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31
0f74202c 32COMMENT_START
cccac0a2 33 WELCOME TO SQUID @VERSION@
34 ----------------------------
3a278cb8 35
cccac0a2 36 This is the default Squid configuration file. You may wish
37 to look at the Squid home page (http://www.squid-cache.org/)
38 for the FAQ and other documentation.
3a278cb8 39
cccac0a2 40 The default Squid config file shows what the defaults for
41 various options happen to be. If you don't need to change the
42 default, you shouldn't uncomment the line. Doing so may cause
43 run-time problems. In some cases "none" refers to no default
44 setting at all, while in other cases it refers to a valid
45 option - the comments for that keyword indicate if this is the
46 case.
debd9a31 47
cccac0a2 48COMMENT_END
3a278cb8 49
cccac0a2 50COMMENT_START
51 NETWORK OPTIONS
52 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
53COMMENT_END
54
55NAME: http_port ascii_port
56TYPE: http_port_list
57DEFAULT: none
58LOC: Config.Sockaddr.http
59DOC_START
60 Usage: port [options]
61 hostname:port [options]
62 1.2.3.4:port [options]
63
64 The socket addresses where Squid will listen for HTTP client
65 requests. You may specify multiple socket addresses.
66 There are three forms: port alone, hostname with port, and
67 IP address with port. If you specify a hostname or IP
7f7db318 68 address, Squid binds the socket to that specific
cccac0a2 69 address. This replaces the old 'tcp_incoming_address'
70 option. Most likely, you do not need to bind to a specific
71 address, so you can use the port number alone.
72
7f7db318 73 If you are running Squid in accelerator mode, you
cccac0a2 74 probably want to listen on port 80 also, or instead.
75
12ca901d 76 The -a command line option may be used to specify additional
77 port(s) where Squid listens for proxy request. Such ports will
78 be plain proxy ports with no options.
cccac0a2 79
80 You may specify multiple socket addresses on multiple lines.
81
116c6cca 82 Options:
83
7d90757b 84 transparent Support for transparent interception of
85 outgoing requests without browser settings.
116c6cca 86
53e738c6 87 tproxy Support Linux TPROXY for spoofing outgoing
88 connections using the client IP address.
89
7d90757b 90 accel Accelerator mode. Also needs at least one of
91 vhost / vport / defaultsite.
116c6cca 92
53e738c6 93 defaultsite=domainname
94 What to use for the Host: header if it is not present
95 in a request. Determines what site (not origin server)
96 accelerators should consider the default.
97 Implies accel.
98
116c6cca 99 vhost Accelerator mode using Host header for virtual
7d90757b 100 domain support. Implies accel.
116c6cca 101
7d90757b 102 vport Accelerator with IP based virtual host support.
103 Implies accel.
116c6cca 104
105 vport=NN As above, but uses specified port number rather
7d90757b 106 than the http_port number. Implies accel.
116c6cca 107
116c6cca 108 protocol= Protocol to reconstruct accelerated requests with.
7d90757b 109 Defaults to http.
cccac0a2 110
5529ca8a 111 disable-pmtu-discovery=
6845f129 112 Control Path-MTU discovery usage:
113 off lets OS decide on what to do (default).
114 transparent disable PMTU discovery when transparent
115 support is enabled.
116 always disable always PMTU discovery.
5529ca8a 117
7d90757b 118 In many setups of transparently intercepting proxies
119 Path-MTU discovery can not work on traffic towards the
120 clients. This is the case when the intercepting device
121 does not fully track connections and fails to forward
122 ICMP must fragment messages to the cache server. If you
123 have such setup and experience that certain clients
124 sporadically hang or never complete requests set
125 disable-pmtu-discovery option to 'transparent'.
5529ca8a 126
cccac0a2 127 If you run Squid on a dual-homed machine with an internal
7f7db318 128 and an external interface we recommend you to specify the
cccac0a2 129 internal address:port in http_port. This way Squid will only be
130 visible on the internal address.
8d6275c0 131
cccac0a2 132NOCOMMENT_START
133# Squid normally listens to port 3128
58c1507a 134http_port @DEFAULT_HTTP_PORT@
cccac0a2 135NOCOMMENT_END
136DOC_END
137
138NAME: https_port
139IFDEF: USE_SSL
140TYPE: https_port_list
141DEFAULT: none
142LOC: Config.Sockaddr.https
143DOC_START
6845f129 144 Usage: [ip:]port cert=certificate.pem [key=key.pem] [options...]
cccac0a2 145
6845f129 146 The socket address where Squid will listen for HTTPS client
147 requests.
cccac0a2 148
6845f129 149 This is really only useful for situations where you are running
150 squid in accelerator mode and you want to do the SSL work at the
151 accelerator level.
cccac0a2 152
153 You may specify multiple socket addresses on multiple lines,
154 each with their own SSL certificate and/or options.
b8c0c06d 155
cccac0a2 156 Options:
157
8507a94c 158 accel Accelerator mode. Also needs at least one of
159 defaultsite or vhost.
160
cccac0a2 161 defaultsite= The name of the https site presented on
8507a94c 162 this port. Implies accel.
cccac0a2 163
8507a94c 164 vhost Accelerator mode using Host header for virtual
7d90757b 165 domain support. Requires a wildcard certificate
166 or other certificate valid for more than one domain.
167 Implies accel.
168
8507a94c 169 protocol= Protocol to reconstruct accelerated requests with.
170 Defaults to https.
cccac0a2 171
7d90757b 172 cert= Path to SSL certificate (PEM format).
7f7db318 173
cccac0a2 174 key= Path to SSL private key file (PEM format)
175 if not specified, the certificate file is
176 assumed to be a combined certificate and
7d90757b 177 key file.
cccac0a2 178
179 version= The version of SSL/TLS supported
180 1 automatic (default)
181 2 SSLv2 only
182 3 SSLv3 only
183 4 TLSv1 only
184
7d90757b 185 cipher= Colon separated list of supported ciphers.
cccac0a2 186
5ac1a5b3 187 options= Various SSL engine options. The most important
cccac0a2 188 being:
189 NO_SSLv2 Disallow the use of SSLv2
190 NO_SSLv3 Disallow the use of SSLv3
191 NO_TLSv1 Disallow the use of TLSv1
192 SINGLE_DH_USE Always create a new key when using
193 temporary/ephemeral DH key exchanges
194 See src/ssl_support.c or OpenSSL SSL_CTX_set_options
7d90757b 195 documentation for a complete list of options.
cccac0a2 196
197 clientca= File containing the list of CAs to use when
7d90757b 198 requesting a client certificate.
cccac0a2 199
200 cafile= File containing additional CA certificates to
201 use when verifying client certificates. If unset
8507a94c 202 clientca will be used.
cccac0a2 203
204 capath= Directory containing additional CA certificates
7d90757b 205 and CRL lists to use when verifying client certificates.
a82a4fe4 206
207 crlfile= File of additional CRL lists to use when verifying
208 the client certificate, in addition to CRLs stored in
209 the capath. Implies VERIFY_CRL flag below.
cccac0a2 210
211 dhparams= File containing DH parameters for temporary/ephemeral
7d90757b 212 DH key exchanges.
cccac0a2 213
214 sslflags= Various flags modifying the use of SSL:
215 DELAYED_AUTH
216 Don't request client certificates
217 immediately, but wait until acl processing
7d90757b 218 requires a certificate (not yet implemented).
7f7db318 219 NO_DEFAULT_CA
a82a4fe4 220 Don't use the default CA lists built in
7d90757b 221 to OpenSSL.
b13877cc 222 NO_SESSION_REUSE
223 Don't allow for session reuse. Each connection
224 will result in a new SSL session.
a82a4fe4 225 VERIFY_CRL
226 Verify CRL lists when accepting client
7d90757b 227 certificates.
a82a4fe4 228 VERIFY_CRL_ALL
229 Verify CRL lists for all certificates in the
7d90757b 230 client certificate chain.
116c6cca 231
6b2936d5 232 sslcontext= SSL session ID context identifier.
233
7d90757b 234 vport Accelerator with IP based virtual host support.
116c6cca 235
236 vport=NN As above, but uses specified port number rather
7d90757b 237 than the https_port number. Implies accel.
cccac0a2 238
239DOC_END
240
5473c134 241COMMENT_START
242 SSL OPTIONS
243 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
244COMMENT_END
245
cccac0a2 246NAME: ssl_unclean_shutdown
247IFDEF: USE_SSL
248TYPE: onoff
249DEFAULT: off
250LOC: Config.SSL.unclean_shutdown
251DOC_START
252 Some browsers (especially MSIE) bugs out on SSL shutdown
253 messages.
254DOC_END
255
256NAME: ssl_engine
257IFDEF: USE_SSL
258TYPE: string
259LOC: Config.SSL.ssl_engine
260DEFAULT: none
261DOC_START
8507a94c 262 The OpenSSL engine to use. You will need to set this if you
cccac0a2 263 would like to use hardware SSL acceleration for example.
264DOC_END
265
266NAME: sslproxy_client_certificate
267IFDEF: USE_SSL
268DEFAULT: none
269LOC: Config.ssl_client.cert
270TYPE: string
271DOC_START
272 Client SSL Certificate to use when proxying https:// URLs
273DOC_END
274
275NAME: sslproxy_client_key
276IFDEF: USE_SSL
277DEFAULT: none
278LOC: Config.ssl_client.key
279TYPE: string
280DOC_START
281 Client SSL Key to use when proxying https:// URLs
282DOC_END
283
284NAME: sslproxy_version
285IFDEF: USE_SSL
286DEFAULT: 1
287LOC: Config.ssl_client.version
288TYPE: int
289DOC_START
290 SSL version level to use when proxying https:// URLs
291DOC_END
292
293NAME: sslproxy_options
294IFDEF: USE_SSL
295DEFAULT: none
296LOC: Config.ssl_client.options
297TYPE: string
298DOC_START
299 SSL engine options to use when proxying https:// URLs
300DOC_END
301
302NAME: sslproxy_cipher
303IFDEF: USE_SSL
304DEFAULT: none
305LOC: Config.ssl_client.cipher
306TYPE: string
307DOC_START
308 SSL cipher list to use when proxying https:// URLs
309DOC_END
310
311NAME: sslproxy_cafile
312IFDEF: USE_SSL
313DEFAULT: none
314LOC: Config.ssl_client.cafile
315TYPE: string
316DOC_START
317 file containing CA certificates to use when verifying server
318 certificates while proxying https:// URLs
319DOC_END
320
321NAME: sslproxy_capath
322IFDEF: USE_SSL
323DEFAULT: none
324LOC: Config.ssl_client.capath
325TYPE: string
326DOC_START
327 directory containing CA certificates to use when verifying
328 server certificates while proxying https:// URLs
329DOC_END
330
331NAME: sslproxy_flags
332IFDEF: USE_SSL
333DEFAULT: none
334LOC: Config.ssl_client.flags
335TYPE: string
336DOC_START
337 Various flags modifying the use of SSL while proxying https:// URLs:
338 DONT_VERIFY_PEER Accept certificates even if they fail to
339 verify.
340 NO_DEFAULT_CA Don't use the default CA list built in
341 to OpenSSL.
342DOC_END
343
307b83b7 344NAME: sslpassword_program
345IFDEF: USE_SSL
346DEFAULT: none
347LOC: Config.Program.ssl_password
348TYPE: string
349DOC_START
350 Specify a program used for entering SSL key passphrases
351 when using encrypted SSL certificate keys. If not specified
352 keys must either be unencrypted, or Squid started with the -N
353 option to allow it to query interactively for the passphrase.
354DOC_END
355
cccac0a2 356COMMENT_START
357 OPTIONS WHICH AFFECT THE NEIGHBOR SELECTION ALGORITHM
358 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
359COMMENT_END
9e7dbc51 360
cccac0a2 361NAME: cache_peer
362TYPE: peer
363DEFAULT: none
364LOC: Config.peers
365DOC_START
366 To specify other caches in a hierarchy, use the format:
9e7dbc51 367
633bb1cd 368 cache_peer hostname type http-port icp-port [options]
0fdafae7 369
cccac0a2 370 For example,
d1b63fc8 371
cccac0a2 372 # proxy icp
373 # hostname type port port options
374 # -------------------- -------- ----- ----- -----------
633bb1cd 375 cache_peer parent.foo.net parent 3128 3130 proxy-only default
376 cache_peer sib1.foo.net sibling 3128 3130 proxy-only
377 cache_peer sib2.foo.net sibling 3128 3130 proxy-only
cccac0a2 378
379 type: either 'parent', 'sibling', or 'multicast'.
380
633bb1cd 381 proxy-port: The port number where the cache listens for proxy
cccac0a2 382 requests.
383
633bb1cd 384 icp-port: Used for querying neighbor caches about
cccac0a2 385 objects. To have a non-ICP neighbor
386 specify '7' for the ICP port and make sure the
387 neighbor machine has the UDP echo port
388 enabled in its /etc/inetd.conf file.
633bb1cd 389 NOTE: Also requires icp_port option enabled to send/receive
390 requests via this method.
cccac0a2 391
392 options: proxy-only
393 weight=n
394 basetime=n
395 ttl=n
396 no-query
397 background-ping
398 default
399 round-robin
400 weighted-round-robin
401 carp
402 multicast-responder
403 closest-only
404 no-digest
405 no-netdb-exchange
406 no-delay
407 login=user:password | PASS | *:password
408 connect-timeout=nn
409 digest-url=url
410 allow-miss
7d90757b 411 max-conn=n
cccac0a2 412 htcp
527ee50d 413 htcp-oldsquid
cccac0a2 414 originserver
415 name=xxx
416 forceddomain=name
417 ssl
418 sslcert=/path/to/ssl/certificate
419 sslkey=/path/to/ssl/key
420 sslversion=1|2|3|4
421 sslcipher=...
422 ssloptions=...
423 front-end-https[=on|auto]
b8c0c06d 424
53e738c6 425 use 'proxy-only' to specify objects fetched
426 from this cache should not be saved locally.
cccac0a2 427
633bb1cd 428 use 'weight=n' to affect the selection of a peer
429 during any weighted peer-selection mechanisms.
430 The weight must be an integer; default is 1,
431 larger weights are favored more.
432 This option does not affect parent selection if a peering
433 protocol is not in use.
cccac0a2 434
435 use 'basetime=n' to specify a base amount to
436 be subtracted from round trip times of parents.
437 It is subtracted before division by weight in calculating
438 which parent to fectch from. If the rtt is less than the
7f7db318 439 base time the rtt is set to a minimal value.
cccac0a2 440
441 use 'ttl=n' to specify a IP multicast TTL to use
442 when sending an ICP queries to this address.
443 Only useful when sending to a multicast group.
444 Because we don't accept ICP replies from random
445 hosts, you must configure other group members as
446 peers with the 'multicast-responder' option below.
447
448 use 'no-query' to NOT send ICP queries to this
449 neighbor.
450
451 use 'background-ping' to only send ICP queries to this
7f7db318 452 neighbor infrequently. This is used to keep the neighbor
453 round trip time updated and is usually used in
cccac0a2 454 conjunction with weighted-round-robin.
455
456 use 'default' if this is a parent cache which can
633bb1cd 457 be used as a "last-resort" if a peer cannot be located
458 by any of the peer-selection mechanisms.
459 If specified more than once, only the first is used.
cccac0a2 460
461 use 'round-robin' to define a set of parents which
462 should be used in a round-robin fashion in the
463 absence of any ICP queries.
464
7f7db318 465 use 'weighted-round-robin' to define a set of parents
466 which should be used in a round-robin fashion with the
467 frequency of each parent being based on the round trip
468 time. Closer parents are used more often.
cccac0a2 469 Usually used for background-ping parents.
470
471 use 'carp' to define a set of parents which should
7f7db318 472 be used as a CARP array. The requests will be
cccac0a2 473 distributed among the parents based on the CARP load
474 balancing hash function based on their weigth.
475
7f7db318 476 'multicast-responder' indicates the named peer
cccac0a2 477 is a member of a multicast group. ICP queries will
478 not be sent directly to the peer, but ICP replies
479 will be accepted from it.
480
481 'closest-only' indicates that, for ICP_OP_MISS
482 replies, we'll only forward CLOSEST_PARENT_MISSes
483 and never FIRST_PARENT_MISSes.
484
485 use 'no-digest' to NOT request cache digests from
486 this neighbor.
487
488 'no-netdb-exchange' disables requesting ICMP
489 RTT database (NetDB) from the neighbor.
490
491 use 'no-delay' to prevent access to this neighbor
492 from influencing the delay pools.
493
494 use 'login=user:password' if this is a personal/workgroup
495 proxy and your parent requires proxy authentication.
496 Note: The string can include URL escapes (i.e. %20 for
7f7db318 497 spaces). This also means % must be written as %%.
cccac0a2 498
499 use 'login=PASS' if users must authenticate against
65fca573 500 the upstream proxy or in the case of a reverse proxy
501 configuration, the origin web server. This will pass
502 the users credentials as they are to the peer.
503 This only works for the Basic HTTP authentication scheme.
504 Note: To combine this with proxy_auth both proxies must
505 share the same user database as HTTP only allows for
53e738c6 506 a single login (one for proxy, one for origin server).
7f7db318 507 Also be warned this will expose your users proxy
cccac0a2 508 password to the peer. USE WITH CAUTION
509
510 use 'login=*:password' to pass the username to the
511 upstream cache, but with a fixed password. This is meant
512 to be used when the peer is in another administrative
513 domain, but it is still needed to identify each user.
514 The star can optionally be followed by some extra
515 information which is added to the username. This can
516 be used to identify this proxy to the peer, similar to
517 the login=username:password option above.
518
519 use 'connect-timeout=nn' to specify a peer
520 specific connect timeout (also see the
521 peer_connect_timeout directive)
522
523 use 'digest-url=url' to tell Squid to fetch the cache
524 digest (if digests are enabled) for this host from
525 the specified URL rather than the Squid default
526 location.
527
528 use 'allow-miss' to disable Squid's use of only-if-cached
529 when forwarding requests to siblings. This is primarily
530 useful when icp_hit_stale is used by the sibling. To
531 extensive use of this option may result in forwarding
532 loops, and you should avoid having two-way peerings
533 with this option. (for example to deny peer usage on
534 requests from peer by denying cache_peer_access if the
535 source is a peer)
536
7d90757b 537 use 'max-conn=n' to limit the amount of connections Squid
cccac0a2 538 may open to this peer.
539
540 use 'htcp' to send HTCP, instead of ICP, queries
541 to the neighbor. You probably also want to
542 set the "icp port" to 4827 instead of 3130.
d3803853 543
527ee50d 544 use 'htcp-oldsquid' to send HTCP to old Squid versions
545
cccac0a2 546 'originserver' causes this parent peer to be contacted as
547 a origin server. Meant to be used in accelerator setups.
548
549 use 'name=xxx' if you have multiple peers on the same
7f7db318 550 host but different ports. This name can be used to
cccac0a2 551 differentiate the peers in cache_peer_access and similar
552 directives.
553
554 use 'forceddomain=name' to forcibly set the Host header
555 of requests forwarded to this peer. Useful in accelerator
556 setups where the server (peer) expects a certain domain
53e738c6 557 name and using redirectors to feed this domain name
cccac0a2 558 is not feasible.
559
7f7db318 560 use 'ssl' to indicate connections to this peer should
53e738c6 561 be SSL/TLS encrypted.
cccac0a2 562
563 use 'sslcert=/path/to/ssl/certificate' to specify a client
564 SSL certificate to use when connecting to this peer.
565
566 use 'sslkey=/path/to/ssl/key' to specify the private SSL
567 key corresponding to sslcert above. If 'sslkey' is not
7f7db318 568 specified 'sslcert' is assumed to reference a
cccac0a2 569 combined file containing both the certificate and the key.
570
571 use sslversion=1|2|3|4 to specify the SSL version to use
572 when connecting to this peer
573 1 = automatic (default)
574 2 = SSL v2 only
575 3 = SSL v3 only
576 4 = TLS v1 only
577
7d90757b 578 use sslcipher=... to specify the list of valid SSL ciphers
579 to use when connecting to this peer.
cccac0a2 580
581 use ssloptions=... to specify various SSL engine options:
582 NO_SSLv2 Disallow the use of SSLv2
583 NO_SSLv3 Disallow the use of SSLv3
584 NO_TLSv1 Disallow the use of TLSv1
585 See src/ssl_support.c or the OpenSSL documentation for
586 a more complete list.
587
53e738c6 588 use sslcafile=... to specify a file containing
589 additional CA certificates to use when verifying the
590 peer certificate.
cccac0a2 591
53e738c6 592 use sslcapath=... to specify a directory containing
593 additional CA certificates to use when verifying the
594 peer certificate.
cccac0a2 595
7d90757b 596 use sslcrlfile=... to specify a certificate revocation
597 list file to use when verifying the peer certificate.
598
cccac0a2 599 use sslflags=... to specify various flags modifying the
600 SSL implementation:
601 DONT_VERIFY_PEER
602 Accept certificates even if they fail to
603 verify.
7f7db318 604 NO_DEFAULT_CA
cccac0a2 605 Don't use the default CA list built in
606 to OpenSSL.
607 DONT_VERIFY_DOMAIN
7f7db318 608 Don't verify the peer certificate
cccac0a2 609 matches the server name
610
7d90757b 611 use ssldomain= to specify the peer name as advertised
cccac0a2 612 in it's certificate. Used for verifying the correctness
613 of the received peer certificate. If not specified the
614 peer hostname will be used.
615
616 use front-end-https to enable the "Front-End-Https: On"
53e738c6 617 header needed when using Squid as a SSL frontend in front
cccac0a2 618 of Microsoft OWA. See MS KB document Q307347 for details
7f7db318 619 on this header. If set to auto the header will
cccac0a2 620 only be added if the request is forwarded as a https://
621 URL.
cccac0a2 622DOC_END
623
624NAME: cache_peer_domain cache_host_domain
625TYPE: hostdomain
626DEFAULT: none
627LOC: none
628DOC_START
629 Use to limit the domains for which a neighbor cache will be
630 queried. Usage:
631
632 cache_peer_domain cache-host domain [domain ...]
633 cache_peer_domain cache-host !domain
634
635 For example, specifying
636
637 cache_peer_domain parent.foo.net .edu
638
639 has the effect such that UDP query packets are sent to
640 'bigserver' only when the requested object exists on a
641 server in the .edu domain. Prefixing the domainname
7f7db318 642 with '!' means the cache will be queried for objects
cccac0a2 643 NOT in that domain.
644
645 NOTE: * Any number of domains may be given for a cache-host,
646 either on the same or separate lines.
647 * When multiple domains are given for a particular
648 cache-host, the first matched domain is applied.
649 * Cache hosts with no domain restrictions are queried
650 for all requests.
651 * There are no defaults.
652 * There is also a 'cache_peer_access' tag in the ACL
653 section.
654DOC_END
655
cccac0a2 656NAME: neighbor_type_domain
657TYPE: hostdomaintype
658DEFAULT: none
659LOC: none
660DOC_START
661 usage: neighbor_type_domain neighbor parent|sibling domain domain ...
662
663 Modifying the neighbor type for specific domains is now
664 possible. You can treat some domains differently than the the
665 default neighbor type specified on the 'cache_peer' line.
666 Normally it should only be necessary to list domains which
667 should be treated differently because the default neighbor type
668 applies for hostnames which do not match domains listed here.
669
670EXAMPLE:
671 cache_peer parent cache.foo.org 3128 3130
672 neighbor_type_domain cache.foo.org sibling .com .net
673 neighbor_type_domain cache.foo.org sibling .au .de
674DOC_END
675
cccac0a2 676NAME: dead_peer_timeout
677COMMENT: (seconds)
678DEFAULT: 10 seconds
679TYPE: time_t
680LOC: Config.Timeout.deadPeer
681DOC_START
682 This controls how long Squid waits to declare a peer cache
683 as "dead." If there are no ICP replies received in this
684 amount of time, Squid will declare the peer dead and not
685 expect to receive any further ICP replies. However, it
686 continues to send ICP queries, and will mark the peer as
687 alive upon receipt of the first subsequent ICP reply.
