SquidGuard without Squid
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Does SquidGuard work without Squid?
I don't need the cache capability of Squid, but would like to use the URL filtering of SquidGuard.
I've followed the instructions here: https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/SquidGuard_package
But I cannot get it to Activate the service. -
No. Squidguard runs no service on its own.
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Thanks @doktornotor.
For what I'm trying to do….Is that what pfBlockerNG with DNSBL is for?
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Possibly, if you can live with the fact that it deals with domains only, not URLs.
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Just use squid + squidguard, but set squid's Hard Disk Cache Size to 0 and the Hard Disk Cache System to null. This is exactly how I use squid.
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