Squid Web Cache FAQ Table of Contents

/BinaryPackages describes how to easily install official packages for some OS
/CompilingSquid describes how to compile the software
/InstallingSquid no use in compiling without installing, right?
/ConfiguringSquid how to configure squid, especially regarding cache relationships and IRCache
/SecurityPitfalls: common security problems in new setups
/ConfiguringBrowsers: how to tell the most common browsers that they should be using a proxy
/OperatingSquid: how to perform various tasks on squid and its cache

Explicit Proxy (or Forward Proxy) is the basic mode, upon which everything else is built.
/InterceptionProxy or how to run a proxy without your users knowing (mostly)
/ReverseProxy or Accelerator-mode: running Squid to improve a webserver pool's performance
Offline or aggressive mode: serving up stale data with minimal network usage
ESI processor (or ESI surrogate): Assembling web pages. This is a sub-type of accelerator mode which since Squid-3.3 is enabled automatically and cannot be used with other modes.

/OrderIsImportant. The most common mistake ever made is to overlook this. Even experts do it.
/TroubleShooting gives a few hints on what to do when squid fails or misbehaves
KnowledgeBase: Covers how things are supposed to work and what to look out for.
- Includes specific help guides for supported operating systems.
ConfigExamples: Gives detailed configurations in case you have missed something
/SystemWeirdnesses shows how to expect some operating-system-dependent unexpected behaviors
/ToomanyMisses: why more than just a few TCP_SWAPFAIL_MISS
/WindowsUpdate: configuring squid to pass Windows Update
/ChromebookUpdate: configuring squid to pass ChromeOS Updates
/AddACacheDir: hints on how to increase a cache's capacity
/ClearingTheCache: how to wipe your entire disk cache in one easy step
/RAID: Why Squid and RAID play nasty together and what to do about it.
/BugReporting: if all else fails, how to report bugs to the Squid team.

/SystemSpecificOptimizations has a few OS-specific tips for performance tuning
/SquidProfiling How to identify obvious resource shortages with Squid (A work in progress)
/NetworkOptimizations

/SquidLogs: writing and most important reading the various squid log files
/SquidMemory describes how squid uses RAM and how to optimize its usage
/SquidAcl (or Authorization): controlling squid's powerful access control features
/ContentAdaptation how to analyze, capture, block, replace, or modify the messages being proxied
/CacheDigests or ICP on steroids
/MiscFeatures: Squid 2.X miscellaneous features

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