688
689 This timeout also affects when Squid expects to receive ICP
690 replies from peers. If more than 'dead_peer' seconds have
691 passed since the last ICP reply was received, Squid will not
692 expect to receive an ICP reply on the next query. Thus, if
693 your time between requests is greater than this timeout, you
694 will see a lot of requests sent DIRECT to origin servers
695 instead of to your parents.
696DOC_END
697
cccac0a2 698NAME: hierarchy_stoplist
699TYPE: wordlist
700DEFAULT: none
701LOC: Config.hierarchy_stoplist
702DOC_START
703 A list of words which, if found in a URL, cause the object to
704 be handled directly by this cache. In other words, use this
705 to not query neighbor caches for certain objects. You may
706 list this option multiple times.
7d90757b 707 Note: never_direct overrides this option.
cccac0a2 708NOCOMMENT_START
709#We recommend you to use at least the following line.
710hierarchy_stoplist cgi-bin ?
711NOCOMMENT_END
712DOC_END
934b03fc 713
6192e873 714NAME: cache no_cache
cccac0a2 715TYPE: acl_access
716DEFAULT: none
717LOC: Config.accessList.noCache
718DOC_START
719 A list of ACL elements which, if matched, cause the request to
720 not be satisfied from the cache and the reply to not be cached.
721 In other words, use this to force certain objects to never be cached.
6a566b9c 722
cccac0a2 723 You must use the word 'DENY' to indicate the ACL names which should
724 NOT be cached.
1e5562e3 725
6192e873 726 Default is to allow all to be cached
cccac0a2 727NOCOMMENT_START
728#We recommend you to use the following two lines.
729acl QUERY urlpath_regex cgi-bin \?
6192e873 730cache deny QUERY
cccac0a2 731NOCOMMENT_END
732DOC_END
733
cccac0a2 734COMMENT_START
5473c134 735 MEMORY CACHE OPTIONS
cccac0a2 736 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
737COMMENT_END
738
739NAME: cache_mem
740COMMENT: (bytes)
741TYPE: b_size_t
742DEFAULT: 8 MB
743LOC: Config.memMaxSize
744DOC_START
745 NOTE: THIS PARAMETER DOES NOT SPECIFY THE MAXIMUM PROCESS SIZE.
746 IT ONLY PLACES A LIMIT ON HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL MEMORY SQUID WILL
747 USE AS A MEMORY CACHE OF OBJECTS. SQUID USES MEMORY FOR OTHER
748 THINGS AS WELL. SEE THE SQUID FAQ SECTION 8 FOR DETAILS.
749
750 'cache_mem' specifies the ideal amount of memory to be used
751 for:
752 * In-Transit objects
753 * Hot Objects
754 * Negative-Cached objects
755
756 Data for these objects are stored in 4 KB blocks. This
757 parameter specifies the ideal upper limit on the total size of
758 4 KB blocks allocated. In-Transit objects take the highest
759 priority.
760
761 In-transit objects have priority over the others. When
762 additional space is needed for incoming data, negative-cached
763 and hot objects will be released. In other words, the
764 negative-cached and hot objects will fill up any unused space
765 not needed for in-transit objects.
766
767 If circumstances require, this limit will be exceeded.
768 Specifically, if your incoming request rate requires more than
769 'cache_mem' of memory to hold in-transit objects, Squid will
770 exceed this limit to satisfy the new requests. When the load
771 decreases, blocks will be freed until the high-water mark is
772 reached. Thereafter, blocks will be used to store hot
773 objects.
774DOC_END
775
cccac0a2 776NAME: maximum_object_size_in_memory
777COMMENT: (bytes)
778TYPE: b_size_t
779DEFAULT: 8 KB
780LOC: Config.Store.maxInMemObjSize
781DOC_START
6845f129 782 Objects greater than this size will not be attempted to kept in
783 the memory cache. This should be set high enough to keep objects
784 accessed frequently in memory to improve performance whilst low
d5277f40 785 enough to keep larger objects from hoarding cache_mem.
cccac0a2 786DOC_END
787
cccac0a2 788NAME: memory_replacement_policy
789TYPE: removalpolicy
790LOC: Config.memPolicy
791DEFAULT: lru
792DOC_START
793 The memory replacement policy parameter determines which
794 objects are purged from memory when memory space is needed.
795
796 See cache_replacement_policy for details.
797DOC_END
934b03fc 798
cccac0a2 799COMMENT_START
5473c134 800 DISK CACHE OPTIONS
cccac0a2 801 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
802COMMENT_END
9bc73deb 803
cccac0a2 804NAME: cache_dir
805TYPE: cachedir
806DEFAULT: none
807DEFAULT_IF_NONE: ufs @DEFAULT_SWAP_DIR@ 100 16 256
808LOC: Config.cacheSwap
809DOC_START
810 Usage:
7f7db318 811
cccac0a2 812 cache_dir Type Directory-Name Fs-specific-data [options]
cf5cc17e 813
cccac0a2 814 You can specify multiple cache_dir lines to spread the
815 cache among different disk partitions.
8e8d4f30 816
cccac0a2 817 Type specifies the kind of storage system to use. Only "ufs"
5ac1a5b3 818 is built by default. To enable any of the other storage systems
cccac0a2 819 see the --enable-storeio configure option.
934b03fc 820
cccac0a2 821 'Directory' is a top-level directory where cache swap
822 files will be stored. If you want to use an entire disk
7f7db318 823 for caching, this can be the mount-point directory.
cccac0a2 824 The directory must exist and be writable by the Squid
825 process. Squid will NOT create this directory for you.
1e5562e3 826
cccac0a2 827 The ufs store type:
828
829 "ufs" is the old well-known Squid storage format that has always
830 been there.
831
832 cache_dir ufs Directory-Name Mbytes L1 L2 [options]
833
834 'Mbytes' is the amount of disk space (MB) to use under this
835 directory. The default is 100 MB. Change this to suit your
836 configuration. Do NOT put the size of your disk drive here.
837 Instead, if you want Squid to use the entire disk drive,
838 subtract 20% and use that value.
839
840 'Level-1' is the number of first-level subdirectories which
841 will be created under the 'Directory'. The default is 16.
842
843 'Level-2' is the number of second-level subdirectories which
844 will be created under each first-level directory. The default
845 is 256.
846
847 The aufs store type:
848
849 "aufs" uses the same storage format as "ufs", utilizing
850 POSIX-threads to avoid blocking the main Squid process on
851 disk-I/O. This was formerly known in Squid as async-io.
852
853 cache_dir aufs Directory-Name Mbytes L1 L2 [options]
854
855 see argument descriptions under ufs above
856
857 The diskd store type:
858
859 "diskd" uses the same storage format as "ufs", utilizing a
860 separate process to avoid blocking the main Squid process on
861 disk-I/O.
862
863 cache_dir diskd Directory-Name Mbytes L1 L2 [options] [Q1=n] [Q2=n]
864
865 see argument descriptions under ufs above
866
867 Q1 specifies the number of unacknowledged I/O requests when Squid
868 stops opening new files. If this many messages are in the queues,
869 Squid won't open new files. Default is 64
870
871 Q2 specifies the number of unacknowledged messages when Squid
872 starts blocking. If this many messages are in the queues,
44f991b5 873 Squid blocks until it receives some replies. Default is 72
cccac0a2 874
af9ad249 875 When Q1 < Q2 (the default), the cache directory is optimized
876 for lower response time at the expense of a decrease in hit
877 ratio. If Q1 > Q2, the cache directory is optimized for
878 higher hit ratio at the expense of an increase in response
879 time.
880
1a224843 881 The coss store type:
882
883 block-size=n defines the "block size" for COSS cache_dir's.
884 Squid uses file numbers as block numbers. Since file numbers
885 are limited to 24 bits, the block size determines the maximum
886 size of the COSS partition. The default is 512 bytes, which
887 leads to a maximum cache_dir size of 512<<24, or 8 GB. Note
7f7db318 888 you should not change the coss block size after Squid
1a224843 889 has written some objects to the cache_dir.
890
b8c0c06d 891 The coss file store has changed from 2.5. Now it uses a file
c8f4eac4 892 called 'stripe' in the directory names in the config - and
893 this will be created by squid -z.
894
7d90757b 895 The null store type:
896
897 no options are allowed or required
898
cccac0a2 899 Common options:
900
7f42bc3e 901 no-store, no new objects should be stored to this cache_dir
cccac0a2 902
903 max-size=n, refers to the max object size this storedir supports.
904 It is used to initially choose the storedir to dump the object.
905 Note: To make optimal use of the max-size limits you should order
906 the cache_dir lines with the smallest max-size value first and the
907 ones with no max-size specification last.
1a224843 908
7f7db318 909 Note for coss, max-size must be less than COSS_MEMBUF_SZ,
1a224843 910 which can be changed with the --with-coss-membuf-size=N configure
911 option.
cccac0a2 912DOC_END
913
5473c134 914NAME: store_dir_select_algorithm
915TYPE: string
916LOC: Config.store_dir_select_algorithm
917DEFAULT: least-load
918DOC_START
919 Set this to 'round-robin' as an alternative.
920DOC_END
921
922NAME: max_open_disk_fds
923TYPE: int
924LOC: Config.max_open_disk_fds
925DEFAULT: 0
926DOC_START
927 To avoid having disk as the I/O bottleneck Squid can optionally
928 bypass the on-disk cache if more than this amount of disk file
929 descriptors are open.
930
931 A value of 0 indicates no limit.
932DOC_END
933
934NAME: cache_replacement_policy
935TYPE: removalpolicy
936LOC: Config.replPolicy
937DEFAULT: lru
938DOC_START
939 The cache replacement policy parameter determines which
940 objects are evicted (replaced) when disk space is needed.
941
942 lru : Squid's original list based LRU policy
943 heap GDSF : Greedy-Dual Size Frequency
944 heap LFUDA: Least Frequently Used with Dynamic Aging
945 heap LRU : LRU policy implemented using a heap
946
947 Applies to any cache_dir lines listed below this.
948
949 The LRU policies keeps recently referenced objects.
950
951 The heap GDSF policy optimizes object hit rate by keeping smaller
952 popular objects in cache so it has a better chance of getting a
953 hit. It achieves a lower byte hit rate than LFUDA though since
954 it evicts larger (possibly popular) objects.
955
956 The heap LFUDA policy keeps popular objects in cache regardless of
957 their size and thus optimizes byte hit rate at the expense of
958 hit rate since one large, popular object will prevent many
959 smaller, slightly less popular objects from being cached.
960
961 Both policies utilize a dynamic aging mechanism that prevents
962 cache pollution that can otherwise occur with frequency-based
963 replacement policies.
964
965 NOTE: if using the LFUDA replacement policy you should increase
966 the value of maximum_object_size above its default of 4096 KB to
967 to maximize the potential byte hit rate improvement of LFUDA.
968
969 For more information about the GDSF and LFUDA cache replacement
970 policies see http://www.hpl.hp.com/techreports/1999/HPL-1999-69.html
971 and http://fog.hpl.external.hp.com/techreports/98/HPL-98-173.html.
972DOC_END
973
974NAME: minimum_object_size
975COMMENT: (bytes)
976TYPE: b_int64_t
977DEFAULT: 0 KB
978LOC: Config.Store.minObjectSize
979DOC_START
980 Objects smaller than this size will NOT be saved on disk. The
981 value is specified in kilobytes, and the default is 0 KB, which
982 means there is no minimum.
983DOC_END
984
985NAME: maximum_object_size
986COMMENT: (bytes)
987TYPE: b_int64_t
988DEFAULT: 4096 KB
989LOC: Config.Store.maxObjectSize
990DOC_START
991 Objects larger than this size will NOT be saved on disk. The
992 value is specified in kilobytes, and the default is 4MB. If
993 you wish to get a high BYTES hit ratio, you should probably
994 increase this (one 32 MB object hit counts for 3200 10KB
995 hits). If you wish to increase speed more than your want to
996 save bandwidth you should leave this low.
997
998 NOTE: if using the LFUDA replacement policy you should increase
999 this value to maximize the byte hit rate improvement of LFUDA!
1000 See replacement_policy below for a discussion of this policy.
1001DOC_END
1002
1003NAME: cache_swap_low
1004COMMENT: (percent, 0-100)
1005TYPE: int
1006DEFAULT: 90
1007LOC: Config.Swap.lowWaterMark
1008DOC_NONE
1009
1010NAME: cache_swap_high
1011COMMENT: (percent, 0-100)
1012TYPE: int
1013DEFAULT: 95
1014LOC: Config.Swap.highWaterMark
1015DOC_START
1016
1017 The low- and high-water marks for cache object replacement.
1018 Replacement begins when the swap (disk) usage is above the
1019 low-water mark and attempts to maintain utilization near the
1020 low-water mark. As swap utilization gets close to high-water
1021 mark object eviction becomes more aggressive. If utilization is
1022 close to the low-water mark less replacement is done each time.
1023
1024 Defaults are 90% and 95%. If you have a large cache, 5% could be
1025 hundreds of MB. If this is the case you may wish to set these
1026 numbers closer together.
1027DOC_END
1028
1029COMMENT_START
1030 LOGFILE OPTIONS
1031 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1032COMMENT_END
1033
1034NAME: logformat
1035TYPE: logformat
1036LOC: Config.Log.logformats
1037DEFAULT: none
1038DOC_START
1039 Usage:
1040
cccac0a2 1041 logformat <name> <format specification>
1042
1043 Defines an access log format.
1044
1045 The <format specification> is a string with embedded % format codes
7f7db318 1046
cccac0a2 1047 % format codes all follow the same basic structure where all but
fa38076e 1048 the formatcode is optional. Output strings are automatically escaped
cccac0a2 1049 as required according to their context and the output format
fa38076e 1050 modifiers are usually not needed, but can be specified if an explicit
1051 output format is desired.
cccac0a2 1052
1053 % ["|[|'|#] [-] [[0]width] [{argument}] formatcode
7f7db318 1054
fa38076e 1055 " output in quoted string format
1056 [ output in squid text log format as used by log_mime_hdrs
1057 # output in URL quoted format
1058 ' output as-is
1059
cccac0a2 1060 - left aligned
7f7db318 1061 width field width. If starting with 0 the
cccac0a2 1062 output is zero padded
1063 {arg} argument such as header name etc
1064
1065 Format codes:
1066
1067 >a Client source IP address
1068 >A Client FQDN
44eb213b 1069 >p Client source port
cccac0a2 1070 <A Server IP address or peer name
1071 la Local IP address (http_port)
1072 lp Local port number (http_port)
1073 ts Seconds since epoch
1074 tu subsecond time (milliseconds)
1075 tl Local time. Optional strftime format argument
7d90757b 1076 default %d/%b/%Y:%H:%M:%S %z
cccac0a2 1077 tg GMT time. Optional strftime format argument
7d90757b 1078 default %d/%b/%Y:%H:%M:%S %z
cccac0a2 1079 tr Response time (milliseconds)
1080 >h Request header. Optional header name argument
1081 on the format header[:[separator]element]
1082 <h Reply header. Optional header name argument
1083 as for >h
1084 un User name
7d90757b 1085 ul User name from authentication
1086 ui User name from ident
1087 us User name from SSL
1088 ue User name from external acl helper
cccac0a2 1089 Hs HTTP status code
1090 Ss Squid request status (TCP_MISS etc)
1091 Sh Squid hierarchy status (DEFAULT_PARENT etc)
1092 mt MIME content type
1093 rm Request method (GET/POST etc)
1094 ru Request URL
fef92cc1 1095 rp Request URL-Path excluding hostname
cccac0a2 1096 rv Request protocol version
1097 et Tag returned by external acl
1098 ea Log string returned by external acl
1099 <st Reply size including HTTP headers
6845f129 1100 <sH Reply high offset sent
03b29b6c 1101 <sS Upstream object size
cccac0a2 1102 % a literal % character
1103
1104logformat squid %ts.%03tu %6tr %>a %Ss/%03Hs %<st %rm %ru %un %Sh/%<A %mt
1105logformat squidmime %ts.%03tu %6tr %>a %Ss/%03Hs %<st %rm %ru %un %Sh/%<A %mt [%>h] [%<h]
1106logformat common %>a %ui %un [%tl] "%rm %ru HTTP/%rv" %Hs %<st %Ss:%Sh
1107logformat combined %>a %ui %un [%tl] "%rm %ru HTTP/%rv" %Hs %<st "%{Referer}>h" "%{User-Agent}>h" %Ss:%Sh
1108DOC_END
1109
1110NAME: access_log cache_access_log
1111TYPE: access_log
1112LOC: Config.Log.accesslogs
1113DEFAULT: none
cccac0a2 1114DOC_START
1115 These files log client request activities. Has a line every HTTP or
1116 ICP request. The format is:
1117 access_log <filepath> [<logformat name> [acl acl ...]]
1118 access_log none [acl acl ...]]
1119
1120 Will log to the specified file using the specified format (which
1121 must be defined in a logformat directive) those entries which match
1122 ALL the acl's specified (which must be defined in acl clauses).
1123 If no acl is specified, all requests will be logged to this file.
7f7db318 1124
c33aa074 1125 To disable logging of a request use the filepath "none", in which case
1126 a logformat name should not be specified.
1127
9197cd13 1128 To log the request via syslog specify a filepath of "syslog":
1129
cca42e6e 1130 access_log syslog[:facility.priority] [format [acl1 [acl2 ....]]]
9197cd13 1131 where facility could be any of:
49c73073 1132 authpriv, daemon, local0 .. local7 or user.
9197cd13 1133
1134 And priority could be any of:
dc37dc56 1135 err, warning, notice, info, debug.
7d90757b 1136NOCOMMENT_START
1137access_log @DEFAULT_ACCESS_LOG@ squid
1138NOCOMMENT_END
cccac0a2 1139DOC_END
1140
cccac0a2 1141NAME: cache_log
1142TYPE: string
1143DEFAULT: @DEFAULT_CACHE_LOG@
1144LOC: Config.Log.log
1145DOC_START
1146 Cache logging file. This is where general information about
1147 your cache's behavior goes. You can increase the amount of data
1148 logged to this file with the "debug_options" tag below.
1149DOC_END
1150
cccac0a2 1151NAME: cache_store_log
1152TYPE: string
1153DEFAULT: @DEFAULT_STORE_LOG@
1154LOC: Config.Log.store
1155DOC_START
1156 Logs the activities of the storage manager. Shows which
1157 objects are ejected from the cache, and which objects are
1158 saved and for how long. To disable, enter "none". There are
1159 not really utilities to analyze this data, so you can safely
1160 disable it.
1161DOC_END
1162
e2529a2c 1163NAME: cache_swap_state cache_swap_log
cccac0a2 1164TYPE: string
1165LOC: Config.Log.swap
1166DEFAULT: none
1167DOC_START
e2529a2c 1168 Location for the cache "swap.state" file. This index file holds
1169 the metadata of objects saved on disk. It is used to rebuild
1170 the cache during startup. Normally this file resides in each
cccac0a2 1171 'cache_dir' directory, but you may specify an alternate
1172 pathname here. Note you must give a full filename, not just
1173 a directory. Since this is the index for the whole object
1174 list you CANNOT periodically rotate it!
1175
7f7db318 1176 If %s can be used in the file name it will be replaced with a
cccac0a2 1177 a representation of the cache_dir name where each / is replaced
1178 with '.'. This is needed to allow adding/removing cache_dir
1179 lines when cache_swap_log is being used.
7f7db318 1180
cccac0a2 1181 If have more than one 'cache_dir', and %s is not used in the name
7f7db318 1182 these swap logs will have names such as:
cccac0a2 1183
1184 cache_swap_log.00
1185 cache_swap_log.01
1186 cache_swap_log.02
1187
1188 The numbered extension (which is added automatically)
1189 corresponds to the order of the 'cache_dir' lines in this
1190 configuration file. If you change the order of the 'cache_dir'
7d90757b 1191 lines in this file, these index files will NOT correspond to
cccac0a2 1192 the correct 'cache_dir' entry (unless you manually rename
7f7db318 1193 them). We recommend you do NOT use this option. It is
7d90757b 1194 better to keep these index files in each 'cache_dir' directory.
cccac0a2 1195DOC_END
1196
5473c134 1197NAME: logfile_rotate
1198TYPE: int
1199DEFAULT: 10
1200LOC: Config.Log.rotateNumber
1201DOC_START
1202 Specifies the number of logfile rotations to make when you
1203 type 'squid -k rotate'. The default is 10, which will rotate
1204 with extensions 0 through 9. Setting logfile_rotate to 0 will
1205 disable the file name rotation, but the logfiles are still closed
1206 and re-opened. This will enable you to rename the logfiles
1207 yourself just before sending the rotate signal.
1208
1209 Note, the 'squid -k rotate' command normally sends a USR1
1210 signal to the running squid process. In certain situations
1211 (e.g. on Linux with Async I/O), USR1 is used for other
1212 purposes, so -k rotate uses another signal. It is best to get
1213 in the habit of using 'squid -k rotate' instead of 'kill -USR1
1214 <pid>'.
1215DOC_END
1216
cccac0a2 1217NAME: emulate_httpd_log
1218COMMENT: on|off
1219TYPE: onoff
1220DEFAULT: off
1221LOC: Config.onoff.common_log
1222DOC_START
1223 The Cache can emulate the log file format which many 'httpd'
1224 programs use. To disable/enable this emulation, set
1225 emulate_httpd_log to 'off' or 'on'. The default
1226 is to use the native log format since it includes useful
7f7db318 1227 information Squid-specific log analyzers use.
cccac0a2 1228DOC_END
1229
1230NAME: log_ip_on_direct
1231COMMENT: on|off
1232TYPE: onoff
1233DEFAULT: on
1234LOC: Config.onoff.log_ip_on_direct
1235DOC_START
1236 Log the destination IP address in the hierarchy log tag when going
1237 direct. Earlier Squid versions logged the hostname here. If you
1238 prefer the old way set this to off.
1239DOC_END
1240
1241NAME: mime_table
1242TYPE: string
1243DEFAULT: @DEFAULT_MIME_TABLE@
1244LOC: Config.mimeTablePathname
1245DOC_START
1246 Pathname to Squid's MIME table. You shouldn't need to change
1247 this, but the default file contains examples and formatting
1248 information if you do.
1249DOC_END
1250
cccac0a2 1251NAME: log_mime_hdrs
1252COMMENT: on|off
1253TYPE: onoff
1254LOC: Config.onoff.log_mime_hdrs
1255DEFAULT: off
1256DOC_START
1257 The Cache can record both the request and the response MIME
1258 headers for each HTTP transaction. The headers are encoded
1259 safely and will appear as two bracketed fields at the end of
1260 the access log (for either the native or httpd-emulated log
1261 formats). To enable this logging set log_mime_hdrs to 'on'.
1262DOC_END
1263
cccac0a2 1264NAME: useragent_log
1265TYPE: string
1266LOC: Config.Log.useragent
1267DEFAULT: none
1268IFDEF: USE_USERAGENT_LOG
1269DOC_START
1270 Squid will write the User-Agent field from HTTP requests
1271 to the filename specified here. By default useragent_log
1272 is disabled.
1273DOC_END
1274
7d90757b 1275NAME: referer_log referrer_log
cccac0a2 1276TYPE: string
1277LOC: Config.Log.referer
1278DEFAULT: none
1279IFDEF: USE_REFERER_LOG
1280DOC_START
1281 Squid will write the Referer field from HTTP requests to the
1282 filename specified here. By default referer_log is disabled.
7d90757b 1283 Note that "referer" is actually a misspelling of "referrer"
1284 however the misspelt version has been accepted into the HTTP RFCs
1285 and we accept both.
cccac0a2 1286DOC_END
1287
cccac0a2 1288NAME: pid_filename
1289TYPE: string
1290DEFAULT: @DEFAULT_PID_FILE@
1291LOC: Config.pidFilename
1292DOC_START
1293 A filename to write the process-id to. To disable, enter "none".
1294DOC_END
1295
cccac0a2 1296NAME: debug_options
d9e04dc7 1297TYPE: debug
cccac0a2 1298DEFAULT: ALL,1
1299LOC: Config.debugOptions
1300DOC_START
1301 Logging options are set as section,level where each source file
1302 is assigned a unique section. Lower levels result in less
1303 output, Full debugging (level 9) can result in a very large
1304 log file, so be careful. The magic word "ALL" sets debugging
1305 levels for all sections. We recommend normally running with
1306 "ALL,1".
