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Squid is the most popular Web caching software in use today, and it works on a variety of platforms including Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows. Written by Duane Wessels, the creator of Squid, Squid: The Definitive Guide will help you configure and tune Squid for your particular situation. Newcomers to Squid will learn how to download, compile, and install code. Seasoned users of Squid will be interested in the later chapters, which tackle advanced topics such as high-performance storage options, rewriting requests, HTTP server acceleration, monitoring, debugging, and troubleshooting Squid. Read more...
Abstract: Squid is the most popular Web caching software in use today, and it works on a variety of platforms including Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows. Written by Duane Wessels, the creator of Squid, Squid: The Definitive Guide will help you configure and tune Squid for your particular situation. Newcomers to Squid will learn how to download, compile, and install code. Seasoned users of Squid will be interested in the later chapters, which tackle advanced topics such as high-performance storage options, rewriting requests, HTTP server acceleration, monitoring, debugging, and troubleshooting Squid

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Squid: The Definitive Guide
Duane Wessels
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Tatiana Apandi

Copyright 2009 O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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Preface
About This Book

I started the Squid project eight years ago while working at the National Laboratory for Applied Network Research and the University of California. Back then I certainly enjoyed writing code and fixing bugs but always felt bad about the lack of decent documentation. This book is my attempt to rectify that situation. It's been a long time coming and almost didn't happen. Like they say, "better late than never!"

This book is written for those who are tasked with setting up and maintaining one or more Squid caches. If you're new to Squid, I'll show you how to download, compile, and install the code. Those of you who have been using Squid for a while will be more interested in the later chapters, where I talk about disk cache performance, modifying requests, surrogate mode, caching hierarchies, monitoring Squid, and more.

In order to use this book, you should have a basic knowledge of Unix systems. Many of the book's examples are based on free operating systems, such as Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD. I also have some tips for Solaris users. If you're more comfortable with Windows systems, you can use Squid under a Unix emulator or give the native NT port a try.

Here's an overview of the book's contents:

, Introduction

This chapter introduces you to Squid and web caching. I give a brief history of the project, and a few notes on our future work. I explain how you can find additional support and information, including a FAQ, on the Squid web site.

, Getting Squid

In this chapter, I explain how and why you should download Squid's source code. You may prefer to install a precompiled binary or use a preconfigured package. I also talk about staying up to date with Squid using the anonymous CVS server.

, Compiling and Installing

Assuming you've downloaded the source code, this chapter explains how to configure and compile Squid. In some cases you may need to tune your system before compiling Squid. For example, your kernel may have relatively low file-descriptor limits that affect Squid's performance.

, Configuration Guide for the Eager

Here, I give a brief introduction to Squid's configuration file. If you are the impatient type and can't wait to start using Squid, this chapter will leave you with a minimal configuration file you can start playing with.

, Running Squid

In this chapter, I explain how to run Squid for the first time and how to test Squid in a terminal window. Following that, I suggest a number of ways to configure your system so that Squid starts each time it boots. I also explain how to reconfigure Squid while it is running and how to safely shut it down.

, All About Access Controls

I talk extensively about access controls in this chapter. Squid has a powerful collection of access control features and a number of different rule sets that determine how requests and responses are treated. This is an important chapter because a mistake in your access controls may leave your cache, or even internal systems, vulnerable to abuse from outsiders.

, Disk Cache Basics

This chapter is about Squid's primary function: storing cached responses on disk. I explain how to configure the disk cache, including replacement policies and freshness controls. I also show you how to manually remove unwanted objects from the cache.

, Advanced Disk Cache Topics

In this chapter, I explain how to improve the performance of Squid's disk cache. I'll talk about Squid's different storage schemes and a number of filesystem tuning options that may help. If your Squid cache handles a relatively light load, you probably don't need to worry about disk performance.

, Interception Caching

Here, I explain how to configure Squid for HTTP interception, sometimes also called transparent caching. Actually, configuring Squid is the easy part. The difficulty comes from setting up a router or switch on your network and the host from which Squid is running. I explain how to configure networking equipment from Cisco, Alteon, Foundry, and Extreme. I'll also show you how to configure your operating system (Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Solaris) for HTTP interception. Finally, I talk about WCCP.

, Talking to Other Squids

In this chapter, I cover the ins and outs of cache cooperation, including meshes, arrays, and hierarchies. You may also find it useful if you simply need to forward requests from Squid to another proxy or intermediary. I'll talk about the various intercache protocols supported by Squid (ICP, HTCP, Cache Digests, and CARP) and how Squid chooses the next-hop location for a given cache miss.

, Redirectors

Redirectors are the best way to make Squid rewrite HTTP requests before forwarding them. I describe the interface between Squid and a redirector program so that you can write your own. I also present a few of the more popular third-party redirectors available.

, Authentication Helpers

In this chapter, I explain how Squid interfaces with external authentication databases such as LDAP, NT domain controllers, and password files. Squid comes with a number of authentication helpers and understands Basic, Digest, and NTLM authentication credentials. I also document the API for each, in case you want to develop your own helper.

, Log Files

I cover Squid's various log files in this chapter, including access.log, store.log, cache.log, and others. I explain what each log file contains and how you should periodically maintain them.

, Monitoring Squid

This chapter provides a lot of information on monitoring Squid's operation. I cover both SNMP and Squid's own cache manager interface. You'll find it useful for both long-term monitoring and short-term problem diagnosis.

, Server Accelerator Mode

Squid's server accelerator mode is useful in a number of situations. You can use it to boost your origin server's poor performance, as a firewall to protect the server, or even to build your own content delivery network. I show how to set up Squid and make sure that outsiders can't abuse your service.

, Debugging and Troubleshooting

The book's final chapter explains how to debug and troubleshoot problems with Squid. You may find that some sites, or some user agents, don't work properly with Squid. I show how to isolate and reproduce the problem and how to present the information to Squid developers for assistance.

, Config File Reference

This appendix is a reference guide for each of Squid's 200 configuration file directives. Each has a description, syntax, defaults, and examples.

, The Memory Cache

This brief appendix explains a little about Squid's memory cache.

, Delay Pools

You can use Squid's delay pools feature to limit bandwidth consumed by web surfers. I explain how the delay pools work and provide a number of example configurations.

, Filesystem Performance Benchmarks

In this appendix, I present the results of numerous filesystem benchmarks. These may help you make informed decisions regarding particular operating systems, filesystem features, and Squid's storage techniques.

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