Overview
Proxy Server using Squid Proxy Cache on Windows Server 2022
This AWS Squid proxy caching server has been optimised for speed and high performance running on Windows Server 2022
Squid offers a rich set of traffic optimization options, most of which are enabled by default.
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. It reduces bandwidth and improves response times by caching and reusing frequently-requested web pages. Squid has extensive access controls and makes a great server accelerator.
Squid Proxy Features: Set ACL for which networks have access to internet Block/Allow access to certain websites Block/Allow Content Based on MIME Types (e.g image, text, mpeg) Set time in which users can access the internet at certain times in the day Cache frequently accessed websites, cache files/media Hide users internal IP Addresses Load balance with other Squid proxies Clustering Traffic Interception with WCCP Set authentication to get users to Authenticate (LDAP, Active Directory,RADIUS, POP3, DB, etc) Allow/Block IM (Instant Messaging) Block coin-mining scripts from using CPU/memory on users browsers. A new modern trend. Adaptation protocol (C-ICAP / eCAP) Caching Dynamic Content Fully Transparent Interception with Squid-2, TPROXYv2 and WCCP Configuring multiple interception ports using WCCPv2 WCCP2 and NAT on a private internal network PHP Redirectors SMP Carp Cluster Torrent filtering Webwasher integration
Highlights
- Along with the actual caching, Squid offers a wide range of features such as distributing the load over intercommunicating hierarchies of proxy servers, defining strict access control lists for all clients accessing the proxy, allowing or denying access to specific Web pages with the help of other applications, and generating statistics about frequently-visited Web pages for the assessment of the users surfing habits. Squid is not just a generic proxy. It normally proxies only HTTP connections.
- Improve the speed of your internet by caching frequently accessed websites. Also restrict access to certain websites within your network.
- Traffic Interception with WCCP. Also hide your internal IP addresses from the outside world.
Details
Typical total price
$0.114/hour
Pricing
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Instance type | Product cost/hour | EC2 cost/hour | Total/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
t2.nano | $0.05 | $0.008 | $0.058 |
t2.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.05 | $0.016 | $0.066 |
t2.small | $0.05 | $0.032 | $0.082 |
t2.medium Recommended | $0.05 | $0.064 | $0.114 |
t2.large | $0.05 | $0.121 | $0.171 |
t2.xlarge | $0.05 | $0.227 | $0.277 |
t2.2xlarge | $0.05 | $0.433 | $0.483 |
t3.nano | $0.05 | $0.01 | $0.06 |
t3.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.07 |
t3.small | $0.05 | $0.039 | $0.089 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
|---|---|
EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes | $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Version release notes
Latest OS Patches installed. Simply run Windows update to install the latest Microsoft OS patches.
Additional details
Usage instructions
Once deployed login via RDP to the instance. Username is: Administrator
Click on the 'Squid Server Tray' icon. This launches an icon in your Windows taskbar.
Open up Squid config located by right clicking on the Squid server tray icon in your Windows taskbar.
You will need to configure which networks are allowed access to Squid.
Please refer to our setup guide on the following URL: https://cloudinfrastructureservices.co.uk/how-to-setup-squid-proxy-cache-on-windows-in-azure-aws-gcp/
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