1307DOC_END
1308
cccac0a2 1309NAME: log_fqdn
1310COMMENT: on|off
1311TYPE: onoff
1312DEFAULT: off
1313LOC: Config.onoff.log_fqdn
1314DOC_START
1315 Turn this on if you wish to log fully qualified domain names
1316 in the access.log. To do this Squid does a DNS lookup of all
1317 IP's connecting to it. This can (in some situations) increase
1318 latency, which makes your cache seem slower for interactive
1319 browsing.
1320DOC_END
1321
cccac0a2 1322NAME: client_netmask
1323TYPE: address
1324LOC: Config.Addrs.client_netmask
1325DEFAULT: 255.255.255.255
1326DOC_START
1327 A netmask for client addresses in logfiles and cachemgr output.
1328 Change this to protect the privacy of your cache clients.
1329 A netmask of 255.255.255.0 will log all IP's in that range with
1330 the last digit set to '0'.
1331DOC_END
0976f8db 1332
5473c134 1333NAME: forward_log
1334IFDEF: WIP_FWD_LOG
1335TYPE: string
1336DEFAULT: none
1337LOC: Config.Log.forward
1338DOC_START
1339 Logs the server-side requests.
1340
1341 This is currently work in progress.
1342DOC_END
1343
1344NAME: strip_query_terms
1345TYPE: onoff
1346LOC: Config.onoff.strip_query_terms
1347DEFAULT: on
1348DOC_START
1349 By default, Squid strips query terms from requested URLs before
1350 logging. This protects your user's privacy.
1351DOC_END
1352
1353NAME: buffered_logs
1354COMMENT: on|off
1355TYPE: onoff
1356DEFAULT: off
1357LOC: Config.onoff.buffered_logs
1358DOC_START
1359 cache.log log file is written with stdio functions, and as such
1360 it can be buffered or unbuffered. By default it will be unbuffered.
1361 Buffering it can speed up the writing slightly (though you are
1362 unlikely to need to worry unless you run with tons of debugging
1363 enabled in which case performance will suffer badly anyway..).
1364DOC_END
1365
cccac0a2 1366COMMENT_START
1367 OPTIONS FOR EXTERNAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS
1368 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1369COMMENT_END
1370
1371NAME: ftp_user
1372TYPE: string
1373DEFAULT: Squid@
1374LOC: Config.Ftp.anon_user
1375DOC_START
1376 If you want the anonymous login password to be more informative
1377 (and enable the use of picky ftp servers), set this to something
1378 reasonable for your domain, like wwwuser@somewhere.net
1379
7f7db318 1380 The reason why this is domainless by default is the
cccac0a2 1381 request can be made on the behalf of a user in any domain,
1382 depending on how the cache is used.
7f7db318 1383 Some ftp server also validate the email address is valid
cccac0a2 1384 (for example perl.com).
1385DOC_END
1386
1387NAME: ftp_list_width
1388TYPE: size_t
1389DEFAULT: 32
1390LOC: Config.Ftp.list_width
1391DOC_START
1392 Sets the width of ftp listings. This should be set to fit in
1393 the width of a standard browser. Setting this too small
1394 can cut off long filenames when browsing ftp sites.
1395DOC_END
1396
1397NAME: ftp_passive
1398TYPE: onoff
1399DEFAULT: on
1400LOC: Config.Ftp.passive
1401DOC_START
1402 If your firewall does not allow Squid to use passive
7f7db318 1403 connections, turn off this option.
cccac0a2 1404DOC_END
1405
1406NAME: ftp_sanitycheck
1407TYPE: onoff
1408DEFAULT: on
1409LOC: Config.Ftp.sanitycheck
1410DOC_START
1411 For security and data integrity reasons Squid by default performs
1412 sanity checks of the addresses of FTP data connections ensure the
1413 data connection is to the requested server. If you need to allow
1414 FTP connections to servers using another IP address for the data
7f7db318 1415 connection turn this off.
cccac0a2 1416DOC_END
1417
8d6275c0 1418NAME: ftp_telnet_protocol
1419TYPE: onoff
1420DEFAULT: on
1421LOC: Config.Ftp.telnet
1422DOC_START
d5277f40 1423 The FTP protocol is officially defined to use the telnet protocol
1424 as transport channel for the control connection. However, many
1425 implementations are broken and does not respect this aspect of
1426 the FTP protocol.
1427
1428 If you have trouble accessing files with ASCII code 255 in the
1429 path or similar problems involving this ASCII code you can
1430 try setting this directive to off. If that helps, report to the
1431 operator of the FTP server in question that their FTP server
1432 is broken and does not follow the FTP standard.
8d6275c0 1433DOC_END
1434
5473c134 1435NAME: diskd_program
1436TYPE: string
1437DEFAULT: @DEFAULT_DISKD@
1438LOC: Config.Program.diskd
cccac0a2 1439DOC_START
5473c134 1440 Specify the location of the diskd executable.
1441 Note this is only useful if you have compiled in
1442 diskd as one of the store io modules.
a78278e2 1443DOC_END
1444
5473c134 1445NAME: unlinkd_program
1446IFDEF: USE_UNLINKD
1447TYPE: string
1448DEFAULT: @DEFAULT_UNLINKD@
1449LOC: Config.Program.unlinkd
a78278e2 1450DOC_START
5473c134 1451 Specify the location of the executable for file deletion process.
cccac0a2 1452DOC_END
1453
5473c134 1454NAME: pinger_program
cccac0a2 1455TYPE: string
5473c134 1456DEFAULT: @DEFAULT_PINGER@
1457LOC: Config.Program.pinger
1458IFDEF: USE_ICMP
cccac0a2 1459DOC_START
5473c134 1460 Specify the location of the executable for the pinger process.
cccac0a2 1461DOC_END
1462
5473c134 1463NAME: url_rewrite_program redirect_program
1464TYPE: wordlist
1465LOC: Config.Program.redirect
1466DEFAULT: none
cccac0a2 1467DOC_START
5473c134 1468 Specify the location of the executable for the URL rewriter.
1469 Since they can perform almost any function there isn't one included.
cccac0a2 1470
5473c134 1471 For each requested URL rewriter will receive on line with the format
cccac0a2 1472
5473c134 1473 URL <SP> client_ip "/" fqdn <SP> user <SP> method <NL>
1474
1475 And the rewriter may return a rewritten URL. The other components of
1476 the request line does not need to be returned (ignored if they are).
1477
1478 The rewriter can also indicate that a client-side redirect should
1479 be performed to the new URL. This is done by prefixing the returned
1480 URL with "301:" (moved permanently) or 302: (moved temporarily).
cccac0a2 1481
5473c134 1482 By default, a URL rewriter is not used.
cccac0a2 1483DOC_END
1484
dc62e7f7 1485NAME: url_rewrite_children redirect_children
cccac0a2 1486TYPE: int
1487DEFAULT: 5
1488LOC: Config.redirectChildren
1489DOC_START
1490 The number of redirector processes to spawn. If you start
1491 too few Squid will have to wait for them to process a backlog of
1492 URLs, slowing it down. If you start too many they will use RAM
1493 and other system resources.
1494DOC_END
1495
dc62e7f7 1496NAME: url_rewrite_concurrency redirect_concurrency
cccac0a2 1497TYPE: int
1498DEFAULT: 0
1499LOC: Config.redirectConcurrency
1500DOC_START
1501 The number of requests each redirector helper can handle in
7d90757b 1502 parallel. Defaults to 0 which indicates the redirector
1503 is a old-style single threaded redirector.
cccac0a2 1504DOC_END
1505
dc62e7f7 1506NAME: url_rewrite_host_header redirect_rewrites_host_header
cccac0a2 1507TYPE: onoff
1508DEFAULT: on
1509LOC: Config.onoff.redir_rewrites_host
1510DOC_START
1511 By default Squid rewrites any Host: header in redirected
7f7db318 1512 requests. If you are running an accelerator this may
cccac0a2 1513 not be a wanted effect of a redirector.
1514
1515 WARNING: Entries are cached on the result of the URL rewriting
1516 process, so be careful if you have domain-virtual hosts.
1517DOC_END
1518
8d6275c0 1519NAME: url_rewrite_access redirector_access
cccac0a2 1520TYPE: acl_access
1521DEFAULT: none
1522LOC: Config.accessList.redirector
1523DOC_START
1524 If defined, this access list specifies which requests are
1525 sent to the redirector processes. By default all requests
1526 are sent.
1527DOC_END
1528
1529NAME: auth_param
1530TYPE: authparam
1531LOC: Config.authConfiguration
1532DEFAULT: none
1533DOC_START
7d90757b 1534 This is used to define parameters for the various authentication
1535 schemes supported by Squid.
cccac0a2 1536
7d90757b 1537 format: auth_param scheme parameter [setting]
cccac0a2 1538
7d90757b 1539 The order in which authentication schemes are presented to the client is
1540 dependent on the order the scheme first appears in config file. IE
1541 has a bug (it's not RFC 2617 compliant) in that it will use the basic
1542 scheme if basic is the first entry presented, even if more secure
1543 schemes are presented. For now use the order in the recommended
1544 settings section below. If other browsers have difficulties (don't
1545 recognize the schemes offered even if you are using basic) either
1546 put basic first, or disable the other schemes (by commenting out their
1547 program entry).
1548
1549 Once an authentication scheme is fully configured, it can only be
1550 shutdown by shutting squid down and restarting. Changes can be made on
1551 the fly and activated with a reconfigure. I.E. You can change to a
1552 different helper, but not unconfigure the helper completely.
1553
1554 Please note that while this directive defines how Squid processes
1555 authentication it does not automatically activate authentication.
1556 To use authentication you must in addition make use of ACLs based
1557 on login name in http_access (proxy_auth, proxy_auth_regex or
1558 external with %LOGIN used in the format tag). The browser will be
1559 challenged for authentication on the first such acl encountered
1560 in http_access processing and will also be re-challenged for new
1561 login credentials if the request is being denied by a proxy_auth
1562 type acl.
1563
1564 WARNING: authentication can't be used in a transparently intercepting
1565 proxy as the client then thinks it is talking to an origin server and
1566 not the proxy. This is a limitation of bending the TCP/IP protocol to
1567 transparently intercepting port 80, not a limitation in Squid.
cccac0a2 1568
1569 === Parameters for the basic scheme follow. ===
7f7db318 1570
cccac0a2 1571 "program" cmdline
7d90757b 1572 Specify the command for the external authenticator. Such a program
1573 reads a line containing "username password" and replies "OK" or
0a0c70cd 1574 "ERR" in an endless loop. "ERR" responses may optionally be followed
1575 by a error description available as %m in the returned error page.
1576 If you use an authenticator, make sure you have 1 acl of type proxy_auth.
cccac0a2 1577
7d90757b 1578 By default, the basic authentication scheme is not used unless a
1579 program is specified.
cccac0a2 1580
7d90757b 1581 If you want to use the traditional NCSA proxy authentication, set
1582 this line to something like
cccac0a2 1583
6845f129 1584 auth_param basic program @DEFAULT_PREFIX@/libexec/ncsa_auth @DEFAULT_PREFIX@/etc/passwd
cccac0a2 1585
1586 "children" numberofchildren
7d90757b 1587 The number of authenticator processes to spawn. If you start too few
1588 Squid will have to wait for them to process a backlog of credential
1589 verifications, slowing it down. When password verifications are
1590 done via a (slow) network you are likely to need lots of
1591 authenticator processes.
cccac0a2 1592 auth_param basic children 5
1593
1594 "concurrency" concurrency
1595 The number of concurrent requests the helper can process.
1596 The default of 0 is used for helpers who only supports
7d90757b 1597 one request at a time. Setting this changes the protocol used to
1598 include a channel number first on the request/response line, allowing
1599 multiple requests to be sent to the same helper in parallell without
1600 wating for the response.
1601 Must not be set unless it's known the helper supports this.
cccac0a2 1602 auth_param basic concurrency 0
1603
1604 "realm" realmstring
1605 Specifies the realm name which is to be reported to the
1606 client for the basic proxy authentication scheme (part of
1607 the text the user will see when prompted their username and
1608 password). There is no default.
1609 auth_param basic realm Squid proxy-caching web server
1610
1611 "credentialsttl" timetolive
1612 Specifies how long squid assumes an externally validated
1613 username:password pair is valid for - in other words how
1614 often the helper program is called for that user. Set this
1615 low to force revalidation with short lived passwords. Note
5ac1a5b3 1616 setting this high does not impact your susceptibility
cccac0a2 1617 to replay attacks unless you are using an one-time password
1618 system (such as SecureID). If you are using such a system,
1619 you will be vulnerable to replay attacks unless you also
1620 use the max_user_ip ACL in an http_access rule.
1621
6845f129 1622 "casesensitive" on|off
1623 Specifies if usernames are case sensitive. Most user databases are
1624 case insensitive allowing the same username to be spelled using both
1625 lower and upper case letters, but some are case sensitive. This
1626 makes a big difference for user_max_ip ACL processing and similar.
1627 auth_param basic casesensitive off
64658378 1628
cccac0a2 1629 === Parameters for the digest scheme follow ===
1630
1631 "program" cmdline
1632 Specify the command for the external authenticator. Such
1633 a program reads a line containing "username":"realm" and
63a24aeb 1634 replies with the appropriate H(A1) value hex encoded or
4c9fa5d5 1635 ERR if the user (or his H(A1) hash) does not exists.
1636 See rfc 2616 for the definition of H(A1).
0a0c70cd 1637 "ERR" responses may optionally be followed by a error description
1638 available as %m in the returned error page.
4c9fa5d5 1639
7d90757b 1640 By default, the digest authentication scheme is not used unless a
4c9fa5d5 1641 program is specified.
1642
7d90757b 1643 If you want to use a digest authenticator, set this line to
1644 something like
cccac0a2 1645
1646 auth_param digest program @DEFAULT_PREFIX@/bin/digest_auth_pw @DEFAULT_PREFIX@/etc/digpass
1647
cccac0a2 1648 "children" numberofchildren
1649 The number of authenticator processes to spawn (no default).
1650 If you start too few Squid will have to wait for them to
1651 process a backlog of H(A1) calculations, slowing it down.
1652 When the H(A1) calculations are done via a (slow) network
1653 you are likely to need lots of authenticator processes.
1654 auth_param digest children 5
1655
1656 "realm" realmstring
1657 Specifies the realm name which is to be reported to the
1658 client for the digest proxy authentication scheme (part of
1659 the text the user will see when prompted their username and
1660 password). There is no default.
1661 auth_param digest realm Squid proxy-caching web server
1662
1663 "nonce_garbage_interval" timeinterval
1664 Specifies the interval that nonces that have been issued
1665 to client_agent's are checked for validity.
1666
1667 "nonce_max_duration" timeinterval
1668 Specifies the maximum length of time a given nonce will be
1669 valid for.
1670
1671 "nonce_max_count" number
1672 Specifies the maximum number of times a given nonce can be
1673 used.
1674
1675 "nonce_strictness" on|off
5ac1a5b3 1676 Determines if squid requires strict increment-by-1 behavior
cccac0a2 1677 for nonce counts, or just incrementing (off - for use when
1678 useragents generate nonce counts that occasionally miss 1
1679 (ie, 1,2,4,6)). Default off.
1680
1681 "check_nonce_count" on|off
1682 This directive if set to off can disable the nonce count check
1683 completely to work around buggy digest qop implementations in
1684 certain mainstream browser versions. Default on to check the
1685 nonce count to protect from authentication replay attacks.
1686
1687 "post_workaround" on|off
1688 This is a workaround to certain buggy browsers who sends
1689 an incorrect request digest in POST requests when reusing
5ac1a5b3 1690 the same nonce as acquired earlier on a GET request.
cccac0a2 1691
cccac0a2 1692 === NTLM scheme options follow ===
1693
1694 "program" cmdline
5ac1a5b3 1695 Specify the command for the external NTLM authenticator.
bdf7e1b4 1696 Such a program reads exchanged NTLMSSP packets with
1697 the browser via Squid until authentication is completed.
5ac1a5b3 1698 If you use an NTLM authenticator, make sure you have 1 acl
1699 of type proxy_auth. By default, the NTLM authenticator_program
cccac0a2 1700 is not used.
1701
1702 auth_param ntlm program @DEFAULT_PREFIX@/bin/ntlm_auth
1703
1704 "children" numberofchildren
1705 The number of authenticator processes to spawn (no default).
1706 If you start too few Squid will have to wait for them to
1707 process a backlog of credential verifications, slowing it
5ac1a5b3 1708 down. When credential verifications are done via a (slow)
cccac0a2 1709 network you are likely to need lots of authenticator
1710 processes.
dd9b1776 1711
cccac0a2 1712 auth_param ntlm children 5
1713
dd9b1776 1714 "keep_alive" on|off
1715 If you experience problems with PUT/POST requests when using the
1716 Negotiate authentication scheme then you can try setting this to
1717 off. This will cause Squid to forcibly close the connection on
1718 the initial requests where the browser asks which schemes are
1719 supported by the proxy.
1720
1721 auth_param ntlm keep_alive on
1722
6bf4f823 1723 === Options for configuring the NEGOTIATE auth-scheme follow ===
cccac0a2 1724
6bf4f823 1725 "program" cmdline
1726 Specify the command for the external Negotiate authenticator.
1727 This protocol is used in Microsoft Active-Directory enabled setups with
1728 the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox browsers.
1729 Its main purpose is to exchange credentials with the Squid proxy
1730 using the Kerberos mechanisms.
1731 If you use a Negotiate authenticator, make sure you have at least one acl
1732 of type proxy_auth active. By default, the negotiate authenticator_program
1733 is not used.
1734 The only supported program for this role is the ntlm_auth
26819f1e 1735 program distributed as part of Samba, version 4 or later.
6bf4f823 1736
1737 auth_param negotiate program @DEFAULT_PREFIX@/bin/ntlm_auth --helper-protocol=gss-spnego
1738
1739 "children" numberofchildren
1740 The number of authenticator processes to spawn (no default).
1741 If you start too few Squid will have to wait for them to
1742 process a backlog of credential verifications, slowing it
1743 down. When crendential verifications are done via a (slow)
1744 network you are likely to need lots of authenticator
1745 processes.
1746 auth_param negotiate children 5
699acd19 1747
6bf4f823 1748 "keep_alive" on|off
1749 If you experience problems with PUT/POST requests when using the
1750 Negotiate authentication scheme then you can try setting this to
1751 off. This will cause Squid to forcibly close the connection on
1752 the initial requests where the browser asks which schemes are
1753 supported by the proxy.
1754
1755 auth_param negotiate keep_alive on
cccac0a2 1756
1757NOCOMMENT_START
6845f129 1758#Recommended minimum configuration per scheme:
6bf4f823 1759#auth_param negotiate program <uncomment and complete this line to activate>
1760#auth_param negotiate children 5
1761#auth_param negotiate keep_alive on
26819f1e 1762#auth_param ntlm program <uncomment and complete this line to activate>
1763#auth_param ntlm children 5
1764#auth_param ntlm keep_alive on
2d70df72 1765#auth_param digest program <uncomment and complete this line>
1766#auth_param digest children 5
1767#auth_param digest realm Squid proxy-caching web server
1768#auth_param digest nonce_garbage_interval 5 minutes
1769#auth_param digest nonce_max_duration 30 minutes
1770#auth_param digest nonce_max_count 50
94439e4e 1771#auth_param basic program <uncomment and complete this line>
6845f129 1772#auth_param basic children 5
1773#auth_param basic realm Squid proxy-caching web server
1774#auth_param basic credentialsttl 2 hours
6b698a21 1775NOCOMMENT_END
1776DOC_END
0976f8db 1777
6b698a21 1778NAME: authenticate_cache_garbage_interval
1779TYPE: time_t
1780DEFAULT: 1 hour
1781LOC: Config.authenticateGCInterval
1782DOC_START
7d90757b 1783 The time period between garbage collection across the username cache.
1784 This is a tradeoff between memory utilization (long intervals - say
1785 2 days) and CPU (short intervals - say 1 minute). Only change if you
1786 have good reason to.
6b698a21 1787DOC_END
0976f8db 1788
6b698a21 1789NAME: authenticate_ttl
1790TYPE: time_t
1791DEFAULT: 1 hour
1792LOC: Config.authenticateTTL
1793DOC_START
1794 The time a user & their credentials stay in the logged in
1795 user cache since their last request. When the garbage
1796 interval passes, all user credentials that have passed their
1797 TTL are removed from memory.
1798DOC_END
0976f8db 1799
6b698a21 1800NAME: authenticate_ip_ttl
1801TYPE: time_t
1802LOC: Config.authenticateIpTTL
1803DEFAULT: 0 seconds
1804DOC_START
1805 If you use proxy authentication and the 'max_user_ip' ACL,
1806 this directive controls how long Squid remembers the IP
1807 addresses associated with each user. Use a small value
1808 (e.g., 60 seconds) if your users might change addresses
1809 quickly, as is the case with dialups. You might be safe
1810 using a larger value (e.g., 2 hours) in a corporate LAN
1811 environment with relatively static address assignments.
1812DOC_END
0976f8db 1813
6b698a21 1814NAME: external_acl_type
1815TYPE: externalAclHelper
1816LOC: Config.externalAclHelperList
1817DEFAULT: none
1818DOC_START
1819 This option defines external acl classes using a helper program
1820 to look up the status
7f7db318 1821
6b698a21 1822 external_acl_type name [options] FORMAT.. /path/to/helper [helper arguments..]
7f7db318 1823
6b698a21 1824 Options:
0976f8db 1825
6b698a21 1826 ttl=n TTL in seconds for cached results (defaults to 3600
1827 for 1 hour)
1828 negative_ttl=n
1829 TTL for cached negative lookups (default same
1830 as ttl)
1831 children=n Number of acl helper processes spawn to service
7d90757b 1832 external acl lookups of this type. (default 5)
1833 concurrency=n concurrency level per process. Only used with helpers
1834 capable of processing more than one query at a time.
6b698a21 1835 cache=n result cache size, 0 is unbounded (default)
1836 grace=n Percentage remaining of TTL where a refresh of a
1837 cached entry should be initiated without needing to
1838 wait for a new reply. (default 0 for no grace period)
dc1af3cf 1839 protocol=2.5 Compatibility mode for Squid-2.5 external acl helpers
7f7db318 1840
6b698a21 1841 FORMAT specifications
1842
1843 %LOGIN Authenticated user login name
66b4345b 1844 %EXT_USER Username from external acl
6b698a21 1845 %IDENT Ident user name
1846 %SRC Client IP
1847 %SRCPORT Client source port
3cf6e9c5 1848 %URI Requested URI
6b698a21 1849 %DST Requested host
1850 %PROTO Requested protocol
1851 %PORT Requested port
1852 %PATH Requested URL path
1853 %METHOD Request method
1854 %MYADDR Squid interface address
1855 %MYPORT Squid http_port number
7d90757b 1856 %PATH Requested URL-path (including query-string if any)
4ac9968f 1857 %USER_CERT SSL User certificate in PEM format
3d61c476 1858 %USER_CERTCHAIN SSL User certificate chain in PEM format
4ac9968f 1859 %USER_CERT_xx SSL User certificate subject attribute xx
1860 %USER_CA_xx SSL User certificate issuer attribute xx
6b698a21 1861 %{Header} HTTP request header
1862 %{Hdr:member} HTTP request header list member
1863 %{Hdr:;member}
1864 HTTP request header list member using ; as
1865 list separator. ; can be any non-alphanumeric
1866 character.
1867
7d90757b 1868 In addition to the above, any string specified in the referencing
1869 acl will also be included in the helper request line, after the
1870 specified formats (see the "acl external" directive)
6b698a21 1871
1872 The helper receives lines per the above format specification,
1873 and returns lines starting with OK or ERR indicating the validity
1874 of the request and optionally followed by additional keywords with
7d90757b 1875 more details.
6b698a21 1876
1877 General result syntax:
7f7db318 1878
6b698a21 1879 OK/ERR keyword=value ...
0976f8db 1880
6b698a21 1881 Defined keywords:
0976f8db 1882
6b698a21 1883 user= The users name (login)
1884 password= The users password (for login= cache_peer option)
1885 message= Message describing the reason. Available as %o
1886 in error pages
1887 tag= Apply a tag to a request (for both ERR and OK results)
1888 Only sets a tag, does not alter existing tags.
1889 log= String to be logged in access.log. Available as
1890 %ea in logformat specifications
0976f8db 1891
7d90757b 1892 If protocol=3.0 (the default) then URL escaping is used to protect
1893 each value in both requests and responses.
