Squid is a popular proxy tool used by major proxy companies. This tool helps to forward proxy and reverse proxy. In this tutorial we will show you how to install Squid Proxy on Ubuntu and setup a simple HTTP proxy connection with username and password authentication.
This tutorial were tested on Ubuntu 14 | 64-bit.
How to
Install Ubuntu 14 | 64-bit on your VPS. First we need to ensure that the latest packages have been installed.
apt-get update
Now you have installed the latest packages, now we have to install squid application and htpasswd. To install both at a time type this command.
apt-get install squid apache2-utils
After squid and apach2-utils installation completes. We need to move the original squid.conf file for a helpful reference.
sudo mv /etc/squid3/squid.conf /etc/squid3/squid.conf.default
Now create the file that stores the Squid proxy account details.
touch /etc/squid3/squid_passwd chown proxy /etc/squid3/squid_passwd
Next, open squid.conf using a text editor, with the following command.
nano /etc/squid3/squid.conf
Now add the following command lines given below as it is.
auth_param basic program /usr/lib/squid3/basic_ncsa_auth /etc/squid3/squid_passwd auth_param basic realm proxy acl authenticated proxy_auth REQUIRED http_access allow authenticated http_port 8080 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
After pasting the command lines, you need to save the file. Click CTRL + X and then type Y and click Enter. Now you need to create a username and password to access your proxy.
htpasswd /etc/squid3/squid_passwd your_username_here
That’s it, everything is done. Now the last step is to restart Squid service.
service squid3 restart
Open browser on your computer and enter your VPS IP and enter the username and password that you generated earlier. To check your IP address you can visit whatismyipaddress.com
