Improve Custom refresh pattern

kikawala · Apr 9, 2017, 9:39 PM

I have this for Apple iOS updates and iOS apps.

refresh_pattern -i appldnld\.apple\.com 129600 100% 129600 ignore-reload ignore-no-store override-expire override-lastmod ignore-must-revalidate

refresh_pattern -i phobos\.apple\.com 129600 100% 129600 ignore-reload ignore-no-store override-expire override-lastmod ignore-must-revalidate

refresh_pattern -i iosapps\.itunes\.apple\.com 129600 100% 129600 ignore-reload ignore-no-store override-expire override-lastmod ignore-must-revalidate

aGeekhere · Apr 10, 2017, 1:29 AM

Thanks updated

waldopulanco · Apr 16, 2017, 12:09 PM

how about youtube?

pfsensation · Apr 17, 2017, 6:17 PM

@kikawala:

I have this for Apple iOS updates and iOS apps.

refresh_pattern -i appldnld\.apple\.com 129600 100% 129600 ignore-reload ignore-no-store override-expire override-lastmod ignore-must-revalidate

refresh_pattern -i phobos\.apple\.com 129600 100% 129600 ignore-reload ignore-no-store override-expire override-lastmod ignore-must-revalidate

refresh_pattern -i iosapps\.itunes\.apple\.com 129600 100% 129600 ignore-reload ignore-no-store override-expire override-lastmod ignore-must-revalidate

Doesn't apple block MITM using certificate pinning? Since their app store is over HTTPS.

PFsense Learner · Apr 20, 2017, 4:24 AM

@Valeriy:

KOM was right, in fact it was not working properly. Also, the results of bare counting of MISSes/HITs from not fully populated cache was not good measurement. Right now, any windowsupdate downloaded file (even partial) is fetched from cache, verified manually and monitored in access.log.

Few days ago I have made some improvements to utilize store_rewrite module.
They were tested, as suggested above by KOM, successfully.

Indeed, some of WU were not cached properly since they were received from different CDN hosts.

Config files are below (squid.conf is only part that is related to this issue)

Apple and Symantec updates are cached well, too.

Steam/Xbox (cs.steampowered.com / llnwd.net respective CDN) are not confirmed yet.

The rest of refresh patterns and URL rewrites are still in experimental mode. Needs a lot of testing and research in order to make it done properly.

Attached is screenshot from Lightsquid, you can clearly see changes after 3rd of March.

P.S. Questions:

not quite sure if I need to list all possible domains under acl dstdomain directive, or just first level domain will be good enough?

Comments:

I have total 1.3TB of swap available and 32GB on server running Pfsense+Squid+SquidGuard+Snort+PfBlocker. Configuration is optimized for ~2000 hosts on LAN.

Current byte/hit rate is 20-45%

/usr/local/etc/squid/squid.conf
.......
# No range offset limit for windowsupdate sites
acl Windows_Update dstdomain windowsupdate.microsoft.com
acl Windows_Update dstdomain update.microsoft.com
acl Windows_Update dstdomain download.windowsupdate.com
acl Windows_Update dstdomain windowsupdate.com
acl Windows_Update dstdomain au.download.windowsupdate.com
acl Windows_Update dstdomain bg.v4.pr.dl.ws.microsoft.com
acl Windows_Update dstdomain wsus.ds.download.windowsupdate.com
acl Windows_Update dstdomain au.b1.download.windowsupdate.com
range_offset_limit -1  Windows_Update

# Storeid_rewrite configuration

acl updatesites dstdom_regex "/usr/local/etc/squid/updatesites.txt"

store_id_access allow updatesites
store_id_access deny all
store_id_program /usr/local/libexec/squid/storeid_file_rewrite /usr/local/etc/squid/storeid_rewrite.conf
store_id_children 200 startup=60 idle=1 concurrency=0

# Refresh patterns
# 525600 min is one year

# Gaming CDN

refresh_pattern -i \.llnwd.net 525600 100% 525600 reload-into-ims ignore-reload override-expire override-lastmod ignore-no-store ignore-private ignore-auth

refresh_pattern -i \.cs.steampowered.com 525600 100% 525600 reload-into-ims ignore-reload override-expire override-lastmod ignore-no-store ignore-private ignore-auth