1894
1895 If using protocol=2.5 then all values need to be enclosed in quotes
1896 if they may contain whitespace, or the whitespace escaped using \.
1897 And quotes or \ characters within the keyword value must be \ escaped.
dc1af3cf 1898
7d90757b 1899 When using the concurrency= option the protocol is changed by
1900 introducing a query channel tag infront of the request/response.
1901 The query channel tag is a number between 0 and concurrency-1.
6b698a21 1902DOC_END
0976f8db 1903
6b698a21 1904COMMENT_START
1905 OPTIONS FOR TUNING THE CACHE
1906 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1907COMMENT_END
0976f8db 1908
6b698a21 1909NAME: request_header_max_size
1910COMMENT: (KB)
1911TYPE: b_size_t
5b648f60 1912DEFAULT: 20 KB
6b698a21 1913LOC: Config.maxRequestHeaderSize
1914DOC_START
1915 This specifies the maximum size for HTTP headers in a request.
1916 Request headers are usually relatively small (about 512 bytes).
1917 Placing a limit on the request header size will catch certain
1918 bugs (for example with persistent connections) and possibly
1919 buffer-overflow or denial-of-service attacks.
1920DOC_END
0976f8db 1921
6b698a21 1922NAME: request_body_max_size
47f6e231 1923COMMENT: (bytes)
1924TYPE: b_int64_t
6b698a21 1925DEFAULT: 0 KB
1926LOC: Config.maxRequestBodySize
1927DOC_START
1928 This specifies the maximum size for an HTTP request body.
1929 In other words, the maximum size of a PUT/POST request.
1930 A user who attempts to send a request with a body larger
1931 than this limit receives an "Invalid Request" error message.
1932 If you set this parameter to a zero (the default), there will
1933 be no limit imposed.
1934DOC_END
0976f8db 1935
6b698a21 1936NAME: refresh_pattern
1937TYPE: refreshpattern
1938LOC: Config.Refresh
1939DEFAULT: none
1940DOC_START
1941 usage: refresh_pattern [-i] regex min percent max [options]
0976f8db 1942
6b698a21 1943 By default, regular expressions are CASE-SENSITIVE. To make
1944 them case-insensitive, use the -i option.
0976f8db 1945
6b698a21 1946 'Min' is the time (in minutes) an object without an explicit
1947 expiry time should be considered fresh. The recommended
1948 value is 0, any higher values may cause dynamic applications
1949 to be erroneously cached unless the application designer
1950 has taken the appropriate actions.
0976f8db 1951
6b698a21 1952 'Percent' is a percentage of the objects age (time since last
1953 modification age) an object without explicit expiry time
1954 will be considered fresh.
0976f8db 1955
6b698a21 1956 'Max' is an upper limit on how long objects without an explicit
1957 expiry time will be considered fresh.
0976f8db 1958
6b698a21 1959 options: override-expire
1960 override-lastmod
1961 reload-into-ims
1962 ignore-reload
38f9c547 1963 ignore-no-cache
1964 ignore-no-store
1965 ignore-private
1966 ignore-auth
6845f129 1967 refresh-ims
0976f8db 1968
6b698a21 1969 override-expire enforces min age even if the server
1970 sent a Expires: header. Doing this VIOLATES the HTTP
1971 standard. Enabling this feature could make you liable
1972 for problems which it causes.
0976f8db 1973
6b698a21 1974 override-lastmod enforces min age even on objects
7f7db318 1975 that were modified recently.
0976f8db 1976
6b698a21 1977 reload-into-ims changes client no-cache or ``reload''
1978 to If-Modified-Since requests. Doing this VIOLATES the
1979 HTTP standard. Enabling this feature could make you
1980 liable for problems which it causes.
0976f8db 1981
6b698a21 1982 ignore-reload ignores a client no-cache or ``reload''
1983 header. Doing this VIOLATES the HTTP standard. Enabling
1984 this feature could make you liable for problems which
1985 it causes.
7f7db318 1986
6845f129 1987 ignore-no-cache ignores any ``Pragma: no-cache'' and
1988 ``Cache-control: no-cache'' headers received from a server.
1989 The HTTP RFC never allows the use of this (Pragma) header
1990 from a server, only a client, though plenty of servers
1991 send it anyway.
38f9c547 1992
6845f129 1993 ignore-no-store ignores any ``Cache-control: no-store''
1994 headers received from a server. Doing this VIOLATES
1995 the HTTP standard. Enabling this feature could make you
1996 liable for problems which it causes.
38f9c547 1997
6845f129 1998 ignore-private ignores any ``Cache-control: private''
1999 headers received from a server. Doing this VIOLATES
2000 the HTTP standard. Enabling this feature could make you
2001 liable for problems which it causes.
38f9c547 2002
6845f129 2003 ignore-auth caches responses to requests with authorization,
7d90757b 2004 as if the originserver had sent ``Cache-control: public''
2005 in the response header. Doing this VIOLATES the HTTP standard.
2006 Enabling this feature could make you liable for problems which
6845f129 2007 it causes.
38f9c547 2008
4c3ef9b2 2009 refresh-ims causes squid to contact the origin server
2010 when a client issues an If-Modified-Since request. This
2011 ensures that the client will receive an updated version
2012 if one is available.
2013
6b698a21 2014 Basically a cached object is:
0976f8db 2015
6b698a21 2016 FRESH if expires < now, else STALE
2017 STALE if age > max
2018 FRESH if lm-factor < percent, else STALE
2019 FRESH if age < min
2020 else STALE
0976f8db 2021
6b698a21 2022 The refresh_pattern lines are checked in the order listed here.
2023 The first entry which matches is used. If none of the entries
7f7db318 2024 match the default will be used.
0976f8db 2025
6b698a21 2026 Note, you must uncomment all the default lines if you want
2027 to change one. The default setting is only active if none is
2028 used.
0976f8db 2029
6b698a21 2030Suggested default:
2031NOCOMMENT_START
2032refresh_pattern ^ftp: 1440 20% 10080
2033refresh_pattern ^gopher: 1440 0% 1440
2034refresh_pattern . 0 20% 4320
2035NOCOMMENT_END
2036DOC_END
0976f8db 2037
6b698a21 2038NAME: quick_abort_min
2039COMMENT: (KB)
47f6e231 2040TYPE: kb_int64_t
6b698a21 2041DEFAULT: 16 KB
2042LOC: Config.quickAbort.min
2043DOC_NONE
0976f8db 2044
6b698a21 2045NAME: quick_abort_max
2046COMMENT: (KB)
47f6e231 2047TYPE: kb_int64_t
6b698a21 2048DEFAULT: 16 KB
2049LOC: Config.quickAbort.max
2050DOC_NONE
0976f8db 2051
6b698a21 2052NAME: quick_abort_pct
2053COMMENT: (percent)
2054TYPE: int
2055DEFAULT: 95
2056LOC: Config.quickAbort.pct
2057DOC_START
2058 The cache by default continues downloading aborted requests
2059 which are almost completed (less than 16 KB remaining). This
2060 may be undesirable on slow (e.g. SLIP) links and/or very busy
2061 caches. Impatient users may tie up file descriptors and
2062 bandwidth by repeatedly requesting and immediately aborting
2063 downloads.
0976f8db 2064
6b698a21 2065 When the user aborts a request, Squid will check the
2066 quick_abort values to the amount of data transfered until
2067 then.
0976f8db 2068
6b698a21 2069 If the transfer has less than 'quick_abort_min' KB remaining,
2070 it will finish the retrieval.
0976f8db 2071
6b698a21 2072 If the transfer has more than 'quick_abort_max' KB remaining,
2073 it will abort the retrieval.
0976f8db 2074
6b698a21 2075 If more than 'quick_abort_pct' of the transfer has completed,
2076 it will finish the retrieval.
0976f8db 2077
6b698a21 2078 If you do not want any retrieval to continue after the client
2079 has aborted, set both 'quick_abort_min' and 'quick_abort_max'
2080 to '0 KB'.
0976f8db 2081
6b698a21 2082 If you want retrievals to always continue if they are being
7f7db318 2083 cached set 'quick_abort_min' to '-1 KB'.
6b698a21 2084DOC_END
0976f8db 2085
6b698a21 2086NAME: read_ahead_gap
2087COMMENT: buffer-size
47f6e231 2088TYPE: b_int64_t
6b698a21 2089LOC: Config.readAheadGap
2090DEFAULT: 16 KB
2091DOC_START
2092 The amount of data the cache will buffer ahead of what has been
2093 sent to the client when retrieving an object from another server.
2094DOC_END
0976f8db 2095
6b698a21 2096NAME: negative_ttl
2097COMMENT: time-units
2098TYPE: time_t
2099LOC: Config.negativeTtl
2100DEFAULT: 5 minutes
2101DOC_START
2102 Time-to-Live (TTL) for failed requests. Certain types of
2103 failures (such as "connection refused" and "404 Not Found") are
2104 negatively-cached for a configurable amount of time. The
2105 default is 5 minutes. Note that this is different from
2106 negative caching of DNS lookups.
2107DOC_END
0976f8db 2108
6b698a21 2109NAME: positive_dns_ttl
2110COMMENT: time-units
2111TYPE: time_t
2112LOC: Config.positiveDnsTtl
2113DEFAULT: 6 hours
2114DOC_START
7d90757b 2115 Upper limit on how long Squid will cache positive DNS responses.
2116 Default is 6 hours (360 minutes). This directive must be set
2117 larger than negative_dns_ttl.
6b698a21 2118DOC_END
0976f8db 2119
6b698a21 2120NAME: negative_dns_ttl
2121COMMENT: time-units
2122TYPE: time_t
2123LOC: Config.negativeDnsTtl
7d90757b 2124DEFAULT: 1 minutes
6b698a21 2125DOC_START
2126 Time-to-Live (TTL) for negative caching of failed DNS lookups.
7d90757b 2127 This also sets the lower cache limit on positive lookups.
2128 Minimum value is 1 second, and it is not recommendable to go
2129 much below 10 seconds.
6b698a21 2130DOC_END
0976f8db 2131
6b698a21 2132NAME: range_offset_limit
2133COMMENT: (bytes)
47f6e231 2134TYPE: b_int64_t
6b698a21 2135LOC: Config.rangeOffsetLimit
2136DEFAULT: 0 KB
2137DOC_START
2138 Sets a upper limit on how far into the the file a Range request
2139 may be to cause Squid to prefetch the whole file. If beyond this
7f7db318 2140 limit Squid forwards the Range request as it is and the result
6b698a21 2141 is NOT cached.
0976f8db 2142
6b698a21 2143 This is to stop a far ahead range request (lets say start at 17MB)
2144 from making Squid fetch the whole object up to that point before
2145 sending anything to the client.
0976f8db 2146
6b698a21 2147 A value of -1 causes Squid to always fetch the object from the
7f7db318 2148 beginning so it may cache the result. (2.0 style)
0976f8db 2149
6b698a21 2150 A value of 0 causes Squid to never fetch more than the
2151 client requested. (default)
2152DOC_END
0976f8db 2153
5473c134 2154NAME: minimum_expiry_time
2155COMMENT: (seconds)
777831e0 2156TYPE: time_t
5473c134 2157LOC: Config.minimum_expiry_time
2158DEFAULT: 60 seconds
777831e0 2159DOC_START
5473c134 2160 The minimum caching time according to (Expires - Date)
2161 Headers Squid honors if the object can't be revalidated
2162 defaults to 60 seconds. In reverse proxy enorinments it
2163 might be desirable to honor shorter object lifetimes. It
2164 is most likely better to make your server return a
2165 meaningful Last-Modified header however. In ESI environments
2166 where page fragments often have short lifetimes, this will
2167 often be best set to 0.
777831e0 2168DOC_END
2169
5473c134 2170NAME: store_avg_object_size
2171COMMENT: (kbytes)
2172TYPE: kb_size_t
2173DEFAULT: 13 KB
2174LOC: Config.Store.avgObjectSize
6b698a21 2175DOC_START
5473c134 2176 Average object size, used to estimate number of objects your
2177 cache can hold. The default is 13 KB.
6b698a21 2178DOC_END
0976f8db 2179
5473c134 2180NAME: store_objects_per_bucket
2181TYPE: int
2182DEFAULT: 20
2183LOC: Config.Store.objectsPerBucket
6b698a21 2184DOC_START
5473c134 2185 Target number of objects per bucket in the store hash table.
2186 Lowering this value increases the total number of buckets and
2187 also the storage maintenance rate. The default is 20.
6b698a21 2188DOC_END
0976f8db 2189
5473c134 2190COMMENT_START
2191 HTTP OPTIONS
2192 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2193COMMENT_END
0976f8db 2194
5473c134 2195NAME: broken_posts
2196TYPE: acl_access
2197DEFAULT: none
2198LOC: Config.accessList.brokenPosts
6b698a21 2199DOC_START
5473c134 2200 A list of ACL elements which, if matched, causes Squid to send
2201 an extra CRLF pair after the body of a PUT/POST request.
0976f8db 2202
5473c134 2203 Some HTTP servers has broken implementations of PUT/POST,
2204 and rely on an extra CRLF pair sent by some WWW clients.
0976f8db 2205
5473c134 2206 Quote from RFC2616 section 4.1 on this matter:
6b698a21 2207
5473c134 2208 Note: certain buggy HTTP/1.0 client implementations generate an
2209 extra CRLF's after a POST request. To restate what is explicitly
2210 forbidden by the BNF, an HTTP/1.1 client must not preface or follow
2211 a request with an extra CRLF.
2212
2213Example:
2214 acl buggy_server url_regex ^http://....
2215 broken_posts allow buggy_server
6b698a21 2216DOC_END
2217
5473c134 2218NAME: via
2219IFDEF: HTTP_VIOLATIONS
2220COMMENT: on|off
6b698a21 2221TYPE: onoff
6b698a21 2222DEFAULT: on
5473c134 2223LOC: Config.onoff.via
6b698a21 2224DOC_START
5473c134 2225 If set (default), Squid will include a Via header in requests and
2226 replies as required by RFC2616.
6b698a21 2227DOC_END
0976f8db 2228
5473c134 2229NAME: ie_refresh
2230COMMENT: on|off
2231TYPE: onoff
2232LOC: Config.onoff.ie_refresh
2233DEFAULT: off
2234DOC_START
2235 Microsoft Internet Explorer up until version 5.5 Service
2236 Pack 1 has an issue with transparent proxies, wherein it
2237 is impossible to force a refresh. Turning this on provides
2238 a partial fix to the problem, by causing all IMS-REFRESH
2239 requests from older IE versions to check the origin server
2240 for fresh content. This reduces hit ratio by some amount
2241 (~10% in my experience), but allows users to actually get
2242 fresh content when they want it. Note because Squid
2243 cannot tell if the user is using 5.5 or 5.5SP1, the behavior
2244 of 5.5 is unchanged from old versions of Squid (i.e. a
2245 forced refresh is impossible). Newer versions of IE will,
2246 hopefully, continue to have the new behavior and will be
2247 handled based on that assumption. This option defaults to
2248 the old Squid behavior, which is better for hit ratios but
2249 worse for clients using IE, if they need to be able to
2250 force fresh content.
2251DOC_END
2252
2253NAME: vary_ignore_expire
2254COMMENT: on|off
2255TYPE: onoff
2256LOC: Config.onoff.vary_ignore_expire
2257DEFAULT: off
2258DOC_START
2259 Many HTTP servers supporting Vary gives such objects
2260 immediate expiry time with no cache-control header
2261 when requested by a HTTP/1.0 client. This option
2262 enables Squid to ignore such expiry times until
2263 HTTP/1.1 is fully implemented.
2264 WARNING: This may eventually cause some varying
2265 objects not intended for caching to get cached.
2266DOC_END
2267
2268NAME: extension_methods
2269TYPE: wordlist
2270LOC: Config.ext_methods
2271DEFAULT: none
2272DOC_START
2273 Squid only knows about standardized HTTP request methods.
2274 You can add up to 20 additional "extension" methods here.
2275DOC_END
2276
2277NAME: request_entities
2278TYPE: onoff
2279LOC: Config.onoff.request_entities
2280DEFAULT: off
2281DOC_START
2282 Squid defaults to deny GET and HEAD requests with request entities,
2283 as the meaning of such requests are undefined in the HTTP standard
2284 even if not explicitly forbidden.
2285
2286 Set this directive to on if you have clients which insists
2287 on sending request entities in GET or HEAD requests. But be warned
2288 that there is server software (both proxies and web servers) which
2289 can fail to properly process this kind of request which may make you
2290 vulnerable to cache pollution attacks if enabled.
2291DOC_END
2292
2293NAME: request_header_access
2294IFDEF: HTTP_VIOLATIONS
2295TYPE: http_header_access[]
2296LOC: Config.request_header_access
2297DEFAULT: none
2298DOC_START
2299 Usage: request_header_access header_name allow|deny [!]aclname ...
2300
2301 WARNING: Doing this VIOLATES the HTTP standard. Enabling
2302 this feature could make you liable for problems which it
2303 causes.
2304
2305 This option replaces the old 'anonymize_headers' and the
2306 older 'http_anonymizer' option with something that is much
2307 more configurable. This new method creates a list of ACLs
2308 for each header, allowing you very fine-tuned header
2309 mangling.
2310
2311 This option only applies to request headers, i.e., from the
2312 client to the server.
2313
2314 You can only specify known headers for the header name.
2315 Other headers are reclassified as 'Other'. You can also
2316 refer to all the headers with 'All'.
2317
2318 For example, to achieve the same behavior as the old
2319 'http_anonymizer standard' option, you should use:
2320
2321 request_header_access From deny all
2322 request_header_access Referer deny all
2323 request_header_access Server deny all
2324 request_header_access User-Agent deny all
2325 request_header_access WWW-Authenticate deny all
2326 request_header_access Link deny all
2327
2328 Or, to reproduce the old 'http_anonymizer paranoid' feature
2329 you should use:
2330
2331 request_header_access Allow allow all
2332 request_header_access Authorization allow all
2333 request_header_access WWW-Authenticate allow all
2334 request_header_access Proxy-Authorization allow all
2335 request_header_access Proxy-Authenticate allow all
2336 request_header_access Cache-Control allow all
2337 request_header_access Content-Encoding allow all
2338 request_header_access Content-Length allow all
2339 request_header_access Content-Type allow all
2340 request_header_access Date allow all
2341 request_header_access Expires allow all
2342 request_header_access Host allow all
2343 request_header_access If-Modified-Since allow all
2344 request_header_access Last-Modified allow all
2345 request_header_access Location allow all
2346 request_header_access Pragma allow all
2347 request_header_access Accept allow all
2348 request_header_access Accept-Charset allow all
2349 request_header_access Accept-Encoding allow all
2350 request_header_access Accept-Language allow all
2351 request_header_access Content-Language allow all
2352 request_header_access Mime-Version allow all
2353 request_header_access Retry-After allow all
2354 request_header_access Title allow all
2355 request_header_access Connection allow all
2356 request_header_access Proxy-Connection allow all
2357 request_header_access All deny all
2358
2359 although many of those are HTTP reply headers, and so should be
2360 controlled with the reply_header_access directive.
2361
2362 By default, all headers are allowed (no anonymizing is
2363 performed).
2364DOC_END
2365
2366NAME: reply_header_access
2367IFDEF: HTTP_VIOLATIONS
2368TYPE: http_header_access[]
2369LOC: Config.reply_header_access
2370DEFAULT: none
2371DOC_START
2372 Usage: reply_header_access header_name allow|deny [!]aclname ...
2373
2374 WARNING: Doing this VIOLATES the HTTP standard. Enabling
2375 this feature could make you liable for problems which it
2376 causes.
2377
2378 This option only applies to reply headers, i.e., from the
2379 server to the client.
2380
2381 This is the same as request_header_access, but in the other
2382 direction.
2383
2384 This option replaces the old 'anonymize_headers' and the
2385 older 'http_anonymizer' option with something that is much
2386 more configurable. This new method creates a list of ACLs
2387 for each header, allowing you very fine-tuned header
2388 mangling.
2389
2390 You can only specify known headers for the header name.
2391 Other headers are reclassified as 'Other'. You can also
2392 refer to all the headers with 'All'.
2393
2394 For example, to achieve the same behavior as the old
2395 'http_anonymizer standard' option, you should use:
2396
2397 reply_header_access From deny all
2398 reply_header_access Referer deny all
2399 reply_header_access Server deny all
2400 reply_header_access User-Agent deny all
2401 reply_header_access WWW-Authenticate deny all
2402 reply_header_access Link deny all
2403
2404 Or, to reproduce the old 'http_anonymizer paranoid' feature
2405 you should use:
2406
2407 reply_header_access Allow allow all
2408 reply_header_access Authorization allow all
2409 reply_header_access WWW-Authenticate allow all
2410 reply_header_access Proxy-Authorization allow all
2411 reply_header_access Proxy-Authenticate allow all
2412 reply_header_access Cache-Control allow all
2413 reply_header_access Content-Encoding allow all
2414 reply_header_access Content-Length allow all
2415 reply_header_access Content-Type allow all
2416 reply_header_access Date allow all
2417 reply_header_access Expires allow all
2418 reply_header_access Host allow all
2419 reply_header_access If-Modified-Since allow all
2420 reply_header_access Last-Modified allow all
2421 reply_header_access Location allow all
2422 reply_header_access Pragma allow all
2423 reply_header_access Accept allow all
2424 reply_header_access Accept-Charset allow all
2425 reply_header_access Accept-Encoding allow all
2426 reply_header_access Accept-Language allow all
2427 reply_header_access Content-Language allow all
2428 reply_header_access Mime-Version allow all
2429 reply_header_access Retry-After allow all
2430 reply_header_access Title allow all
2431 reply_header_access Connection allow all
2432 reply_header_access Proxy-Connection allow all
2433 reply_header_access All deny all
2434
2435 although the HTTP request headers won't be usefully controlled
2436 by this directive -- see request_header_access for details.
2437
2438 By default, all headers are allowed (no anonymizing is
2439 performed).
2440DOC_END
2441
2442NAME: header_replace
2443IFDEF: HTTP_VIOLATIONS
2444TYPE: http_header_replace[]
2445LOC: Config.request_header_access
2446DEFAULT: none
2447DOC_START
2448 Usage: header_replace header_name message
2449 Example: header_replace User-Agent Nutscrape/1.0 (CP/M; 8-bit)
2450
2451 This option allows you to change the contents of headers
2452 denied with header_access above, by replacing them with
2453 some fixed string. This replaces the old fake_user_agent
2454 option.
2455
2456 This only applies to request headers, not reply headers.
2457
2458 By default, headers are removed if denied.
2459DOC_END
2460
2461NAME: relaxed_header_parser
2462COMMENT: on|off|warn
2463TYPE: tristate
2464LOC: Config.onoff.relaxed_header_parser
2465DEFAULT: on
2466DOC_START
2467 In the default "on" setting Squid accepts certain forms
2468 of non-compliant HTTP messages where it is unambiguous
2469 what the sending application intended even if the message
2470 is not correctly formatted. The messages is then normalized
2471 to the correct form when forwarded by Squid.
2472
2473 If set to "warn" then a warning will be emitted in cache.log
2474 each time such HTTP error is encountered.
2475
2476 If set to "off" then such HTTP errors will cause the request
2477 or response to be rejected.
2478DOC_END
2479
2480COMMENT_START
2481 TIMEOUTS
2482 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2483COMMENT_END
2484
2485NAME: forward_timeout
2486COMMENT: time-units
2487TYPE: time_t
2488LOC: Config.Timeout.forward
2489DEFAULT: 4 minutes
2490DOC_START
2491 This parameter specifies how long Squid should at most attempt in
2492 finding a forwarding path for the request before giving up.
2493DOC_END
2494
2495NAME: connect_timeout
2496COMMENT: time-units
2497TYPE: time_t
2498LOC: Config.Timeout.connect
2499DEFAULT: 1 minute
2500DOC_START
2501 This parameter specifies how long to wait for the TCP connect to
2502 the requested server or peer to complete before Squid should
2503 attempt to find another path where to forward the request.
