image from the Azure Marketplace, lock down port 3128 in your network security group, and verify the proxy with curl.
Configuring Squid on Your CloudSOE Instance The shipped squid.conf explained — ACLs, safe ports, editing workflow with squid -k parse, restricting destinations, adding basic authentication and enabling a disk cache.
Squid Tips & Tricks on CloudSOE Images Reading the structured access log, cache tuning, monitoring with squidclient cache-manager pages, log rotation and keeping your proxy from becoming an open relay.