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How To Install and Configure Squid Proxy On Debian 9

This document provides instructions for installing and configuring the Squid proxy server on Debian 9. It describes how to install Squid using apt, configure it to run on port 3128, allow all traffic by default, and block specific websites or keywords. The steps also include creating blocklists files to deny long lists of domains or keywords in the Squid configuration.

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How To Install and Configure Squid Proxy On Debian 9

This document provides instructions for installing and configuring the Squid proxy server on Debian 9. It describes how to install Squid using apt, configure it to run on port 3128, allow all traffic by default, and block specific websites or keywords. The steps also include creating blocklists files to deny long lists of domains or keywords in the Squid configuration.

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How to Install and Configure Squid

Proxy on Debian 9
Source : https://tecadmin.net/install-squid-debian9/
Written by Rahul, Updated on December 21, 2018

Squid is the most popular Proxy server for Unix like operating
systems. It also used for the web filtering. Its widely used for
increasing web server speed by caching repeated data.
This tutorial helps you to install Squid proxy server on your Debian 9
Stretch system. Also provide basic configuration details of Proxy
server to allow traffic, restrict specific websites with keyword or
domain names.

Step 1 – Install Squid on Debian 9


Login to your Debian 9 system using root or sudo privileges user.
Then run the following commands on the console to install Squid on
Debian 9 system from the default package repository.

sudo apt update


sudo apt install squid

Step 2 – Configure Squid Port


Squid default runs on port 3128. It is your choice to keep running
squid on default port or change it to some different port. To change
port edit squid configuration file and changehttp_port value.
/etc/squid/squid.conf

http_port 3128

After making changing let’s restart Squid service to reload the


configuration changes

sudo service squid restart


Step 3 – Allow All Traffic
Sometimes you are required to allow all traffic on your proxy server.
In Squid server open Squid configuration file. Comment
the http_access deny all line and add the http_access allow all entry
this file.

http_access allow all


#http_access deny all

Step 4 – Block Specific Website with Squid


Let’s start with the additional configuration like blocking any website
using squid proxy server. Add below rules to block specific website
before any allow all rules. Below example will block yahoo.com and
www.rediff.com.

acl blocksite1 dstdomain yahoo.com


acl blocksite2 dstdomain www.rediff.com
http_access deny blocksite1
http_access deny blocksite2

If you have a long list of domain names, Create a


file /etc/squid/blockwebsites.lst and put domain names one per line
and add below rule in the squid configuration file.

acl blocksitelist dstdomain "/etc/squid/blockwebsites.lst"


http_access deny blocksitelist
blockwebsites.lst file content example:

cat /etc/squid/blockwebsites.lst

yahoo.com
www.rediff.com

Step 5 – Block Specific Keyword with Squid


Add below rules to block specific website before any allow all rules.
Below example will block all pages having keyword yahoo or Gmail.

acl blockkeyword1 url_regex yahoo


acl blockkeyword2 url_regex gmail
http_access deny blockkeyword1
http_access deny blockkeyword2

If you have a long list of keywords, Create a


file /etc/squid/blockkeywords.lst and put keywords one per line and
add below rule in the squid configuration file.

acl blockkeywordlist url_regex "/etc/squid/blockkeywords.lst"


http_access deny blockkeywordlist

blockkeywords.lst file content example:

cat /etc/squid/blockkeywords.lst

yahoo
gmail
facebook

Congratulation’s you have successfully install and configured Squid


proxy server.

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