2504DOC_END
2505
2506NAME: peer_connect_timeout
2507COMMENT: time-units
2508TYPE: time_t
2509LOC: Config.Timeout.peer_connect
2510DEFAULT: 30 seconds
2511DOC_START
2512 This parameter specifies how long to wait for a pending TCP
2513 connection to a peer cache. The default is 30 seconds. You
2514 may also set different timeout values for individual neighbors
2515 with the 'connect-timeout' option on a 'cache_peer' line.
2516DOC_END
2517
2518NAME: read_timeout
2519COMMENT: time-units
2520TYPE: time_t
2521LOC: Config.Timeout.read
2522DEFAULT: 15 minutes
2523DOC_START
2524 The read_timeout is applied on server-side connections. After
2525 each successful read(), the timeout will be extended by this
2526 amount. If no data is read again after this amount of time,
2527 the request is aborted and logged with ERR_READ_TIMEOUT. The
2528 default is 15 minutes.
2529DOC_END
2530
2531NAME: request_timeout
2532TYPE: time_t
2533LOC: Config.Timeout.request
2534DEFAULT: 5 minutes
2535DOC_START
2536 How long to wait for an HTTP request after initial
2537 connection establishment.
2538DOC_END
2539
2540NAME: persistent_request_timeout
2541TYPE: time_t
2542LOC: Config.Timeout.persistent_request
ecbb1219 2543DEFAULT: 2 minutes
5473c134 2544DOC_START
2545 How long to wait for the next HTTP request on a persistent
2546 connection after the previous request completes.
2547DOC_END
2548
2549NAME: client_lifetime
2550COMMENT: time-units
2551TYPE: time_t
2552LOC: Config.Timeout.lifetime
2553DEFAULT: 1 day
2554DOC_START
2555 The maximum amount of time a client (browser) is allowed to
2556 remain connected to the cache process. This protects the Cache
2557 from having a lot of sockets (and hence file descriptors) tied up
2558 in a CLOSE_WAIT state from remote clients that go away without
2559 properly shutting down (either because of a network failure or
2560 because of a poor client implementation). The default is one
2561 day, 1440 minutes.
2562
2563 NOTE: The default value is intended to be much larger than any
2564 client would ever need to be connected to your cache. You
2565 should probably change client_lifetime only as a last resort.
2566 If you seem to have many client connections tying up
2567 filedescriptors, we recommend first tuning the read_timeout,
2568 request_timeout, persistent_request_timeout and quick_abort values.
2569DOC_END
2570
2571NAME: half_closed_clients
2572TYPE: onoff
2573LOC: Config.onoff.half_closed_clients
2574DEFAULT: on
2575DOC_START
2576 Some clients may shutdown the sending side of their TCP
2577 connections, while leaving their receiving sides open. Sometimes,
2578 Squid can not tell the difference between a half-closed and a
2579 fully-closed TCP connection. By default, half-closed client
2580 connections are kept open until a read(2) or write(2) on the
2581 socket returns an error. Change this option to 'off' and Squid
2582 will immediately close client connections when read(2) returns
2583 "no more data to read."
2584DOC_END
2585
2586NAME: pconn_timeout
2587TYPE: time_t
2588LOC: Config.Timeout.pconn
ecbb1219 2589DEFAULT: 1 minute
5473c134 2590DOC_START
2591 Timeout for idle persistent connections to servers and other
6b698a21 2592 proxies.
2593DOC_END
0976f8db 2594
6b698a21 2595NAME: ident_timeout
2596TYPE: time_t
2597IFDEF: USE_IDENT
2598LOC: Config.Timeout.ident
2599DEFAULT: 10 seconds
2600DOC_START
2601 Maximum time to wait for IDENT lookups to complete.
7f7db318 2602
6b698a21 2603 If this is too high, and you enabled IDENT lookups from untrusted
7f7db318 2604 users, you might be susceptible to denial-of-service by having
6b698a21 2605 many ident requests going at once.
2606DOC_END
0976f8db 2607
6b698a21 2608NAME: shutdown_lifetime
2609COMMENT: time-units
2610TYPE: time_t
2611LOC: Config.shutdownLifetime
2612DEFAULT: 30 seconds
2613DOC_START
2614 When SIGTERM or SIGHUP is received, the cache is put into
2615 "shutdown pending" mode until all active sockets are closed.
2616 This value is the lifetime to set for all open descriptors
2617 during shutdown mode. Any active clients after this many
2618 seconds will receive a 'timeout' message.
2619DOC_END
9e7dbc51 2620
6b698a21 2621COMMENT_START
2622 ACCESS CONTROLS
2623 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2624COMMENT_END
9e7dbc51 2625
6b698a21 2626NAME: acl
2627TYPE: acl
2628LOC: Config.aclList
2629DEFAULT: none
2630DOC_START
2631 Defining an Access List
9e7dbc51 2632
6b698a21 2633 acl aclname acltype string1 ...
2634 acl aclname acltype "file" ...
9e7dbc51 2635
6b698a21 2636 when using "file", the file should contain one item per line
9e7dbc51 2637
6b698a21 2638 acltype is one of the types described below
9e7dbc51 2639
6b698a21 2640 By default, regular expressions are CASE-SENSITIVE. To make
2641 them case-insensitive, use the -i option.
9e7dbc51 2642
6b698a21 2643 acl aclname src ip-address/netmask ... (clients IP address)
2644 acl aclname src addr1-addr2/netmask ... (range of addresses)
2645 acl aclname dst ip-address/netmask ... (URL host's IP address)
2646 acl aclname myip ip-address/netmask ... (local socket IP address)
9e7dbc51 2647
5b807763 2648 acl aclname arp mac-address ... (xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx notation)
2649 # The arp ACL requires the special configure option --enable-arp-acl.
2650 # Furthermore, the ARP ACL code is not portable to all operating systems.
5cb988c7 2651 # It works on Linux, Solaris, Windows, FreeBSD, and some other *BSD variants.
5b807763 2652 #
2653 # NOTE: Squid can only determine the MAC address for clients that are on
2654 # the same subnet. If the client is on a different subnet, then Squid cannot
2655 # find out its MAC address.
2656
6b698a21 2657 acl aclname srcdomain .foo.com ... # reverse lookup, client IP
2658 acl aclname dstdomain .foo.com ... # Destination server from URL
2659 acl aclname srcdom_regex [-i] xxx ... # regex matching client name
2660 acl aclname dstdom_regex [-i] xxx ... # regex matching server
7660b45d 2661 # For dstdomain and dstdom_regex a reverse lookup is tried if a IP
2662 # based URL is used and no match is found. The name "none" is used
2663 # if the reverse lookup fails.
9e7dbc51 2664
a0ec9f68 2665 acl aclname http_status 200 301 500- 400-403 ... # status code in reply
2666
6b698a21 2667 acl aclname time [day-abbrevs] [h1:m1-h2:m2]
2668 day-abbrevs:
2669 S - Sunday
2670 M - Monday
2671 T - Tuesday
2672 W - Wednesday
2673 H - Thursday
2674 F - Friday
2675 A - Saturday
2676 h1:m1 must be less than h2:m2
2677 acl aclname url_regex [-i] ^http:// ... # regex matching on whole URL
2678 acl aclname urlpath_regex [-i] \.gif$ ... # regex matching on URL path
2679 acl aclname port 80 70 21 ...
2680 acl aclname port 0-1024 ... # ranges allowed
2681 acl aclname myport 3128 ... # (local socket TCP port)
2682 acl aclname proto HTTP FTP ...
2683 acl aclname method GET POST ...
2684 acl aclname browser [-i] regexp ...
00634927 2685 # pattern match on User-Agent header (see also req_header below)
6845f129 2686 acl aclname referer_regex [-i] regexp ...
2687 # pattern match on Referer header
2688 # Referer is highly unreliable, so use with care
6b698a21 2689 acl aclname ident username ...
2690 acl aclname ident_regex [-i] pattern ...
2691 # string match on ident output.
9e7dbc51 2692 # use REQUIRED to accept any non-null ident.
6b698a21 2693 acl aclname src_as number ...
2694 acl aclname dst_as number ...
2695 # Except for access control, AS numbers can be used for
9e7dbc51 2696 # routing of requests to specific caches. Here's an
2697 # example for routing all requests for AS#1241 and only
6468fe10 2698 # those to mycache.mydomain.net:
2699 # acl asexample dst_as 1241
d87ebd78 2700 # cache_peer_access mycache.mydomain.net allow asexample
2701 # cache_peer_access mycache_mydomain.net deny all
6468fe10 2702
6b698a21 2703 acl aclname proxy_auth [-i] username ...
2704 acl aclname proxy_auth_regex [-i] pattern ...
2705 # list of valid usernames
c68e9c6b 2706 # use REQUIRED to accept any valid username.
73e67ee0 2707 #
2708 # NOTE: when a Proxy-Authentication header is sent but it is not
2709 # needed during ACL checking the username is NOT logged
2710 # in access.log.
c68e9c6b 2711 #
2712 # NOTE: proxy_auth requires a EXTERNAL authentication program
2713 # to check username/password combinations (see
f7d2a450 2714 # auth_param directive).
c68e9c6b 2715 #
d048c262 2716 # NOTE: proxy_auth can't be used in a transparent proxy as
2717 # the browser needs to be configured for using a proxy in order
2718 # to respond to proxy authentication.
934b03fc 2719
6b698a21 2720 acl aclname snmp_community string ...
2721 # A community string to limit access to your SNMP Agent
dba79ac5 2722 # Example:
96d88dcb 2723 #
dba79ac5 2724 # acl snmppublic snmp_community public
2725
6b698a21 2726 acl aclname maxconn number
2727 # This will be matched when the client's IP address has
9bc73deb 2728 # more than <number> HTTP connections established.
2729
6b698a21 2730 acl aclname max_user_ip [-s] number
2731 # This will be matched when the user attempts to log in from more
c23e89cd 2732 # than <number> different ip addresses. The authenticate_ip_ttl
60d096f4 2733 # parameter controls the timeout on the ip entries.
7f7db318 2734 # If -s is specified the limit is strict, denying browsing
be5caa55 2735 # from any further IP addresses until the ttl has expired. Without
c23e89cd 2736 # -s Squid will just annoy the user by "randomly" denying requests.
7f7db318 2737 # (the counter is reset each time the limit is reached and a
be5caa55 2738 # request is denied)
2739 # NOTE: in acceleration mode or where there is mesh of child proxies,
c23e89cd 2740 # clients may appear to come from multiple addresses if they are
be5caa55 2741 # going through proxy farms, so a limit of 1 may cause user problems.
60d096f4 2742
53e738c6 2743 acl aclname req_mime_type mime-type1 ...
2744 # regex match against the mime type of the request generated
2745 # by the client. Can be used to detect file upload or some
2746 # types HTTP tunneling requests.
2747 # NOTE: This does NOT match the reply. You cannot use this
2748 # to match the returned file type.
2749
2750 acl aclname req_header header-name [-i] any\.regex\.here
2751 # regex match against any of the known request headers. May be
2752 # thought of as a superset of "browser", "referer" and "mime-type"
2753 # ACLs.
2754
cccac0a2 2755 acl aclname rep_mime_type mime-type1 ...
5ac1a5b3 2756 # regex match against the mime type of the reply received by
c4ab8329 2757 # squid. Can be used to detect file download or some
5ac1a5b3 2758 # types HTTP tunneling requests.
c4ab8329 2759 # NOTE: This has no effect in http_access rules. It only has
2760 # effect in rules that affect the reply data stream such as
2761 # http_reply_access.
2762
7df0bfd7 2763 acl aclname rep_header header-name [-i] any\.regex\.here
7d90757b 2764 # regex match against any of the known reply headers. May be
7df0bfd7 2765 # thought of as a superset of "browser", "referer" and "mime-type"
2766 # ACLs.
2767
cccac0a2 2768 acl acl_name external class_name [arguments...]
2769 # external ACL lookup via a helper class defined by the
d9572179 2770 # external_acl_type directive.
c4ab8329 2771
cccac0a2 2772 acl aclname user_cert attribute values...
2773 # match against attributes in a user SSL certificate
a7ad6e4e 2774 # attribute is one of DN/C/O/CN/L/ST
2775
cccac0a2 2776 acl aclname ca_cert attribute values...
2777 # match against attributes a users issuing CA SSL certificate
a7ad6e4e 2778 # attribute is one of DN/C/O/CN/L/ST
2779
cccac0a2 2780 acl aclname ext_user username ...
2781 acl aclname ext_user_regex [-i] pattern ...
7d90757b 2782 # string match on username returned by external acl helper
d95b862f 2783 # use REQUIRED to accept any non-null user name.
2784
cccac0a2 2785Examples:
5b807763 2786acl macaddress arp 09:00:2b:23:45:67
cccac0a2 2787acl myexample dst_as 1241
2788acl password proxy_auth REQUIRED
2789acl fileupload req_mime_type -i ^multipart/form-data$
2790acl javascript rep_mime_type -i ^application/x-javascript$
c68e9c6b 2791
cccac0a2 2792NOCOMMENT_START
6b53c392 2793#Recommended minimum configuration:
cccac0a2 2794acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
2795acl manager proto cache_object
2796acl localhost src 127.0.0.1/255.255.255.255
2797acl to_localhost dst 127.0.0.0/8
ec19153f 2798acl SSL_ports port 443
cccac0a2 2799acl Safe_ports port 80 # http
2800acl Safe_ports port 21 # ftp
ec19153f 2801acl Safe_ports port 443 # https
cccac0a2 2802acl Safe_ports port 70 # gopher
2803acl Safe_ports port 210 # wais
2804acl Safe_ports port 1025-65535 # unregistered ports
2805acl Safe_ports port 280 # http-mgmt
2806acl Safe_ports port 488 # gss-http
2807acl Safe_ports port 591 # filemaker
2808acl Safe_ports port 777 # multiling http
2809acl CONNECT method CONNECT
2810NOCOMMENT_END
2811DOC_END
2812
2813NAME: http_access
2814TYPE: acl_access
2815LOC: Config.accessList.http
2816DEFAULT: none
2817DEFAULT_IF_NONE: deny all
2818DOC_START
2819 Allowing or Denying access based on defined access lists
2820
2821 Access to the HTTP port:
2822 http_access allow|deny [!]aclname ...
2823
2824 NOTE on default values:
2825
2826 If there are no "access" lines present, the default is to deny
2827 the request.
2828
2829 If none of the "access" lines cause a match, the default is the
2830 opposite of the last line in the list. If the last line was
7f7db318 2831 deny, the default is allow. Conversely, if the last line
cccac0a2 2832 is allow, the default will be deny. For these reasons, it is a
2833 good idea to have an "deny all" or "allow all" entry at the end
2834 of your access lists to avoid potential confusion.
2835
2836NOCOMMENT_START
6b53c392 2837#Recommended minimum configuration:
2838#
2839# Only allow cachemgr access from localhost
cccac0a2 2840http_access allow manager localhost
2841http_access deny manager
6b53c392 2842# Deny requests to unknown ports
cccac0a2 2843http_access deny !Safe_ports
6b53c392 2844# Deny CONNECT to other than SSL ports
cccac0a2 2845http_access deny CONNECT !SSL_ports
c68e9c6b 2846#
7f7db318 2847# We strongly recommend the following be uncommented to protect innocent
2848# web applications running on the proxy server who think the only
4cc6eb12 2849# one who can access services on "localhost" is a local user
2850#http_access deny to_localhost
c68e9c6b 2851#
4cc6eb12 2852# INSERT YOUR OWN RULE(S) HERE TO ALLOW ACCESS FROM YOUR CLIENTS
2853
59f4a63e 2854# Example rule allowing access from your local networks. Adapt
b9d7fe3e 2855# to list your (internal) IP networks from where browsing should
2856# be allowed
2857#acl our_networks src 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.2.0/24
2858#http_access allow our_networks
2859
6b53c392 2860# And finally deny all other access to this proxy
cccac0a2 2861http_access deny all
2862NOCOMMENT_END
2863DOC_END
c4ab8329 2864
cccac0a2 2865NAME: http_reply_access
2866TYPE: acl_access
2867LOC: Config.accessList.reply
2868DEFAULT: none
cccac0a2 2869DOC_START
6845f129 2870 Allow replies to client requests. This is complementary to http_access.
c4ab8329 2871
6845f129 2872 http_reply_access allow|deny [!] aclname ...
0976f8db 2873
6845f129 2874 NOTE: if there are no access lines present, the default is to allow
cccac0a2 2875 all replies
0976f8db 2876
6845f129 2877 If none of the access lines cause a match the opposite of the
2878 last line will apply. Thus it is good practice to end the rules
2879 with an "allow all" or "deny all" entry.
cccac0a2 2880DOC_END
6b53c392 2881
cccac0a2 2882NAME: icp_access
2883TYPE: acl_access
2884LOC: Config.accessList.icp
2885DEFAULT: none
2886DEFAULT_IF_NONE: deny all
2887DOC_START
2888 Allowing or Denying access to the ICP port based on defined
2889 access lists
934b03fc 2890
cccac0a2 2891 icp_access allow|deny [!]aclname ...
0976f8db 2892
cccac0a2 2893 See http_access for details
0976f8db 2894
cccac0a2 2895NOCOMMENT_START
403b5e7b 2896#Allow ICP queries from everyone
cccac0a2 2897icp_access allow all
2898NOCOMMENT_END
2899DOC_END
934b03fc 2900
5401aa8d 2901NAME: htcp_access
2902IFDEF: USE_HTCP
2903TYPE: acl_access
2904LOC: Config.accessList.htcp
2905DEFAULT: none
2906DEFAULT_IF_NONE: deny all
2907DOC_START
2908 Allowing or Denying access to the HTCP port based on defined
2909 access lists
2910
2911 htcp_access allow|deny [!]aclname ...
2912
2913 See http_access for details
2914
2915#Allow HTCP queries from everyone
2916htcp_access allow all
2917DOC_END
2918
2919NAME: htcp_clr_access
2920IFDEF: USE_HTCP
2921TYPE: acl_access
2922LOC: Config.accessList.htcp_clr
2923DEFAULT: none
2924DEFAULT_IF_NONE: deny all
2925DOC_START
2926 Allowing or Denying access to purge content using HTCP based
2927 on defined access lists
2928
2929 htcp_clr_access allow|deny [!]aclname ...
2930
2931 See http_access for details
2932
2933#Allow HTCP CLR requests from trusted peers
2934acl htcp_clr_peer src 172.16.1.2
2935htcp_clr_access allow htcp_clr_peer
2936DOC_END
2937
cccac0a2 2938NAME: miss_access
2939TYPE: acl_access
2940LOC: Config.accessList.miss
2941DEFAULT: none
2942DOC_START
2943 Use to force your neighbors to use you as a sibling instead of
2944 a parent. For example:
934b03fc 2945
cccac0a2 2946 acl localclients src 172.16.0.0/16
2947 miss_access allow localclients
2948 miss_access deny !localclients
934b03fc 2949
7f7db318 2950 This means only your local clients are allowed to fetch
cccac0a2 2951 MISSES and all other clients can only fetch HITS.
934b03fc 2952
cccac0a2 2953 By default, allow all clients who passed the http_access rules
2954 to fetch MISSES from us.
6b53c392 2955
cccac0a2 2956NOCOMMENT_START
6b53c392 2957#Default setting:
2958# miss_access allow all
cccac0a2 2959NOCOMMENT_END
2960DOC_END
2961
cccac0a2 2962NAME: cache_peer_access
2963TYPE: peer_access
2964DEFAULT: none
2965LOC: none
2966DOC_START
2967 Similar to 'cache_peer_domain' but provides more flexibility by
2968 using ACL elements.
2969
2970 cache_peer_access cache-host allow|deny [!]aclname ...
2971
2972 The syntax is identical to 'http_access' and the other lists of
2973 ACL elements. See the comments for 'http_access' below, or
2974 the Squid FAQ (http://www.squid-cache.org/FAQ/FAQ-10.html).
2975DOC_END
2976
2977NAME: ident_lookup_access
2978TYPE: acl_access
2979IFDEF: USE_IDENT
2980DEFAULT: none
2981DEFAULT_IF_NONE: deny all
2982LOC: Config.accessList.identLookup
2983DOC_START
2984 A list of ACL elements which, if matched, cause an ident
2985 (RFC 931) lookup to be performed for this request. For
2986 example, you might choose to always perform ident lookups
2987 for your main multi-user Unix boxes, but not for your Macs
2988 and PCs. By default, ident lookups are not performed for
2989 any requests.
2990
2991 To enable ident lookups for specific client addresses, you
2992 can follow this example:
2993
2994 acl ident_aware_hosts src 198.168.1.0/255.255.255.0
2995 ident_lookup_access allow ident_aware_hosts
2996 ident_lookup_access deny all
2997
2998 Only src type ACL checks are fully supported. A src_domain
2999 ACL might work at times, but it will not always provide
3000 the correct result.
3001DOC_END
3002
3003NAME: tcp_outgoing_tos tcp_outgoing_ds tcp_outgoing_dscp
3004TYPE: acl_tos
3005DEFAULT: none
3006LOC: Config.accessList.outgoing_tos
3007DOC_START
3008 Allows you to select a TOS/Diffserv value to mark outgoing
3009 connections with, based on the username or source address
3010 making the request.
3011
3012 tcp_outgoing_tos ds-field [!]aclname ...
3013
3014 Example where normal_service_net uses the TOS value 0x00
3015 and normal_service_net uses 0x20
3016
3017 acl normal_service_net src 10.0.0.0/255.255.255.0
3018 acl good_service_net src 10.0.1.0/255.255.255.0
3019 tcp_outgoing_tos 0x00 normal_service_net 0x00
3020 tcp_outgoing_tos 0x20 good_service_net
3021
3022 TOS/DSCP values really only have local significance - so you should
7d90757b 3023 know what you're specifying. For more information, see RFC2474 and
3024 RFC3260.
cccac0a2 3025
7d90757b 3026 The TOS/DSCP byte must be exactly that - a octet value 0 - 255, or
3027 "default" to use whatever default your host has. Note that in
3028 practice often only values 0 - 63 is usable as the two highest bits
3029 have been redefined for use by ECN (RFC3168).
cccac0a2 3030
3031 Processing proceeds in the order specified, and stops at first fully
3032 matching line.
7d90757b 3033
3034 Note: The use of this directive using client dependent ACLs is
3035 incompatible with the use of server side persistent connections. To
3036 ensure correct results it is best to set server_persisten_connections
3037 to off when using this directive in such configurations.
cccac0a2 3038DOC_END
3039
057f5854 3040NAME: clientside_tos
3041TYPE: acl_tos
3042DEFAULT: none
3043LOC: Config.accessList.clientside_tos
3044DOC_START
3045 Allows you to select a TOS/Diffserv value to mark client-side
3046 connections with, based on the username or source address
3047 making the request.
3048DOC_END
3049
cccac0a2 3050NAME: tcp_outgoing_address
3051TYPE: acl_address
3052DEFAULT: none
3053LOC: Config.accessList.outgoing_address
3054DOC_START
3055 Allows you to map requests to different outgoing IP addresses
7d90757b 3056 based on the username or source address of the user making
cccac0a2 3057 the request.
7f7db318 3058
cccac0a2 3059 tcp_outgoing_address ipaddr [[!]aclname] ...
3060
5ac1a5b3 3061 Example where requests from 10.0.0.0/24 will be forwarded
7f7db318 3062 with source address 10.1.0.1, 10.0.2.0/24 forwarded with
cccac0a2 3063 source address 10.1.0.2 and the rest will be forwarded with
3064 source address 10.1.0.3.
3065
3066 acl normal_service_net src 10.0.0.0/255.255.255.0
3067 acl good_service_net src 10.0.1.0/255.255.255.0
3068 tcp_outgoing_address 10.0.0.1 normal_service_net
3069 tcp_outgoing_address 10.0.0.2 good_service_net
3070 tcp_outgoing_address 10.0.0.3
3071
3072 Processing proceeds in the order specified, and stops at first fully
3073 matching line.
