Squid Proxy

Caching forward and reverse proxy server

🐧 Linux🍎 Mac🪟 Windows

Reviewed: 2026-06|Tested on: Kubernetes 1.29 · Terraform 1.8 · Ubuntu 22.04

What is this?

Squid caches web content and can act as a forward or reverse proxy.

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Config files for Squid Proxy

Where to create or edit the main configuration — paths below match the setup steps.

/etc/squid/squid.conf
Location: Squid proxy server
ACLs, cache, and forward rules

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Step 01

Linux

1sudo apt-get install -y squid
2sudo systemctl enable squid && sudo systemctl start squid

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Step 02

Linux

1sudo nano /etc/squid/squid.conf
2# Set http_port 3128
3sudo systemctl restart squid

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Step 03

Linux

1curl -x http://localhost:3128 http://example.com