Hello, I’m currently trying to set up a Squid proxy server on my Ubuntu machine and I’d like to use SquidGuard to implement URL filtering. However, I’m not exactly sure how to go about configuring Squid to work with SquidGuard.
From my understanding, I need to integrate Squid and SquidGuard in such a way that the Squid proxy forwards all incoming requests to SquidGuard first. SquidGuard should then apply its URL filtering rules, block inappropriate content, and allow everything else to pass through.
Here’s what I’ve done so far:
I’ve successfully installed and started Squid on my machine and it’s currently running with the default configuration. I can use it as a basic proxy without any issues.
I’ve installed SquidGuard using sudo apt-get install squidguard
and it’s also running with the default configuration.
However, I’m stuck at how to configure both to work together. Specifically, I’m unsure about:
squid.conf
and squidGuard.conf
files to integrate both?Any help with these would be highly appreciated. Also, if anyone can provide an example squid.conf
and squidGuard.conf
configuration that works with URL filtering, that would be great.
Thank you.
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Heya,
Here’s a basic guide on how you can integrate Squid and SquidGuard.
First, let’s configure Squid to use SquidGuard.
Open the Squid configuration file. It’s typically located at
/etc/squid/squid.conf
.Add the following lines to the file. This will tell Squid to use SquidGuard as a URL rewriter:
Next, let’s configure SquidGuard.
Open the SquidGuard configuration file. It’s typically located at
/etc/squidguard/squidGuard.conf
.In this file, you can define access control lists (ACLs) and redirect rules. Here’s an example configuration:
This configuration blocks the domains and URLs listed in the
block/domains
andblock/urls
files. All blocked requests are redirected tohttp://localhost/block.html
.Create the
block
blacklist and populate thedomains
andurls
files:Update SquidGuard’s blacklist database:
Change the ownership of the SquidGuard db directory to the proxy user (usually
proxy
orsquid
):That’s it! Now, Squid should be using SquidGuard for URL filtering. Remember to replace
"badwebsite.com"
and"badurl.com/badcontent"
with the actual domains and URLs you want to block. Also, replace"http://localhost/block.html"
with the actual URL where you host your block page.