7d90757b 3074
3075 Note: The use of this directive using client dependent ACLs is
3076 incompatible with the use of server side persistent connections. To
3077 ensure correct results it is best to set server_persistent_connections
3078 to off when using this directive in such configurations.
cccac0a2 3079DOC_END
3080
4eb368f9 3081NAME: reply_header_max_size
3082COMMENT: (KB)
3083TYPE: b_size_t
3084DEFAULT: 20 KB
3085LOC: Config.maxReplyHeaderSize
3086DOC_START
3087 This specifies the maximum size for HTTP headers in a reply.
3088 Reply headers are usually relatively small (about 512 bytes).
3089 Placing a limit on the reply header size will catch certain
3090 bugs (for example with persistent connections) and possibly
3091 buffer-overflow or denial-of-service attacks.
3092DOC_END
3093
cccac0a2 3094NAME: reply_body_max_size
3095COMMENT: size [acl acl...]
3096TYPE: acl_b_size_t
3097DEFAULT: none
3098LOC: Config.ReplyBodySize
3099DOC_START
6845f129 3100 This option specifies the maximum size of a reply body. It can be
cccac0a2 3101 used to prevent users from downloading very large files, such as
5ac1a5b3 3102 MP3's and movies. When the reply headers are received, the
cccac0a2 3103 reply_body_max_size lines are processed, and the first line where
5ac1a5b3 3104 all (if any) listed ACLs are true is used as the maximum body size
cccac0a2 3105 for this reply.
3106
7f7db318 3107 This size is checked twice. First when we get the reply headers,
cccac0a2 3108 we check the content-length value. If the content length value exists
3109 and is larger than the allowed size, the request is denied and the
3110 user receives an error message that says "the request or reply
3111 is too large." If there is no content-length, and the reply
3112 size exceeds this limit, the client's connection is just closed
3113 and they will receive a partial reply.
3114
3115 WARNING: downstream caches probably can not detect a partial reply
3116 if there is no content-length header, so they will cache
3117 partial responses and give them out as hits. You should NOT
3118 use this option if you have downstream caches.
3119
3120 WARNING: A maximum size smaller than the size of squid's error messages
3121 will cause an infinite loop and crash squid. Ensure that the smallest
3122 non-zero value you use is greater that the maximum header size plus
3123 the size of your largest error page.
3124
3125 If you set this parameter none (the default), there will be
3126 no limit imposed.
3127DOC_END
3128
3129NAME: log_access
3130TYPE: acl_access
3131LOC: Config.accessList.log
3132DEFAULT: none
3133COMMENT: allow|deny acl acl...
3134DOC_START
6845f129 3135 This options allows you to control which requests gets logged
cccac0a2 3136 to access.log (see access_log directive). Requests denied for
3137 logging will also not be accounted for in performance counters.
3138DOC_END
0976f8db 3139
cccac0a2 3140COMMENT_START
3141 ADMINISTRATIVE PARAMETERS
3142 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3143COMMENT_END
3144
3145NAME: cache_mgr
3146TYPE: string
3147DEFAULT: webmaster
3148LOC: Config.adminEmail
3149DOC_START
3150 Email-address of local cache manager who will receive
3151 mail if the cache dies. The default is "webmaster."
3152DOC_END
3153
abacf776 3154NAME: mail_from
3155TYPE: string
3156DEFAULT: none
3157LOC: Config.EmailFrom
3158DOC_START
3159 From: email-address for mail sent when the cache dies.
3160 The default is to use 'appname@unique_hostname'.
b8c0c06d 3161 Default appname value is "squid", can be changed into
abacf776 3162 src/globals.h before building squid.
3163DOC_END
3164
d084bf20 3165NAME: mail_program
3166TYPE: eol
3167DEFAULT: mail
3168LOC: Config.EmailProgram
3169DOC_START
3170 Email program used to send mail if the cache dies.
3171 The default is "mail". The specified program must complain
3172 with the standard Unix mail syntax:
3173 mail_program recipient < mailfile
3174 Optional command line options can be specified.
3175DOC_END
3176
cccac0a2 3177NAME: cache_effective_user
3178TYPE: string
5483d916 3179DEFAULT: @DEFAULT_CACHE_EFFECTIVE_USER@
cccac0a2 3180LOC: Config.effectiveUser
e3d74828 3181DOC_START
3182 If you start Squid as root, it will change its effective/real
3183 UID/GID to the user specified below. The default is to change
5483d916 3184 to UID of @DEFAULT_CACHE_EFFECTIVE_USER@.
64e288bd 3185 see also; cache_effective_group
e3d74828 3186DOC_END
3187
cccac0a2 3188NAME: cache_effective_group
3189TYPE: string
3190DEFAULT: none
3191LOC: Config.effectiveGroup
3192DOC_START
64e288bd 3193 Squid sets the GID to the effective user's default group ID
3194 (taken from the password file) and supplementary group list
3195 from the groups membership.
3196
e3d74828 3197 If you want Squid to run with a specific GID regardless of
3198 the group memberships of the effective user then set this
3199 to the group (or GID) you want Squid to run as. When set
64e288bd 3200 all other group privileges of the effective user are ignored
e3d74828 3201 and only this GID is effective. If Squid is not started as
64e288bd 3202 root the user starting Squid MUST be member of the specified
e3d74828 3203 group.
64e288bd 3204
3205 This option is not recommended by the Squid Team.
3206 Our preference is for administrators to configure a secure
3207 user account for squid with UID/GID matching system policies.
cccac0a2 3208DOC_END
3209
d3caee79 3210NAME: httpd_suppress_version_string
3211COMMENT: on|off
3212TYPE: onoff
3213DEFAULT: off
3214LOC: Config.onoff.httpd_suppress_version_string
3215DOC_START
3216 Suppress Squid version string info in HTTP headers and HTML error pages.
3217DOC_END
3218
cccac0a2 3219NAME: visible_hostname
3220TYPE: string
3221LOC: Config.visibleHostname
3222DEFAULT: none
3223DOC_START
3224 If you want to present a special hostname in error messages, etc,
7f7db318 3225 define this. Otherwise, the return value of gethostname()
cccac0a2 3226 will be used. If you have multiple caches in a cluster and
3227 get errors about IP-forwarding you must set them to have individual
3228 names with this setting.
3229DOC_END
3230
cccac0a2 3231NAME: unique_hostname
3232TYPE: string
3233LOC: Config.uniqueHostname
3234DEFAULT: none
3235DOC_START
3236 If you want to have multiple machines with the same
7f7db318 3237 'visible_hostname' you must give each machine a different
3238 'unique_hostname' so forwarding loops can be detected.
cccac0a2 3239DOC_END
3240
cccac0a2 3241NAME: hostname_aliases
3242TYPE: wordlist
3243LOC: Config.hostnameAliases
3244DEFAULT: none
3245DOC_START
7f7db318 3246 A list of other DNS names your cache has.
cccac0a2 3247DOC_END
0976f8db 3248
cccac0a2 3249COMMENT_START
3250 OPTIONS FOR THE CACHE REGISTRATION SERVICE
3251 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3252
3253 This section contains parameters for the (optional) cache
3254 announcement service. This service is provided to help
3255 cache administrators locate one another in order to join or
3256 create cache hierarchies.
3257
3258 An 'announcement' message is sent (via UDP) to the registration
3259 service by Squid. By default, the announcement message is NOT
3260 SENT unless you enable it with 'announce_period' below.
3261
3262 The announcement message includes your hostname, plus the
3263 following information from this configuration file:
3264
3265 http_port
3266 icp_port
3267 cache_mgr
3268
3269 All current information is processed regularly and made
3270 available on the Web at http://www.ircache.net/Cache/Tracker/.
3271COMMENT_END
3272
3273NAME: announce_period
3274TYPE: time_t
3275LOC: Config.Announce.period
3276DEFAULT: 0
3277DOC_START
3278 This is how frequently to send cache announcements. The
3279 default is `0' which disables sending the announcement
3280 messages.
3281
3282 To enable announcing your cache, just uncomment the line
3283 below.
3284
3285NOCOMMENT_START
9e7dbc51 3286#To enable announcing your cache, just uncomment the line below.
3287#announce_period 1 day
cccac0a2 3288NOCOMMENT_END
3289DOC_END
3290
cccac0a2 3291NAME: announce_host
3292TYPE: string
3293DEFAULT: tracker.ircache.net
3294LOC: Config.Announce.host
3295DOC_NONE
3296
3297NAME: announce_file
3298TYPE: string
3299DEFAULT: none
3300LOC: Config.Announce.file
3301DOC_NONE
3302
3303NAME: announce_port
3304TYPE: ushort
3305DEFAULT: 3131
3306LOC: Config.Announce.port
3307DOC_START
3308 announce_host and announce_port set the hostname and port
3309 number where the registration message will be sent.
3310
3311 Hostname will default to 'tracker.ircache.net' and port will
3312 default default to 3131. If the 'filename' argument is given,
3313 the contents of that file will be included in the announce
3314 message.
3315DOC_END
3316
8d6275c0 3317COMMENT_START
3318 HTTPD-ACCELERATOR OPTIONS
3319 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3320COMMENT_END
3321
cccac0a2 3322NAME: httpd_accel_surrogate_id
3323IFDEF: ESI
3324TYPE: string
3325LOC: Config.Accel.surrogate_id
3326DEFAULT: unset-id
3327DOC_START
3328 Surrogates (http://www.esi.org/architecture_spec_1.0.html)
3329 need an identification token to allow control targeting. Because
3330 a farm of surrogates may all perform the same tasks, they may share
3331 an identification token.
3332DOC_END
3333
3334NAME: http_accel_surrogate_remote
3335IFDEF: ESI
3336COMMENT: on|off
3337TYPE: onoff
3338DEFAULT: off
3339LOC: Config.onoff.surrogate_is_remote
3340DOC_START
3341 Remote surrogates (such as those in a CDN) honour Surrogate-Control: no-store-remote.
3342 Set this to on to have squid behave as a remote surrogate.
3343DOC_END
3344
3345NAME: esi_parser
3346IFDEF: ESI
964b44c3 3347COMMENT: libxml2|expat|custom
cccac0a2 3348TYPE: string
3349LOC: ESIParser::Type
3350DEFAULT: custom
3351DOC_START
3352 ESI markup is not strictly XML compatible. The custom ESI parser
3353 will give higher performance, but cannot handle non ASCII character
3354 encodings.
3355DOC_END
0976f8db 3356
9edd9041 3357COMMENT_START
8d6275c0 3358 DELAY POOL PARAMETERS
9edd9041 3359 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3360COMMENT_END
3361
3362NAME: delay_pools
3363TYPE: delay_pool_count
3364DEFAULT: 0
3365IFDEF: DELAY_POOLS
3366LOC: Config.Delay
3367DOC_START
3368 This represents the number of delay pools to be used. For example,
3369 if you have one class 2 delay pool and one class 3 delays pool, you
3370 have a total of 2 delay pools.
3371DOC_END
3372
3373NAME: delay_class
3374TYPE: delay_pool_class
3375DEFAULT: none
3376IFDEF: DELAY_POOLS
3377LOC: Config.Delay
3378DOC_START
3379 This defines the class of each delay pool. There must be exactly one
3380 delay_class line for each delay pool. For example, to define two
3381 delay pools, one of class 2 and one of class 3, the settings above
3382 and here would be:
3383
3384Example:
3385 delay_pools 4 # 4 delay pools
3386 delay_class 1 2 # pool 1 is a class 2 pool
3387 delay_class 2 3 # pool 2 is a class 3 pool
3388 delay_class 3 4 # pool 3 is a class 4 pool
3389 delay_class 4 5 # pool 4 is a class 5 pool
3390
3391 The delay pool classes are:
3392
3393 class 1 Everything is limited by a single aggregate
3394 bucket.
3395
3396 class 2 Everything is limited by a single aggregate
3397 bucket as well as an "individual" bucket chosen
3398 from bits 25 through 32 of the IP address.
3399
3400 class 3 Everything is limited by a single aggregate
3401 bucket as well as a "network" bucket chosen
3402 from bits 17 through 24 of the IP address and a
3403 "individual" bucket chosen from bits 17 through
3404 32 of the IP address.
3405
3406 class 4 Everything in a class 3 delay pool, with an
3407 additional limit on a per user basis. This
3408 only takes effect if the username is established
3409 in advance - by forcing authentication in your
3410 http_access rules.
3411
3412 class 5 Requests are grouped according their tag (see
3413 external_acl's tag= reply).
3414
3415 NOTE: If an IP address is a.b.c.d
3416 -> bits 25 through 32 are "d"
3417 -> bits 17 through 24 are "c"
3418 -> bits 17 through 32 are "c * 256 + d"
3419DOC_END
3420
3421NAME: delay_access
3422TYPE: delay_pool_access
3423DEFAULT: none
3424IFDEF: DELAY_POOLS
3425LOC: Config.Delay
3426DOC_START
3427 This is used to determine which delay pool a request falls into.
3428
3429 delay_access is sorted per pool and the matching starts with pool 1,
3430 then pool 2, ..., and finally pool N. The first delay pool where the
3431 request is allowed is selected for the request. If it does not allow
3432 the request to any pool then the request is not delayed (default).
3433
3434 For example, if you want some_big_clients in delay
3435 pool 1 and lotsa_little_clients in delay pool 2:
3436
3437Example:
3438 delay_access 1 allow some_big_clients
3439 delay_access 1 deny all
3440 delay_access 2 allow lotsa_little_clients
3441 delay_access 2 deny all
3442 delay_access 3 allow authenticated_clients
3443DOC_END
3444
3445NAME: delay_parameters
3446TYPE: delay_pool_rates
3447DEFAULT: none
3448IFDEF: DELAY_POOLS
3449LOC: Config.Delay
3450DOC_START
3451 This defines the parameters for a delay pool. Each delay pool has
3452 a number of "buckets" associated with it, as explained in the
3453 description of delay_class. For a class 1 delay pool, the syntax is:
3454
3455delay_parameters pool aggregate
3456
3457 For a class 2 delay pool:
3458
3459delay_parameters pool aggregate individual
3460
3461 For a class 3 delay pool:
3462
3463delay_parameters pool aggregate network individual
3464
3465 For a class 4 delay pool:
3466
3467delay_parameters pool aggregate network individual user
3468
3469 For a class 5 delay pool:
3470
3471delay_parameters pool tag
3472
3473 The variables here are:
3474
3475 pool a pool number - ie, a number between 1 and the
3476 number specified in delay_pools as used in
3477 delay_class lines.
3478
3479 aggregate the "delay parameters" for the aggregate bucket
3480 (class 1, 2, 3).
3481
3482 individual the "delay parameters" for the individual
3483 buckets (class 2, 3).
3484
3485 network the "delay parameters" for the network buckets
3486 (class 3).
3487
3488 user the delay parameters for the user buckets
3489 (class 4).
3490
3491 tag the delay parameters for the tag buckets
3492 (class 5).
3493
3494 A pair of delay parameters is written restore/maximum, where restore is
3495 the number of bytes (not bits - modem and network speeds are usually
3496 quoted in bits) per second placed into the bucket, and maximum is the
3497 maximum number of bytes which can be in the bucket at any time.
3498
3499 For example, if delay pool number 1 is a class 2 delay pool as in the
3500 above example, and is being used to strictly limit each host to 64kbps
3501 (plus overheads), with no overall limit, the line is:
3502
3503delay_parameters 1 -1/-1 8000/8000
3504
3505 Note that the figure -1 is used to represent "unlimited".
3506
3507 And, if delay pool number 2 is a class 3 delay pool as in the above
3508 example, and you want to limit it to a total of 256kbps (strict limit)
3509 with each 8-bit network permitted 64kbps (strict limit) and each
3510 individual host permitted 4800bps with a bucket maximum size of 64kb
3511 to permit a decent web page to be downloaded at a decent speed
3512 (if the network is not being limited due to overuse) but slow down
3513 large downloads more significantly:
3514
3515delay_parameters 2 32000/32000 8000/8000 600/8000
3516
3517 There must be one delay_parameters line for each delay pool.
3518
3519 Finally, for a class 4 delay pool as in the example - each user will
3520 be limited to 128Kb no matter how many workstations they are logged into.:
3521
3522delay_parameters 4 32000/32000 8000/8000 600/64000 16000/16000
3523DOC_END
3524
3525NAME: delay_initial_bucket_level
3526COMMENT: (percent, 0-100)
3527TYPE: ushort
3528DEFAULT: 50
3529IFDEF: DELAY_POOLS
3530LOC: Config.Delay.initial
3531DOC_START
3532 The initial bucket percentage is used to determine how much is put
3533 in each bucket when squid starts, is reconfigured, or first notices
3534 a host accessing it (in class 2 and class 3, individual hosts and
3535 networks only have buckets associated with them once they have been
3536 "seen" by squid).
3537DOC_END
3538
cccac0a2 3539COMMENT_START
8d6275c0 3540 WCCPv1 AND WCCPv2 CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
cccac0a2 3541 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3542COMMENT_END
3543
8d6275c0 3544NAME: wccp_router
3545TYPE: address
3546LOC: Config.Wccp.router
3547DEFAULT: 0.0.0.0
3548IFDEF: USE_WCCP
3549DOC_NONE
3550NAME: wccp2_router
3551TYPE: sockaddr_in_list
3552LOC: Config.Wccp2.router
cccac0a2 3553DEFAULT: none
8d6275c0 3554IFDEF: USE_WCCPv2
cccac0a2 3555DOC_START
8d6275c0 3556 Use this option to define your WCCP ``home'' router for
3557 Squid.
cccac0a2 3558
8d6275c0 3559 wccp_router supports a single WCCP(v1) router
cccac0a2 3560
8d6275c0 3561 wccp2_router supports multiple WCCPv2 routers
cccac0a2 3562
8d6275c0 3563 only one of the two may be used at the same time and defines
3564 which version of WCCP to use.
3565DOC_END
3566
3567NAME: wccp_version
cccac0a2 3568TYPE: int
8d6275c0 3569LOC: Config.Wccp.version
3570DEFAULT: 4
3571IFDEF: USE_WCCP
cccac0a2 3572DOC_START
8d6275c0 3573 This directive is only relevant if you need to set up WCCP(v1)
3574 to some very old and end-of-life Cisco routers. In all other
3575 setups it must be left unset or at the default setting.
3576 It defines an internal version in the WCCP(v1) protocol,
3577 with version 4 being the officially documented protocol.
cccac0a2 3578
8d6275c0 3579 According to some users, Cisco IOS 11.2 and earlier only
3580 support WCCP version 3. If you're using that or an earlier
3581 version of IOS, you may need to change this value to 3, otherwise
3582 do not specify this parameter.
cccac0a2 3583DOC_END
3584
8d6275c0 3585NAME: wccp2_rebuild_wait
3586TYPE: onoff
3587LOC: Config.Wccp2.rebuildwait
3588DEFAULT: on
3589IFDEF: USE_WCCPv2
3590DOC_START
3591 If this is enabled Squid will wait for the cache dir rebuild to finish
3592 before sending the first wccp2 HereIAm packet
3593DOC_END
cccac0a2 3594
8d6275c0 3595NAME: wccp2_forwarding_method
3596TYPE: int
3597LOC: Config.Wccp2.forwarding_method
3598DEFAULT: 1
3599IFDEF: USE_WCCPv2
cccac0a2 3600DOC_START
699acd19 3601 WCCP2 allows the setting of forwarding methods between the
8d6275c0 3602 router/switch and the cache. Valid values are as follows:
cccac0a2 3603
8d6275c0 3604 1 - GRE encapsulation (forward the packet in a GRE/WCCP tunnel)
3605 2 - L2 redirect (forward the packet using Layer 2/MAC rewriting)
cccac0a2 3606
8d6275c0 3607 Currently (as of IOS 12.4) cisco routers only support GRE.
3608 Cisco switches only support the L2 redirect assignment method.
cccac0a2 3609DOC_END
3610
8d6275c0 3611NAME: wccp2_return_method
3612TYPE: int
3613LOC: Config.Wccp2.return_method
3614DEFAULT: 1
3615IFDEF: USE_WCCPv2
cccac0a2 3616DOC_START
699acd19 3617 WCCP2 allows the setting of return methods between the
8d6275c0 3618 router/switch and the cache for packets that the cache
3619 decides not to handle. Valid values are as follows:
cccac0a2 3620
8d6275c0 3621 1 - GRE encapsulation (forward the packet in a GRE/WCCP tunnel)
3622 2 - L2 redirect (forward the packet using Layer 2/MAC rewriting)
cccac0a2 3623
8d6275c0 3624 Currently (as of IOS 12.4) cisco routers only support GRE.
3625 Cisco switches only support the L2 redirect assignment.
cccac0a2 3626
699acd19 3627 If the "ip wccp redirect exclude in" command has been
8d6275c0 3628 enabled on the cache interface, then it is still safe for
3629 the proxy server to use a l2 redirect method even if this
3630 option is set to GRE.
cccac0a2 3631DOC_END
3632
8d6275c0 3633NAME: wccp2_assignment_method
3634TYPE: int
3635LOC: Config.Wccp2.assignment_method
3636DEFAULT: 1
3637IFDEF: USE_WCCPv2
cccac0a2 3638DOC_START
8d6275c0 3639 WCCP2 allows the setting of methods to assign the WCCP hash
3640 Valid values are as follows:
cccac0a2 3641
8d6275c0 3642 1 - Hash assignment
3643 2 - Mask assignment
cccac0a2 3644
8d6275c0 3645 As a general rule, cisco routers support the hash assignment method
3646 and cisco switches support the mask assignment method.
3647DOC_END
cccac0a2 3648
8d6275c0 3649NAME: wccp2_service
3650TYPE: wccp2_service
3651LOC: Config.Wccp2.info
3652DEFAULT: none
3653DEFAULT_IF_NONE: standard 0
3654IFDEF: USE_WCCPv2
3655DOC_START
3656 WCCP2 allows for multiple traffic services. There are two
3657 types: "standard" and "dynamic". The standard type defines
3658 one service id - http (id 0). The dynamic service ids can be from
3659 51 to 255 inclusive. In order to use a dynamic service id
3660 one must define the type of traffic to be redirected; this is done
3661 using the wccp2_service_info option.
3662
3663 The "standard" type does not require a wccp2_service_info option,
3664 just specifying the service id will suffice.
3665
3666 MD5 service authentication can be enabled by adding
3667 "password=<password>" to the end of this service declaration.
3668
3669 Examples:
3670
3671 wccp2_service standard 0 # for the 'web-cache' standard service
3672 wccp2_service dynamic 80 # a dynamic service type which will be
3673 # fleshed out with subsequent options.
3674 wccp2_service standard 0 password=foo
3675
3676DOC_END
3677
3678NAME: wccp2_service_info
3679TYPE: wccp2_service_info
3680LOC: Config.Wccp2.info
3681DEFAULT: none
3682IFDEF: USE_WCCPv2
3683DOC_START
3684 Dynamic WCCPv2 services require further information to define the
3685 traffic you wish to have diverted.
3686
3687 The format is:
3688
3689 wccp2_service_info <id> protocol=<protocol> flags=<flag>,<flag>..
3690 priority=<priority> ports=<port>,<port>..
3691
3692 The relevant WCCPv2 flags:
3693 + src_ip_hash, dst_ip_hash
3694 + source_port_hash, dest_port_hash
3695 + src_ip_alt_hash, dst_ip_alt_hash
3696 + src_port_alt_hash, dst_port_alt_hash
3697 + ports_source
3698
3699 The port list can be one to eight entries.
3700
3701 Example:
3702
3703 wccp2_service_info 80 protocol=tcp flags=src_ip_hash,ports_source
3704 priority=240 ports=80
3705
3706 Note: the service id must have been defined by a previous
3707 'wccp2_service dynamic <id>' entry.
3708DOC_END
3709
3710NAME: wccp2_weight
3711TYPE: int
3712LOC: Config.Wccp2.weight
3713DEFAULT: 10000
3714IFDEF: USE_WCCPv2
3715DOC_START
3716 Each cache server gets assigned a set of the destination
3717 hash proportional to their weight.
3718DOC_END
3719
3720NAME: wccp_address
3721TYPE: address
3722LOC: Config.Wccp.address
3723DEFAULT: 0.0.0.0
3724IFDEF: USE_WCCP
3725DOC_NONE
3726NAME: wccp2_address
3727TYPE: address
3728LOC: Config.Wccp2.address
3729DEFAULT: 0.0.0.0
3730IFDEF: USE_WCCPv2
3731DOC_START
3732 Use this option if you require WCCP to use a specific
3733 interface address.