#windows update

refresh_pattern -i \.update.microsoft.com/.*\.(cab|exe|ms[i|u|f]|[ap]sf|wm[v|a]|dat|zip) 525600 100% 525600 reload-into-ims ignore-reload override-expire override-lastmod ignore-no-store ignore-private ignore-auth

refresh_pattern -i \.windowsupdate.com/.*\.(cab|exe|ms[i|u|f]|[ap]sf|wm[v|a]|dat|zip) 525600 100% 525600 reload-into-ims ignore-reload override-expire override-lastmod ignore-no-store ignore-private ignore-auth

refresh_pattern -i \.download.microsoft.com/.*\.(cab|exe|ms[i|u|f]|[ap]sf|wm[v|a]|dat|zip) 525600 100% 525600 reload-into-ims ignore-reload override-expire override-lastmod ignore-no-store ignore-private ignore-auth

refresh_pattern -i \.ws.microsoft.com/.*\.(cab|exe|ms[i|u|f]|[ap]sf|wm[v|a]|dat|zip) 525600 100% 525600 reload-into-ims ignore-reload override-expire override-lastmod ignore-no-store ignore-private ignore-auth

# Symantec Updates
# Only reload-into-ims works properly, other flags break update process 

refresh_pattern -i \.symantecliveupdate.com/.*\.(zip|exe|z7)          525600 100% 525600 reload-into-ims
/usr/local/etc/squid/updatesites.txt
\.adobe.com
\.java.com
\.sun.com
\.oracle.com
\.apple.com
\.microsoft.com
\.windowsupdate.com
\.ubuntu.com
\.steampowered.com
\.llnwd.net
\.symantecliveupdate.com
/usr/local/etc/squid/storeid_rewrite.conf
^http:\/\/.+?\.microsoft\.com\/.+?_([0-9a-z]{40})\.(cab|exe|ms[i|u|f]|asf|wm[v|a]|dat|zip|psf|appx)     http://wupdate.squid.local/$1
^http:\/\/.+?\.windowsupdate\.com\/.+?_([0-9a-z]{40})\.(cab|exe|ms[i|u|f]|asf|wm[v|a]|dat|zip|psf|appx) http://wupdate.squid.local/$1
^http:\/\/.+?\.cs\.steampowered\.com\/(.*)      http://steamupdates.squid.internal/$1
^http:\/\/.+?\.apple\.com\/(.*) http://appupdates.apple.squid.internal/$1
^http:\/\/.+?\.llnwd\.net\/(.*)                 http://llnwd.net.squid.internal/$1
Regards,

Valeriy

May I know.
1. Is it just copy CODE in Table 1(/usr/local/etc/squid/squid.conf) and paste to "Custom refresh_patterns" of squid on Pfsense ? Or any other changes need on Table 1.
2. How useful Table 2(/usr/local/etc/squid/updatesites.txt ) and Table 3(/usr/local/etc/squid/storeid_rewrite.conf)? Need to insert these tables on Table 1? If needed, guide me pls(I am Beginner)
My aim is to get steam update cache(dota2)

kikawala · Apr 23, 2017, 3:11 AM

@pfsensation:

@kikawala:

I have this for Apple iOS updates and iOS apps.

refresh_pattern -i appldnld\.apple\.com 129600 100% 129600 ignore-reload ignore-no-store override-expire override-lastmod ignore-must-revalidate

refresh_pattern -i phobos\.apple\.com 129600 100% 129600 ignore-reload ignore-no-store override-expire override-lastmod ignore-must-revalidate

refresh_pattern -i iosapps\.itunes\.apple\.com 129600 100% 129600 ignore-reload ignore-no-store override-expire override-lastmod ignore-must-revalidate

Doesn't apple block MITM using certificate pinning? Since their app store is over HTTPS.

Apps and iOS updates are over HTTP

trinitech · May 26, 2017, 2:41 PM

Hi,

Sorry for the stupid question..
But where does the following code goes:

#new refresh patterns 3
acl Windows_Update dstdomain windowsupdate.microsoft.com
acl Windows_Update dstdomain .update.microsoft.com
acl Windows_Update dstdomain download.windowsupdate.com
acl Windows_Update dstdomain www.download.windowsupdate.com
acl Windows_Update dstdomain au.download.windowsupdate.com
acl Windows_Update dstdomain bg.v4.pr.dl.ws.microsoft.com

Does it go to the ACLs tab?
Is it white list or does it go in local cache -> Custom refresh_patterns

Thank you

marcelloc · May 26, 2017, 9:17 PM

@trinitech:

Is it white list or does it go in local cache -> Custom refresh_patterns

Custom refresh_patterns

saluto · Jun 2, 2017, 12:29 AM

Any refresh for videos in http?

aGeekhere · Jun 2, 2017, 11:52 PM

(@saluto:

Any refresh for videos in http?

No, although refresh patterns are not my strong point

erviesuarez · Jun 3, 2017, 9:00 AM

do i just need to copy this codes and paste it into my custom pattern_refresh box? soory im a newbie here.

aGeekhere · Jun 10, 2017, 6:54 AM

Yes, did it improve your hit rate?

remzej · Jun 19, 2017, 3:47 AM

@Valeriy:

Two invalid expressions.
Somebody can fix them?

