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    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Cache/Proxy
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      marcelocaetano
      last edited by

      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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      • KOMK
        KOM
        last edited by

        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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        • chrismacmahonC
          chrismacmahon
          last edited by

          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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          • Raffi_R
            Raffi_
            last edited by

            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

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