3734
3735 The default behavior is to not bind to any specific address.
3736DOC_END
3737
3738COMMENT_START
3739 PERSISTENT CONNECTION HANDLING
3740 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3741
3742 Also see "pconn_timeout" in the TIMEOUTS section
3743COMMENT_END
3744
3745NAME: client_persistent_connections
3746TYPE: onoff
3747LOC: Config.onoff.client_pconns
3748DEFAULT: on
3749DOC_NONE
3750
3751NAME: server_persistent_connections
3752TYPE: onoff
3753LOC: Config.onoff.server_pconns
3754DEFAULT: on
3755DOC_START
3756 Persistent connection support for clients and servers. By
3757 default, Squid uses persistent connections (when allowed)
3758 with its clients and servers. You can use these options to
3759 disable persistent connections with clients and/or servers.
3760DOC_END
3761
3762NAME: persistent_connection_after_error
3763TYPE: onoff
3764LOC: Config.onoff.error_pconns
3765DEFAULT: off
3766DOC_START
3767 With this directive the use of persistent connections after
3768 HTTP errors can be disabled. Useful if you have clients
3769 who fail to handle errors on persistent connections proper.
3770DOC_END
3771
3772NAME: detect_broken_pconn
3773TYPE: onoff
3774LOC: Config.onoff.detect_broken_server_pconns
3775DEFAULT: off
3776DOC_START
3777 Some servers have been found to incorrectly signal the use
3778 of HTTP/1.0 persistent connections even on replies not
3779 compatible, causing significant delays. This server problem
3780 has mostly been seen on redirects.
3781
3782 By enabling this directive Squid attempts to detect such
3783 broken replies and automatically assume the reply is finished
3784 after 10 seconds timeout.
3785DOC_END
3786
3787COMMENT_START
3788 CACHE DIGEST OPTIONS
3789 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3790COMMENT_END
3791
3792NAME: digest_generation
3793IFDEF: USE_CACHE_DIGESTS
3794TYPE: onoff
3795LOC: Config.onoff.digest_generation
3796DEFAULT: on
3797DOC_START
3798 This controls whether the server will generate a Cache Digest
3799 of its contents. By default, Cache Digest generation is
3800 enabled if Squid is compiled with USE_CACHE_DIGESTS defined.
3801DOC_END
3802
3803NAME: digest_bits_per_entry
3804IFDEF: USE_CACHE_DIGESTS
3805TYPE: int
3806LOC: Config.digest.bits_per_entry
3807DEFAULT: 5
3808DOC_START
3809 This is the number of bits of the server's Cache Digest which
3810 will be associated with the Digest entry for a given HTTP
3811 Method and URL (public key) combination. The default is 5.
3812DOC_END
3813
3814NAME: digest_rebuild_period
3815IFDEF: USE_CACHE_DIGESTS
3816COMMENT: (seconds)
3817TYPE: time_t
3818LOC: Config.digest.rebuild_period
3819DEFAULT: 1 hour
3820DOC_START
3821 This is the number of seconds between Cache Digest rebuilds.
3822DOC_END
3823
3824NAME: digest_rewrite_period
3825COMMENT: (seconds)
3826IFDEF: USE_CACHE_DIGESTS
3827TYPE: time_t
3828LOC: Config.digest.rewrite_period
3829DEFAULT: 1 hour
3830DOC_START
3831 This is the number of seconds between Cache Digest writes to
3832 disk.
3833DOC_END
3834
3835NAME: digest_swapout_chunk_size
3836COMMENT: (bytes)
3837TYPE: b_size_t
3838IFDEF: USE_CACHE_DIGESTS
3839LOC: Config.digest.swapout_chunk_size
3840DEFAULT: 4096 bytes
3841DOC_START
3842 This is the number of bytes of the Cache Digest to write to
3843 disk at a time. It defaults to 4096 bytes (4KB), the Squid
3844 default swap page.
3845DOC_END
3846
3847NAME: digest_rebuild_chunk_percentage
3848COMMENT: (percent, 0-100)
3849IFDEF: USE_CACHE_DIGESTS
3850TYPE: int
3851LOC: Config.digest.rebuild_chunk_percentage
3852DEFAULT: 10
3853DOC_START
3854 This is the percentage of the Cache Digest to be scanned at a
3855 time. By default it is set to 10% of the Cache Digest.
3856DOC_END
3857
1db9eacd 3858COMMENT_START
5473c134 3859 SNMP OPTIONS
1db9eacd 3860 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3861COMMENT_END
3862
5473c134 3863NAME: snmp_port
3864TYPE: ushort
3865LOC: Config.Port.snmp
87630341 3866DEFAULT: 0
5473c134 3867IFDEF: SQUID_SNMP
8d6275c0 3868DOC_START
87630341 3869 The port number where Squid listens for SNMP requests. To enable
3870 SNMP support set this to a suitable port number. Port number
3871 3401 is often used for the Squid SNMP agent. By default it's
3872 set to "0" (disabled)
3873NOCOMMENT_START
3874#snmp_port 3401
3875NOCOMMENT_END
8d6275c0 3876DOC_END
3877
5473c134 3878NAME: snmp_access
3879TYPE: acl_access
3880LOC: Config.accessList.snmp
8d6275c0 3881DEFAULT: none
5473c134 3882DEFAULT_IF_NONE: deny all
3883IFDEF: SQUID_SNMP
8d6275c0 3884DOC_START
5473c134 3885 Allowing or denying access to the SNMP port.
8d6275c0 3886
5473c134 3887 All access to the agent is denied by default.
3888 usage:
8d6275c0 3889
5473c134 3890 snmp_access allow|deny [!]aclname ...
8d6275c0 3891
5473c134 3892Example:
3893 snmp_access allow snmppublic localhost
3894 snmp_access deny all
cccac0a2 3895DOC_END
3896
5473c134 3897NAME: snmp_incoming_address
3898TYPE: address
3899LOC: Config.Addrs.snmp_incoming
3900DEFAULT: 0.0.0.0
3901IFDEF: SQUID_SNMP
3902DOC_NONE
3903NAME: snmp_outgoing_address
3904TYPE: address
3905LOC: Config.Addrs.snmp_outgoing
3906DEFAULT: 255.255.255.255
3907IFDEF: SQUID_SNMP
cccac0a2 3908DOC_START
5473c134 3909 Just like 'udp_incoming_address' above, but for the SNMP port.
cccac0a2 3910
5473c134 3911 snmp_incoming_address is used for the SNMP socket receiving
3912 messages from SNMP agents.
3913 snmp_outgoing_address is used for SNMP packets returned to SNMP
3914 agents.
cccac0a2 3915
5473c134 3916 The default snmp_incoming_address (0.0.0.0) is to listen on all
3917 available network interfaces.
cccac0a2 3918
5473c134 3919 If snmp_outgoing_address is set to 255.255.255.255 (the default)
3920 it will use the same socket as snmp_incoming_address. Only
3921 change this if you want to have SNMP replies sent using another
3922 address than where this Squid listens for SNMP queries.
cccac0a2 3923
5473c134 3924 NOTE, snmp_incoming_address and snmp_outgoing_address can not have
3925 the same value since they both use port 3401.
cccac0a2 3926DOC_END
3927
5473c134 3928COMMENT_START
3929 ICP OPTIONS
3930 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3931COMMENT_END
3932
3933NAME: icp_port udp_port
3934TYPE: ushort
3935DEFAULT: 0
3936LOC: Config.Port.icp
cccac0a2 3937DOC_START
5473c134 3938 The port number where Squid sends and receives ICP queries to
3939 and from neighbor caches. The standard UDP port for ICP is 3130.
3940 Default is disabled (0).
3941NOCOMMENT_START
3942icp_port @DEFAULT_ICP_PORT@
3943NOCOMMENT_END
cccac0a2 3944DOC_END
3945
5473c134 3946NAME: htcp_port
3947IFDEF: USE_HTCP
3948TYPE: ushort
87630341 3949DEFAULT: 0
5473c134 3950LOC: Config.Port.htcp
cccac0a2 3951DOC_START
5473c134 3952 The port number where Squid sends and receives HTCP queries to
87630341 3953 and from neighbor caches. To turn it on you want to set it to
3954 4827. By default it is set to "0" (disabled).
3955NOCOMMENT_START
3956#htcp_port 4827
3957NOCOMMENT_END
cccac0a2 3958DOC_END
3959
3960NAME: log_icp_queries
3961COMMENT: on|off
3962TYPE: onoff
3963DEFAULT: on
3964LOC: Config.onoff.log_udp
3965DOC_START
3966 If set, ICP queries are logged to access.log. You may wish
3967 do disable this if your ICP load is VERY high to speed things
3968 up or to simplify log analysis.
3969DOC_END
3970
5473c134 3971NAME: udp_incoming_address
3972TYPE: address
3973LOC:Config.Addrs.udp_incoming
3974DEFAULT: 0.0.0.0
3975DOC_NONE
cccac0a2 3976
5473c134 3977NAME: udp_outgoing_address
3978TYPE: address
3979LOC: Config.Addrs.udp_outgoing
3980DEFAULT: 255.255.255.255
cccac0a2 3981DOC_START
5473c134 3982 udp_incoming_address is used for the ICP socket receiving packets
3983 from other caches.
3984 udp_outgoing_address is used for ICP packets sent out to other
3985 caches.
cccac0a2 3986
5473c134 3987 The default behavior is to not bind to any specific address.
cccac0a2 3988
5473c134 3989 A udp_incoming_address value of 0.0.0.0 indicates Squid
3990 should listen for UDP messages on all available interfaces.
cccac0a2 3991
5473c134 3992 If udp_outgoing_address is set to 255.255.255.255 (the default)
3993 it will use the same socket as udp_incoming_address. Only
3994 change this if you want to have ICP queries sent using another
3995 address than where this Squid listens for ICP queries from other
3996 caches.
3997
3998 NOTE, udp_incoming_address and udp_outgoing_address can not
3999 have the same value since they both use port 3130.
cccac0a2 4000DOC_END
4001
5473c134 4002NAME: minimum_direct_hops
cccac0a2 4003TYPE: int
5473c134 4004DEFAULT: 4
4005LOC: Config.minDirectHops
cccac0a2 4006DOC_START
5473c134 4007 If using the ICMP pinging stuff, do direct fetches for sites
4008 which are no more than this many hops away.
cccac0a2 4009DOC_END
4010
5473c134 4011NAME: minimum_direct_rtt
4012TYPE: int
4013DEFAULT: 400
4014LOC: Config.minDirectRtt
cccac0a2 4015DOC_START
5473c134 4016 If using the ICMP pinging stuff, do direct fetches for sites
4017 which are no more than this many rtt milliseconds away.
cccac0a2 4018DOC_END
4019
cccac0a2 4020NAME: netdb_low
4021TYPE: int
4022DEFAULT: 900
4023LOC: Config.Netdb.low
4024DOC_NONE
4025
4026NAME: netdb_high
4027TYPE: int
4028DEFAULT: 1000
4029LOC: Config.Netdb.high
4030DOC_START
4031 The low and high water marks for the ICMP measurement
4032 database. These are counts, not percents. The defaults are
4033 900 and 1000. When the high water mark is reached, database
4034 entries will be deleted until the low mark is reached.
4035DOC_END
4036
cccac0a2 4037NAME: netdb_ping_period
4038TYPE: time_t
4039LOC: Config.Netdb.period
4040DEFAULT: 5 minutes
4041DOC_START
4042 The minimum period for measuring a site. There will be at
4043 least this much delay between successive pings to the same
4044 network. The default is five minutes.
4045DOC_END
4046
cccac0a2 4047NAME: query_icmp
4048COMMENT: on|off
4049TYPE: onoff
4050DEFAULT: off
4051LOC: Config.onoff.query_icmp
4052DOC_START
4053 If you want to ask your peers to include ICMP data in their ICP
4054 replies, enable this option.
4055
4056 If your peer has configured Squid (during compilation) with
7f7db318 4057 '--enable-icmp' that peer will send ICMP pings to origin server
4058 sites of the URLs it receives. If you enable this option the
cccac0a2 4059 ICP replies from that peer will include the ICMP data (if available).
4060 Then, when choosing a parent cache, Squid will choose the parent with
4061 the minimal RTT to the origin server. When this happens, the
4062 hierarchy field of the access.log will be
4063 "CLOSEST_PARENT_MISS". This option is off by default.
4064DOC_END
4065
4066NAME: test_reachability
4067COMMENT: on|off
4068TYPE: onoff
4069DEFAULT: off
4070LOC: Config.onoff.test_reachability
4071DOC_START
4072 When this is 'on', ICP MISS replies will be ICP_MISS_NOFETCH
4073 instead of ICP_MISS if the target host is NOT in the ICMP
4074 database, or has a zero RTT.
4075DOC_END
4076
5473c134 4077NAME: icp_query_timeout
4078COMMENT: (msec)
4079DEFAULT: 0
4080TYPE: int
4081LOC: Config.Timeout.icp_query
4c3ef9b2 4082DOC_START
5473c134 4083 Normally Squid will automatically determine an optimal ICP
4084 query timeout value based on the round-trip-time of recent ICP
4085 queries. If you want to override the value determined by
4086 Squid, set this 'icp_query_timeout' to a non-zero value. This
4087 value is specified in MILLISECONDS, so, to use a 2-second
4088 timeout (the old default), you would write:
4c3ef9b2 4089
5473c134 4090 icp_query_timeout 2000
4c3ef9b2 4091DOC_END
4092
5473c134 4093NAME: maximum_icp_query_timeout
4094COMMENT: (msec)
4095DEFAULT: 2000
4096TYPE: int
4097LOC: Config.Timeout.icp_query_max
cccac0a2 4098DOC_START
5473c134 4099 Normally the ICP query timeout is determined dynamically. But
4100 sometimes it can lead to very large values (say 5 seconds).
4101 Use this option to put an upper limit on the dynamic timeout
4102 value. Do NOT use this option to always use a fixed (instead
4103 of a dynamic) timeout value. To set a fixed timeout see the
4104 'icp_query_timeout' directive.
cccac0a2 4105DOC_END
4106
5473c134 4107NAME: minimum_icp_query_timeout
4108COMMENT: (msec)
4109DEFAULT: 5
4110TYPE: int
4111LOC: Config.Timeout.icp_query_min
cccac0a2 4112DOC_START
5473c134 4113 Normally the ICP query timeout is determined dynamically. But
4114 sometimes it can lead to very small timeouts, even lower than
4115 the normal latency variance on your link due to traffic.
4116 Use this option to put an lower limit on the dynamic timeout
4117 value. Do NOT use this option to always use a fixed (instead
4118 of a dynamic) timeout value. To set a fixed timeout see the
4119 'icp_query_timeout' directive.
cccac0a2 4120DOC_END
4121
5473c134 4122NAME: background_ping_rate
4123COMMENT: time-units
4124TYPE: time_t
4125DEFAULT: 10 seconds
4126LOC: Config.backgroundPingRate
cccac0a2 4127DOC_START
5473c134 4128 Controls how often the ICP pings are sent to siblings that
4129 have background-ping set.
cccac0a2 4130DOC_END
4131
5473c134 4132NAME: icp_hit_stale
4133COMMENT: on|off
4134TYPE: onoff
4135DEFAULT: off
4136LOC: Config.onoff.icp_hit_stale
4137DOC_START
4138 If you want to return ICP_HIT for stale cache objects, set this
4139 option to 'on'. If you have sibling relationships with caches
4140 in other administrative domains, this should be 'off'. If you only
4141 have sibling relationships with caches under your control,
4142 it is probably okay to set this to 'on'.
4143 If set to 'on', your siblings should use the option "allow-miss"
4144 on their cache_peer lines for connecting to you.
8c01ada0 4145DOC_END
4146
5473c134 4147COMMENT_START
4148 MULTICAST ICP OPTIONS
4149 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
4150COMMENT_END
4151
4152NAME: mcast_groups
4153TYPE: wordlist
4154LOC: Config.mcast_group_list
8c01ada0 4155DEFAULT: none
4156DOC_START
5473c134 4157 This tag specifies a list of multicast groups which your server
4158 should join to receive multicasted ICP queries.
8c01ada0 4159
5473c134 4160 NOTE! Be very careful what you put here! Be sure you
4161 understand the difference between an ICP _query_ and an ICP
4162 _reply_. This option is to be set only if you want to RECEIVE
4163 multicast queries. Do NOT set this option to SEND multicast
4164 ICP (use cache_peer for that). ICP replies are always sent via
4165 unicast, so this option does not affect whether or not you will
4166 receive replies from multicast group members.
8c01ada0 4167
5473c134 4168 You must be very careful to NOT use a multicast address which
4169 is already in use by another group of caches.
8c01ada0 4170
5473c134 4171 If you are unsure about multicast, please read the Multicast
4172 chapter in the Squid FAQ (http://www.squid-cache.org/FAQ/).
8c01ada0 4173
5473c134 4174 Usage: mcast_groups 239.128.16.128 224.0.1.20
8c01ada0 4175
5473c134 4176 By default, Squid doesn't listen on any multicast groups.
4177DOC_END
8c01ada0 4178
5473c134 4179NAME: mcast_miss_addr
4180IFDEF: MULTICAST_MISS_STREAM
4181TYPE: address
4182LOC: Config.mcast_miss.addr
4183DEFAULT: 255.255.255.255
4184DOC_START
4185 If you enable this option, every "cache miss" URL will
4186 be sent out on the specified multicast address.
cccac0a2 4187
5473c134 4188 Do not enable this option unless you are are absolutely
4189 certain you understand what you are doing.
cccac0a2 4190DOC_END
4191
5473c134 4192NAME: mcast_miss_ttl
4193IFDEF: MULTICAST_MISS_STREAM
4194TYPE: ushort
4195LOC: Config.mcast_miss.ttl
4196DEFAULT: 16
cccac0a2 4197DOC_START
5473c134 4198 This is the time-to-live value for packets multicasted
4199 when multicasting off cache miss URLs is enabled. By
4200 default this is set to 'site scope', i.e. 16.
4201DOC_END
cccac0a2 4202
5473c134 4203NAME: mcast_miss_port
4204IFDEF: MULTICAST_MISS_STREAM
4205TYPE: ushort
4206LOC: Config.mcast_miss.port
4207DEFAULT: 3135
4208DOC_START
4209 This is the port number to be used in conjunction with
4210 'mcast_miss_addr'.
4211DOC_END
cccac0a2 4212
5473c134 4213NAME: mcast_miss_encode_key
4214IFDEF: MULTICAST_MISS_STREAM
4215TYPE: string
4216LOC: Config.mcast_miss.encode_key
4217DEFAULT: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
4218DOC_START
4219 The URLs that are sent in the multicast miss stream are
4220 encrypted. This is the encryption key.
4221DOC_END
8c01ada0 4222
5473c134 4223NAME: mcast_icp_query_timeout
4224COMMENT: (msec)
4225DEFAULT: 2000
4226TYPE: int
4227LOC: Config.Timeout.mcast_icp_query
4228DOC_START
4229 For multicast peers, Squid regularly sends out ICP "probes" to
4230 count how many other peers are listening on the given multicast
4231 address. This value specifies how long Squid should wait to
4232 count all the replies. The default is 2000 msec, or 2
4233 seconds.
cccac0a2 4234DOC_END
4235
5473c134 4236COMMENT_START
4237 INTERNAL ICON OPTIONS
4238 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
4239COMMENT_END
4240
cccac0a2 4241NAME: icon_directory
4242TYPE: string
4243LOC: Config.icons.directory
4244DEFAULT: @DEFAULT_ICON_DIR@
4245DOC_START
4246 Where the icons are stored. These are normally kept in
4247 @DEFAULT_ICON_DIR@
4248DOC_END
4249
f024c970 4250NAME: global_internal_static
4251TYPE: onoff
4252LOC: Config.onoff.global_internal_static
4253DEFAULT: on
4254DOC_START
4255 This directive controls is Squid should intercept all requests for
4256 /squid-internal-static/ no matter which host the URL is requesting
4257 (default on setting), or if nothing special should be done for
4258 such URLs (off setting). The purpose of this directive is to make
4259 icons etc work better in complex cache hierarchies where it may
4260 not always be possible for all corners in the cache mesh to reach
4261 the server generating a directory listing.
4262DOC_END
4263
5473c134 4264NAME: short_icon_urls
4265TYPE: onoff
4266LOC: Config.icons.use_short_names
4267DEFAULT: on
4268DOC_START
4269 If this is enabled Squid will use short URLs for icons.
4270 If disabled it will revert to the old behavior of including
4271 it's own name and port in the URL.
4272
4273 If you run a complex cache hierarchy with a mix of Squid and
4274 other proxies you may need to disable this directive.
4275DOC_END
4276
4277COMMENT_START
4278 ERROR PAGE OPTIONS
4279 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
4280COMMENT_END
4281
4282NAME: error_directory
4283TYPE: string
4284LOC: Config.errorDirectory
4285DEFAULT: @DEFAULT_ERROR_DIR@
4286DOC_START
4287 If you wish to create your own versions of the default
4288 (English) error files, either to customize them to suit your
4289 language or company copy the template English files to another
4290 directory and point this tag at them.
4291
4292 The squid developers are interested in making squid available in
4293 a wide variety of languages. If you are making translations for a
4294 langauge that Squid does not currently provide please consider
4295 contributing your translation back to the project.
4296DOC_END
4297
4298NAME: err_html_text
4299TYPE: eol
4300LOC: Config.errHtmlText
4301DEFAULT: none
4302DOC_START
4303 HTML text to include in error messages. Make this a "mailto"
4304 URL to your admin address, or maybe just a link to your
4305 organizations Web page.
4306
4307 To include this in your error messages, you must rewrite
4308 the error template files (found in the "errors" directory).
4309 Wherever you want the 'err_html_text' line to appear,
4310 insert a %L tag in the error template file.
4311DOC_END
4312
4313NAME: email_err_data
4314COMMENT: on|off
4315TYPE: onoff
4316LOC: Config.onoff.emailErrData
4317DEFAULT: on
4318DOC_START
4319 If enabled, information about the occurred error will be
4320 included in the mailto links of the ERR pages (if %W is set)
4321 so that the email body contains the data.
4322 Syntax is <A HREF="mailto:%w%W">%w</A>
4323DOC_END
4324
4325NAME: deny_info
4326TYPE: denyinfo
4327LOC: Config.denyInfoList
4328DEFAULT: none
4329DOC_START
4330 Usage: deny_info err_page_name acl
4331 or deny_info http://... acl
4332 Example: deny_info ERR_CUSTOM_ACCESS_DENIED bad_guys
4333
4334 This can be used to return a ERR_ page for requests which
4335 do not pass the 'http_access' rules. Squid remembers the last
4336 acl it evaluated in http_access, and if a 'deny_info' line exists
4337 for that ACL Squid returns a corresponding error page.
4338
4339 The acl is typically the last acl on the http_access deny line which
4340 denied access. The exceptions to this rule are:
4341 - When Squid needs to request authentication credentials. It's then
4342 the first authentication related acl encountered
4343 - When none of the http_access lines matches. It's then the last
4344 acl processed on the last http_access line.
4345
4346 You may use ERR_ pages that come with Squid or create your own pages
4347 and put them into the configured errors/ directory.
4348
4349 Alternatively you can specify an error URL. The browsers will
4350 get redirected (302) to the specified URL. %s in the redirection
4351 URL will be replaced by the requested URL.
4352
4353 Alternatively you can tell Squid to reset the TCP connection
4354 by specifying TCP_RESET.
4355DOC_END
4356
4357COMMENT_START
4358 OPTIONS INFLUENCING REQUEST FORWARDING
4359 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
4360COMMENT_END
4361
4362NAME: nonhierarchical_direct
e72a0ec0 4363TYPE: onoff
5473c134 4364LOC: Config.onoff.nonhierarchical_direct
e72a0ec0 4365DEFAULT: on
4366DOC_START
5473c134 4367 By default, Squid will send any non-hierarchical requests
4368 (matching hierarchy_stoplist or not cacheable request type) direct
4369 to origin servers.
e72a0ec0 4370
5473c134 4371 If you set this to off, Squid will prefer to send these
4372 requests to parents.
