How To Install Squid Proxy on CentOS 6? Print

• Order a Cloud Linux package with CentOS 6 64 bit OS
• Log into the server using Putty or SecureCRT
• Run the following commands -
  • yum -y install squid
  • chkconfig squid on
• Next setup access restrictions to prevent anyone from using the squid proxy
  • Using pico or vi edit the following file and add your IP address.  You can obtain your IP address by visiting www.ipchicken.com
    • /etc/squid/squid.conf
    • Add the following code where replace the IP with your IP address -
      • acl localnet src 123.456.56.896
• By default squid runs on port 3128 but if you wish to change the port, please edit the file /etc/squid/squid.conf
  • http_port 3128
• To prevent your server from being detected as a proxy, setup the following in /etc/squid/squid.conf

via off
forwarded_for off

request_header_access Allow allow all 
request_header_access Authorization allow all 
request_header_access WWW-Authenticate allow all 
request_header_access Proxy-Authorization allow all 
request_header_access Proxy-Authenticate allow all 
request_header_access Cache-Control allow all 
request_header_access Content-Encoding allow all 
request_header_access Content-Length allow all 
request_header_access Content-Type allow all 
request_header_access Date allow all 
request_header_access Expires allow all 
request_header_access Host allow all 
request_header_access If-Modified-Since allow all 
request_header_access Last-Modified allow all 
request_header_access Location allow all 
request_header_access Pragma allow all 
request_header_access Accept allow all 
request_header_access Accept-Charset allow all 
request_header_access Accept-Encoding allow all 
request_header_access Accept-Language allow all 
request_header_access Content-Language allow all 
request_header_access Mime-Version allow all 
request_header_access Retry-After allow all 
request_header_access Title allow all 
request_header_access Connection allow all 
request_header_access Proxy-Connection allow all 
request_header_access User-Agent allow all 
request_header_access Cookie allow all 
request_header_access All deny all

• To start squid proxy service, run the following command
  • service squid start
• To start using squid, edit your browser or program settings to start using the server IP and port.