Squid only for caching
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How do I configure squid3 only to cache the files?
I use E2guardian for proxie and just like to use squid to cache the files to save the internet bandwidth.
I'm waiting, thanks.
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Don't waste your time. Unless you have the time to dig deep into squid config, and become an expert on refresh patterns and store_ids, you're not going to get squid to cache very much. Last time I tested, I was lucky to get 4-7% hit rate. See:
https://forum.netgate.com/topic/140111/squid-proxy-usefulness
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Most content is now Https, and very difficult to cache. To conserve bandwidth you might do better trying to aggressively blocking ads on the network.
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Prioritizing traffic could help make better use of the bandwidth available. I never looked at the traffic shaper, but I imagine someone on here has.
https://www.netgate.com/docs/pfsense/book/trafficshaper/what-the-traffic-shaper-can-do-for-a-network.html
