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    • K
      kikawala
      last edited by

      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
      
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        aGeekhere
        last edited by

        Thanks updated

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          waldopulanco
          last edited by

          how about youtube?

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          • P
            pfsensation
            last edited by

            @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.

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              PFsense Learner
              last edited by

              @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)

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              • K
                kikawala
                last edited by

                @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

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                • T
                  trinitech
                  last edited by

                  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

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                  • marcellocM
                    marcelloc
                    last edited by

                    @trinitech:

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

                    Custom refresh_patterns

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                    • S
                      saluto
                      last edited by

                      Any refresh for videos in http?

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                      • A
                        aGeekhere
                        last edited by

                        (@saluto:

                        Any refresh for videos in http?

                        No, although refresh patterns are not my strong point

                        Never Fear, A Geek is Here!

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                          erviesuarez
                          last edited by

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

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                            aGeekhere
                            last edited by

                            Yes, did it improve your hit rate?

                            Never Fear, A Geek is Here!

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                              remzej
                              last edited by

                              @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 *

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                                aGeekhere
                                last edited by

                                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.

                                Never Fear, A Geek is Here!

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                                  brianc69
                                  last edited by

                                  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

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                                    aGeekhere
                                    last edited by

                                    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.

                                    Never Fear, A Geek is Here!

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                                    • V
                                      Valeriy
                                      last edited by

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

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                                      • S
                                        saluto
                                        last edited by

                                        @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

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                                          jayden
                                          last edited by

                                          any idea of caching playstore apps

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                                          • KOMK
                                            KOM
                                            last edited by

                                            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.

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