/usr/local/etc/squid/squid.conf line 52: refresh_pattern -i .(rar|jar|gz|tgz|tar|bz2|iso|m1v|m2(v|p)|mo(d|v)|(x-|)flv) 129600 100% 129600 ignore-no-cache ignore-no-store ignore-private override-expire override-lastmod reload-into-ims ignore-reload
refreshAddToList: Invalid regular expression '.(rar|jar|gz|tgz|tar|bz2|iso|m1v|m2(v|p)|mo(d|v)|(x-|)flv)': empty (sub)expression

_ kid1| /usr/local/etc/squid/squid.conf line 136: refresh_pattern -i ^http://(khm?)([^/]?).google.(de|com) 129600 100% 129600 ignore-no-cache ignore-no-store ignore-private override-expire override-lastmod reload-into-ims ignore-reload
refreshAddToList: Invalid regular expression '^http://(khm?)([^/]?).google.(de|com)': repetition-operator operand invalid_

I just change it to ^http://(khm?)([^/]?).google.(de|com) by removing the *

aGeekhere · Jun 19, 2017, 9:08 AM

So replace

refresh_pattern -i ^http://(khm?)([^/]*?).google.(de|com) 129600 100% 129600 ignore-no-cache ignore-no-store ignore-private override-expire override-lastmod reload-into-ims ignore-reload
with ?
refresh_pattern -i ^http://(khm?)([^/]?).google.(de|com) 129600 100% 129600 ignore-no-cache ignore-no-store ignore-private override-expire override-lastmod reload-into-ims ignore-reload

replace
refresh_pattern -i .(rar|jar|gz|tgz|tar|bz2|iso|m1v|m2(v|p)|mo(d|v)|(x-|)flv) 129600 100% 129600 ignore-no-cache ignore-no-store ignore-private override-expire override-lastmod reload-into-ims ignore-reload

with ?

refresh_pattern -i .(rar|jar|gz|tgz|tar|bz2|iso|m1v|m2(v|p)|mo(d|v)|flv) 129600 100% 129600 ignore-no-cache ignore-no-store ignore-private override-expire override-lastmod reload-into-ims ignore-reload

Can someone confirm the changes are correct.

brianc69 · Jun 20, 2017, 10:12 PM

Facebook is a heavy traffic site for me which I could probably benefit from caching. I'm curious what the ip is?

#images facebook
refresh_pattern ((facebook.com)|(85.131.151.39))..(jpg|png|gif) 129600 100% 129600 ignore-reload override-expire ignore-no-cache ignore-no-store
refresh_pattern -i .fbcdn.net..(jpg|gif|png|swf|mp3) 129600 100% 129600 ignore-reload override-expire ignore-no-cache ignore-no-store
refresh_pattern static.ak.fbcdn.net*.(jpg|gif|png) 129600 100% 129600 ignore-reload override-expire ignore-no-cache ignore-no-store
refresh_pattern ^http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net*.(jpg|gif|png) 129600 100% 129600 ignore-reload override-expire ignore-no-cache ignore-no-store

aGeekhere · Jun 21, 2017, 7:38 AM

Just a question has anyone found an Improvement in there hit rate using this custom refresh pattern?

I wounder if there is a simple refresh_pattern * that sates cache all instead of defining all these file types and domains.

Valeriy · Jun 21, 2017, 9:02 AM

A simple refresh pattern will break HTTP heavily.
You can increase number of minutes in default pattern and see yourself.

saluto · Jul 22, 2017, 5:57 PM

@brianc69:

Facebook is a heavy traffic site for me which I could probably benefit from caching. I'm curious what the ip is?

#images facebook
refresh_pattern ((facebook.com)|(85.131.151.39))..(jpg|png|gif) 129600 100% 129600 ignore-reload override-expire ignore-no-cache ignore-no-store
refresh_pattern -i .fbcdn.net..(jpg|gif|png|swf|mp3) 129600 100% 129600 ignore-reload override-expire ignore-no-cache ignore-no-store
refresh_pattern static.ak.fbcdn.net*.(jpg|gif|png) 129600 100% 129600 ignore-reload override-expire ignore-no-cache ignore-no-store
refresh_pattern ^http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net*.(jpg|gif|png) 129600 100% 129600 ignore-reload override-expire ignore-no-cache ignore-no-store

something in the link below, but I was not able to implement in pfsense.
http://comastnet.blogspot.com.br/2016/06/squid-youtube-cache-2016-terbaru-suport.html

jayden · Sep 20, 2017, 9:34 AM

any idea of caching playstore apps

KOM · Sep 20, 2017, 4:50 PM

something in the link below, but I was not able to implement in pfsense.
http://comastnet.blogspot.com.br/2016/06/squid-youtube-cache-2016-terbaru-suport.html

I cannot believe that this guy puts up this web page with a massive spew of commands & config, and then sets the page so you can't copy the text. What a tool.