How to setup squid proxy/caching server on CentOS 7

Here is steps to complete install

 

1. First, clean-up yum

Squid-CentOS7# yum clean all

 

2. Update server for any missing package

Squid-CentOS7# yum -y update

 

3. Install squid

Squid-CentOS7# yum -y install squid

 

4. Configuration file

Squid-CentOS7# nano /etc/squid/squid.conf

 

From configuration file, make sure your network is on the acl list.

Cashe directory : cache_dir ufs /usr/local/squid/var/cache/squid 100 16 256

 

4. Help command

Squid-CentOS7# squid -h

 

5. Version check

Squid-CentOS7# squid -v

 

6. Start Squid

Squid-CentOS7# service squid start

 

7. Squid chkconfig

Squid-CentOS7# chkconfig squid on

 

8. Squid status

Squid-CentOS7# systemctl status squid

 

9. Squid stop

Squid-CentOS7# service squid stop or systemctl stop squid

 

10. Verifying zone

Squid-CentOS7# firewall-cmd –get-default-zone

 

11. Firewall port open

Squid-CentOS7# firewall-cmd –zone=public –add-port=3128/tcp –permanent

 

12. Save rules and restart

Squid-CentOS7# firewall-cmd –reload

or

Squid-CentOS7# systemctl stop / start firewalld

 

12. Firewalld status

Squid-CentOS7# systemctl status firewalld

 

 

14. Verifying squid service

Squid-CentOS7# tail -f /var/log/squid/access.log