0b0cfcf2 4373
5473c134 4374 Note that in most configurations, by turning this off you will only
4375 add latency to these request without any improvement in global hit
4376 ratio.
0b0cfcf2 4377
5473c134 4378 If you are inside an firewall see never_direct instead of
4379 this directive.
8d6275c0 4380DOC_END
0b0cfcf2 4381
5473c134 4382NAME: prefer_direct
8d6275c0 4383TYPE: onoff
5473c134 4384LOC: Config.onoff.prefer_direct
8d6275c0 4385DEFAULT: off
4386DOC_START
5473c134 4387 Normally Squid tries to use parents for most requests. If you for some
4388 reason like it to first try going direct and only use a parent if
4389 going direct fails set this to on.
0b0cfcf2 4390
5473c134 4391 By combining nonhierarchical_direct off and prefer_direct on you
4392 can set up Squid to use a parent as a backup path if going direct
4393 fails.
4394
4395 Note: If you want Squid to use parents for all requests see
4396 the never_direct directive. prefer_direct only modifies how Squid
4397 acts on cacheable requests.
cccac0a2 4398DOC_END
4399
5473c134 4400NAME: always_direct
8d6275c0 4401TYPE: acl_access
5473c134 4402LOC: Config.accessList.AlwaysDirect
0b0cfcf2 4403DEFAULT: none
0b0cfcf2 4404DOC_START
5473c134 4405 Usage: always_direct allow|deny [!]aclname ...
0b0cfcf2 4406
5473c134 4407 Here you can use ACL elements to specify requests which should
4408 ALWAYS be forwarded by Squid to the origin servers without using
4409 any peers. For example, to always directly forward requests for
4410 local servers ignoring any parents or siblings you may have use
4411 something like:
0b0cfcf2 4412
5473c134 4413 acl local-servers dstdomain my.domain.net
4414 always_direct allow local-servers
0b0cfcf2 4415
5473c134 4416 To always forward FTP requests directly, use
f16fbc82 4417
5473c134 4418 acl FTP proto FTP
4419 always_direct allow FTP
cccac0a2 4420
5473c134 4421 NOTE: There is a similar, but opposite option named
4422 'never_direct'. You need to be aware that "always_direct deny
4423 foo" is NOT the same thing as "never_direct allow foo". You
4424 may need to use a deny rule to exclude a more-specific case of
4425 some other rule. Example:
8d6275c0 4426
5473c134 4427 acl local-external dstdomain external.foo.net
4428 acl local-servers dstdomain .foo.net
4429 always_direct deny local-external
4430 always_direct allow local-servers
8d6275c0 4431
5473c134 4432 NOTE: If your goal is to make the client forward the request
4433 directly to the origin server bypassing Squid then this needs
4434 to be done in the client configuration. Squid configuration
4435 can only tell Squid how Squid should fetch the object.
8d6275c0 4436
5473c134 4437 NOTE: This directive is not related to caching. The replies
4438 is cached as usual even if you use always_direct. To not cache
4439 the replies see no_cache.
4440
4441 This option replaces some v1.1 options such as local_domain
4442 and local_ip.
cccac0a2 4443DOC_END
0976f8db 4444
5473c134 4445NAME: never_direct
4446TYPE: acl_access
4447LOC: Config.accessList.NeverDirect
4448DEFAULT: none
8d6275c0 4449DOC_START
5473c134 4450 Usage: never_direct allow|deny [!]aclname ...
4451
4452 never_direct is the opposite of always_direct. Please read
4453 the description for always_direct if you have not already.
4454
4455 With 'never_direct' you can use ACL elements to specify
4456 requests which should NEVER be forwarded directly to origin
4457 servers. For example, to force the use of a proxy for all
4458 requests, except those in your local domain use something like:
4459
4460 acl local-servers dstdomain .foo.net
4461 acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
4462 never_direct deny local-servers
4463 never_direct allow all
4464
4465 or if Squid is inside a firewall and there are local intranet
4466 servers inside the firewall use something like:
4467
4468 acl local-intranet dstdomain .foo.net
4469 acl local-external dstdomain external.foo.net
4470 always_direct deny local-external
4471 always_direct allow local-intranet
4472 never_direct allow all
4473
4474 This option replaces some v1.1 options such as inside_firewall
4475 and firewall_ip.
8d6275c0 4476DOC_END
0976f8db 4477
5473c134 4478COMMENT_START
4479 ADVANCED NETWORKING OPTIONS
4480 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
4481COMMENT_END
4482
cccac0a2 4483NAME: incoming_icp_average
4484TYPE: int
4485DEFAULT: 6
4486LOC: Config.comm_incoming.icp_average
4487DOC_NONE
4488
4489NAME: incoming_http_average
4490TYPE: int
4491DEFAULT: 4
4492LOC: Config.comm_incoming.http_average
4493DOC_NONE
4494
4495NAME: incoming_dns_average
4496TYPE: int
4497DEFAULT: 4
4498LOC: Config.comm_incoming.dns_average
4499DOC_NONE
4500
4501NAME: min_icp_poll_cnt
4502TYPE: int
4503DEFAULT: 8
4504LOC: Config.comm_incoming.icp_min_poll
4505DOC_NONE
4506
4507NAME: min_dns_poll_cnt
4508TYPE: int
4509DEFAULT: 8
4510LOC: Config.comm_incoming.dns_min_poll
4511DOC_NONE
4512
4513NAME: min_http_poll_cnt
4514TYPE: int
4515DEFAULT: 8
4516LOC: Config.comm_incoming.http_min_poll
4517DOC_START
5473c134 4518 Heavy voodoo here. I can't even believe you are reading this.
4519 Are you crazy? Don't even think about adjusting these unless
4520 you understand the algorithms in comm_select.c first!
4521DOC_END
4522
4523NAME: accept_filter
4524IFDEF: SO_ACCEPTFILTER
4525TYPE: string
4526DEFAULT: none
4527LOC: Config.accept_filter
4528DOC_START
4529 The name of an accept(2) filter to install on Squid's
4530 listen socket(s). This feature is perhaps specific to
4531 FreeBSD and requires support in the kernel.
4532
4533 The 'httpready' filter delays delivering new connections
2324cda2 4534 to Squid until a full HTTP request has been received.
5473c134 4535 See the accf_http(9) man page.
4536
4537EXAMPLE:
4538accept_filter httpready
4539DOC_END
4540
4541NAME: tcp_recv_bufsize
4542COMMENT: (bytes)
4543TYPE: b_size_t
4544DEFAULT: 0 bytes
4545LOC: Config.tcpRcvBufsz
4546DOC_START
4547 Size of receive buffer to set for TCP sockets. Probably just
4548 as easy to change your kernel's default. Set to zero to use
4549 the default buffer size.
4550DOC_END
4551
4552COMMENT_START
4553 ICAP OPTIONS
4554 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
4555COMMENT_END
4556
4557NAME: icap_enable
4558TYPE: onoff
4559IFDEF: ICAP_CLIENT
4560COMMENT: on|off
4561LOC: TheICAPConfig.onoff
4562DEFAULT: off
4563DOC_START
53e738c6 4564 If you want to enable the ICAP module support, set this to on.
5473c134 4565DOC_END
4566
4567NAME: icap_connect_timeout
4568TYPE: time_t
4569DEFAULT: none
4570LOC: TheICAPConfig.connect_timeout_raw
4571IFDEF: ICAP_CLIENT
4572DOC_START
4573 This parameter specifies how long to wait for the TCP connect to
4574 the requested ICAP server to complete before giving up and either
4575 terminating the HTTP transaction or bypassing the failure.
4576
4577 The default for optional services is peer_connect_timeout.
4578 The default for essential services is connect_timeout.
4579 If this option is explicitly set, its value applies to all services.
4580DOC_END
4581
4582NAME: icap_io_timeout
4583COMMENT: time-units
4584TYPE: time_t
4585DEFAULT: none
4586LOC: TheICAPConfig.io_timeout_raw
4587IFDEF: ICAP_CLIENT
4588DOC_START
4589 This parameter specifies how long to wait for an I/O activity on
4590 an established, active ICAP connection before giving up and
4591 either terminating the HTTP transaction or bypassing the
4592 failure.
4593
4594 The default is read_timeout.
4595DOC_END
4596
4597NAME: icap_service_failure_limit
4598TYPE: int
4599IFDEF: ICAP_CLIENT
4600LOC: TheICAPConfig.service_failure_limit
4601DEFAULT: 10
4602DOC_START
4603 The limit specifies the number of failures that Squid tolerates
4604 when establishing a new TCP connection with an ICAP service. If
4605 the number of failures exceeds the limit, the ICAP service is
4606 not used for new ICAP requests until it is time to refresh its
4607 OPTIONS. The per-service failure counter is reset to zero each
4608 time Squid fetches new service OPTIONS.
4609
4610 A negative value disables the limit. Without the limit, an ICAP
4611 service will not be considered down due to connectivity failures
4612 between ICAP OPTIONS requests.
cccac0a2 4613DOC_END
4614
5473c134 4615NAME: icap_service_revival_delay
cccac0a2 4616TYPE: int
5473c134 4617IFDEF: ICAP_CLIENT
4618LOC: TheICAPConfig.service_revival_delay
4619DEFAULT: 180
cccac0a2 4620DOC_START
5473c134 4621 The delay specifies the number of seconds to wait after an ICAP
4622 OPTIONS request failure before requesting the options again. The
4623 failed ICAP service is considered "down" until fresh OPTIONS are
4624 fetched.
cccac0a2 4625
5473c134 4626 The actual delay cannot be smaller than the hardcoded minimum
4627 delay of 30 seconds.
cccac0a2 4628DOC_END
4629
5473c134 4630NAME: icap_preview_enable
cccac0a2 4631TYPE: onoff
5473c134 4632IFDEF: ICAP_CLIENT
4633COMMENT: on|off
4634LOC: TheICAPConfig.preview_enable
cccac0a2 4635DEFAULT: off
4636DOC_START
53e738c6 4637 Set this to 'on' if you want to enable the ICAP preview
4638 feature in Squid.
cccac0a2 4639DOC_END
4640
5473c134 4641NAME: icap_preview_size
4642TYPE: int
4643IFDEF: ICAP_CLIENT
4644LOC: TheICAPConfig.preview_size
4645DEFAULT: -1
cccac0a2 4646DOC_START
53e738c6 4647 The default size of preview data to be sent to the ICAP server.
4648 -1 means no preview. This value might be overwritten on a per server
4649 basis by OPTIONS requests.
cccac0a2 4650DOC_END
4651
5473c134 4652NAME: icap_default_options_ttl
4653TYPE: int
4654IFDEF: ICAP_CLIENT
4655LOC: TheICAPConfig.default_options_ttl
4656DEFAULT: 60
cccac0a2 4657DOC_START
53e738c6 4658 The default TTL value for ICAP OPTIONS responses that don't have
5473c134 4659 an Options-TTL header.
cccac0a2 4660DOC_END
4661
5473c134 4662NAME: icap_persistent_connections
4663TYPE: onoff
4664IFDEF: ICAP_CLIENT
4665COMMENT: on|off
4666LOC: TheICAPConfig.reuse_connections
4667DEFAULT: on
cccac0a2 4668DOC_START
5473c134 4669 Whether or not Squid should use persistent connections to
4670 an ICAP server.
cccac0a2 4671DOC_END
4672
5473c134 4673NAME: icap_send_client_ip
4674TYPE: onoff
4675IFDEF: ICAP_CLIENT
4676COMMENT: on|off
4677LOC: TheICAPConfig.send_client_ip
4678DEFAULT: off
cccac0a2 4679DOC_START
53e738c6 4680 This adds the header "X-Client-IP" to ICAP requests.
cccac0a2 4681DOC_END
4682
5473c134 4683NAME: icap_send_client_username
4684TYPE: onoff
4685IFDEF: ICAP_CLIENT
4686COMMENT: on|off
4687LOC: TheICAPConfig.send_client_username
4688DEFAULT: off
cccac0a2 4689DOC_START
5473c134 4690 This sends authenticated HTTP client username (if available) to
4691 the ICAP service. The username value is encoded based on the
4692 icap_client_username_encode option and is sent using the header
4693 specified by the icap_client_username_header option.
cccac0a2 4694DOC_END
4695
5473c134 4696NAME: icap_client_username_header
cccac0a2 4697TYPE: string
5473c134 4698IFDEF: ICAP_CLIENT
4699LOC: TheICAPConfig.client_username_header
4700DEFAULT: X-Client-Username
cccac0a2 4701DOC_START
5473c134 4702 ICAP request header name to use for send_client_username.
cccac0a2 4703DOC_END
4704
5473c134 4705NAME: icap_client_username_encode
cccac0a2 4706TYPE: onoff
5473c134 4707IFDEF: ICAP_CLIENT
4708COMMENT: on|off
4709LOC: TheICAPConfig.client_username_encode
4710DEFAULT: off
cccac0a2 4711DOC_START
5473c134 4712 Whether to base64 encode the authenticated client username.
cccac0a2 4713DOC_END
4714
5473c134 4715NAME: icap_service
4716TYPE: icap_service_type
4717IFDEF: ICAP_CLIENT
4718LOC: TheICAPConfig
4719DEFAULT: none
cccac0a2 4720DOC_START
53e738c6 4721 Defines a single ICAP service
cccac0a2 4722
53e738c6 4723 icap_service servicename vectoring_point bypass service_url
7d90757b 4724
53e738c6 4725 vectoring_point = reqmod_precache|reqmod_postcache|respmod_precache|respmod_postcache
4726 This specifies at which point of request processing the ICAP
4727 service should be plugged in.
4728 bypass = 1|0
4729 If set to 1 and the ICAP server cannot be reached, the request will go
4730 through without being processed by an ICAP server
4731 service_url = icap://servername:port/service
5473c134 4732
53e738c6 4733 Note: reqmod_precache and respmod_postcache is not yet implemented
5473c134 4734
4735Example:
4736icap_service service_1 reqmod_precache 0 icap://icap1.mydomain.net:1344/reqmod
4737icap_service service_2 respmod_precache 0 icap://icap2.mydomain.net:1344/respmod
cccac0a2 4738DOC_END
4739
5473c134 4740NAME: icap_class
4741TYPE: icap_class_type
4742IFDEF: ICAP_CLIENT
4743LOC: TheICAPConfig
4744DEFAULT: none
cccac0a2 4745DOC_START
53e738c6 4746 Defines an ICAP service chain. If there are multiple services per
4747 vectoring point, they are processed in the specified order.
5473c134 4748
53e738c6 4749 icap_class classname servicename...
5473c134 4750
4751Example:
4752icap_class class_1 service_1 service_2
4753icap class class_2 service_1 service_3
cccac0a2 4754DOC_END
4755
5473c134 4756NAME: icap_access
4757TYPE: icap_access_type
4758IFDEF: ICAP_CLIENT
4759LOC: TheICAPConfig
cccac0a2 4760DEFAULT: none
cccac0a2 4761DOC_START
53e738c6 4762 Redirects a request through an ICAP service class, depending
4763 on given acls
5473c134 4764
53e738c6 4765 icap_access classname allow|deny [!]aclname...
5473c134 4766
53e738c6 4767 The icap_access statements are processed in the order they appear in
4768 this configuration file. If an access list matches, the processing stops.
4769 For an "allow" rule, the specified class is used for the request. A "deny"
4770 rule simply stops processing without using the class. You can also use the
4771 special classname "None".
cccac0a2 4772
53e738c6 4773 For backward compatibility, it is also possible to use services
4774 directly here.
5473c134 4775Example:
4776icap_access class_1 allow all
cccac0a2 4777DOC_END
4778
5473c134 4779COMMENT_START
4780 DNS OPTIONS
4781 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
4782COMMENT_END
4783
4784NAME: check_hostnames
cccac0a2 4785TYPE: onoff
cccac0a2 4786DEFAULT: off
5473c134 4787LOC: Config.onoff.check_hostnames
cccac0a2 4788DOC_START
5473c134 4789 For security and stability reasons Squid can check
4790 hostnames for Internet standard RFC compliance. If you want
4791 Squid to perform these checks turn this directive on.
cccac0a2 4792DOC_END
4793
5473c134 4794NAME: allow_underscore
cccac0a2 4795TYPE: onoff
cccac0a2 4796DEFAULT: on
5473c134 4797LOC: Config.onoff.allow_underscore
cccac0a2 4798DOC_START
5473c134 4799 Underscore characters is not strictly allowed in Internet hostnames
4800 but nevertheless used by many sites. Set this to off if you want
4801 Squid to be strict about the standard.
4802 This check is performed only when check_hostnames is set to on.
cccac0a2 4803DOC_END
4804
5473c134 4805NAME: cache_dns_program
cccac0a2 4806TYPE: string
5473c134 4807IFDEF: USE_DNSSERVERS
4808DEFAULT: @DEFAULT_DNSSERVER@
4809LOC: Config.Program.dnsserver
cccac0a2 4810DOC_START
5473c134 4811 Specify the location of the executable for dnslookup process.
cccac0a2 4812DOC_END
4813
5473c134 4814NAME: dns_children
4815TYPE: int
4816IFDEF: USE_DNSSERVERS
4817DEFAULT: 5
4818LOC: Config.dnsChildren
58850d15 4819DOC_START
5473c134 4820 The number of processes spawn to service DNS name lookups.
4821 For heavily loaded caches on large servers, you should
4822 probably increase this value to at least 10. The maximum
4823 is 32. The default is 5.
58850d15 4824
5473c134 4825 You must have at least one dnsserver process.
58850d15 4826DOC_END
4827
5473c134 4828NAME: dns_retransmit_interval
4829TYPE: time_t
4830DEFAULT: 5 seconds
4831LOC: Config.Timeout.idns_retransmit
4832IFDEF: !USE_DNSSERVERS
cccac0a2 4833DOC_START
5473c134 4834 Initial retransmit interval for DNS queries. The interval is
4835 doubled each time all configured DNS servers have been tried.
cccac0a2 4836
cccac0a2 4837DOC_END
4838
5473c134 4839NAME: dns_timeout
4840TYPE: time_t
4841DEFAULT: 2 minutes
4842LOC: Config.Timeout.idns_query
4843IFDEF: !USE_DNSSERVERS
cccac0a2 4844DOC_START
5473c134 4845 DNS Query timeout. If no response is received to a DNS query
4846 within this time all DNS servers for the queried domain
4847 are assumed to be unavailable.
cccac0a2 4848DOC_END
4849
5473c134 4850NAME: dns_defnames
4851COMMENT: on|off
cccac0a2 4852TYPE: onoff
cccac0a2 4853DEFAULT: off
5473c134 4854LOC: Config.onoff.res_defnames
cccac0a2 4855DOC_START
5473c134 4856 Normally the RES_DEFNAMES resolver option is disabled
4857 (see res_init(3)). This prevents caches in a hierarchy
4858 from interpreting single-component hostnames locally. To allow
4859 Squid to handle single-component names, enable this option.
cccac0a2 4860DOC_END
4861
5473c134 4862NAME: dns_nameservers
4863TYPE: wordlist
4864DEFAULT: none
4865LOC: Config.dns_nameservers
cccac0a2 4866DOC_START
5473c134 4867 Use this if you want to specify a list of DNS name servers
4868 (IP addresses) to use instead of those given in your
4869 /etc/resolv.conf file.
4870 On Windows platforms, if no value is specified here or in
4871 the /etc/resolv.conf file, the list of DNS name servers are
4872 taken from the Windows registry, both static and dynamic DHCP
4873 configurations are supported.
cccac0a2 4874
5473c134 4875 Example: dns_nameservers 10.0.0.1 192.172.0.4
cccac0a2 4876DOC_END
4877
5473c134 4878NAME: hosts_file
cccac0a2 4879TYPE: string
5473c134 4880DEFAULT: @DEFAULT_HOSTS@
4881LOC: Config.etcHostsPath
cccac0a2 4882DOC_START
5473c134 4883 Location of the host-local IP name-address associations
4884 database. Most Operating Systems have such a file on different
4885 default locations:
4886 - Un*X & Linux: /etc/hosts
4887 - Windows NT/2000: %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
4888 (%SystemRoot% value install default is c:\winnt)
4889 - Windows XP/2003: %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
4890 (%SystemRoot% value install default is c:\windows)
4891 - Windows 9x/Me: %windir%\hosts
4892 (%windir% value is usually c:\windows)
4893 - Cygwin: /etc/hosts
cccac0a2 4894
5473c134 4895 The file contains newline-separated definitions, in the
4896 form ip_address_in_dotted_form name [name ...] names are
4897 whitespace-separated. Lines beginning with an hash (#)
4898 character are comments.
cccac0a2 4899
5473c134 4900 The file is checked at startup and upon configuration.
4901 If set to 'none', it won't be checked.
4902 If append_domain is used, that domain will be added to
4903 domain-local (i.e. not containing any dot character) host
4904 definitions.
cccac0a2 4905DOC_END
4906
5473c134 4907NAME: dns_testnames
4908TYPE: wordlist
4909LOC: Config.dns_testname_list
4910DEFAULT: none
4911DEFAULT_IF_NONE: netscape.com internic.net nlanr.net microsoft.com
4912DOC_START
4913 The DNS tests exit as soon as the first site is successfully looked up
4914
4915 This test can be disabled with the -D command line option.
cccac0a2 4916DOC_END
4917
5473c134 4918NAME: append_domain
4919TYPE: string
4920LOC: Config.appendDomain
4921DEFAULT: none
6a2f3fcf 4922DOC_START
5473c134 4923 Appends local domain name to hostnames without any dots in
4924 them. append_domain must begin with a period.
4925
4926 Be warned there are now Internet names with no dots in
4927 them using only top-domain names, so setting this may
4928 cause some Internet sites to become unavailable.
4929
4930Example:
4931 append_domain .yourdomain.com
6a2f3fcf 4932DOC_END
4933
5473c134 4934NAME: ignore_unknown_nameservers
4935TYPE: onoff
4936LOC: Config.onoff.ignore_unknown_nameservers
df6fd596 4937DEFAULT: on
4938DOC_START
5473c134 4939 By default Squid checks that DNS responses are received
4940 from the same IP addresses they are sent to. If they
4941 don't match, Squid ignores the response and writes a warning
4942 message to cache.log. You can allow responses from unknown
4943 nameservers by setting this option to 'off'.
df6fd596 4944DOC_END
4945
6bc15a4f 4946NAME: ipcache_size
4947COMMENT: (number of entries)
4948TYPE: int
4949DEFAULT: 1024
4950LOC: Config.ipcache.size
4951DOC_NONE
4952
4953NAME: ipcache_low
4954COMMENT: (percent)
4955TYPE: int
4956DEFAULT: 90
4957LOC: Config.ipcache.low
4958DOC_NONE
4959
4960NAME: ipcache_high
4961COMMENT: (percent)
4962TYPE: int
4963DEFAULT: 95
4964LOC: Config.ipcache.high
4965DOC_START
4966 The size, low-, and high-water marks for the IP cache.
4967DOC_END
4968
4969NAME: fqdncache_size
4970COMMENT: (number of entries)
4971TYPE: int
4972DEFAULT: 1024
4973LOC: Config.fqdncache.size
4974DOC_START
4975 Maximum number of FQDN cache entries.
4976DOC_END
4977
a58ff010 4978COMMENT_START
5473c134 4979 MISCELLANEOUS
a58ff010 4980 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
4981COMMENT_END
4982
5473c134 4983NAME: memory_pools
a58ff010 4984COMMENT: on|off
5473c134 4985TYPE: onoff
4986DEFAULT: on
4987LOC: Config.onoff.mem_pools
a58ff010 4988DOC_START
5473c134 4989 If set, Squid will keep pools of allocated (but unused) memory
4990 available for future use. If memory is a premium on your
4991 system and you believe your malloc library outperforms Squid
4992 routines, disable this.
a58ff010 4993DOC_END
4994
5473c134 4995NAME: memory_pools_limit
4996COMMENT: (bytes)
4997TYPE: b_size_t
4998DEFAULT: 5 MB
4999LOC: Config.MemPools.limit
ec1245f8 5000DOC_START
5473c134 5001 Used only with memory_pools on:
5002 memory_pools_limit 50 MB
ec1245f8 5003
5473c134 5004 If set to a non-zero value, Squid will keep at most the specified
5005 limit of allocated (but unused) memory in memory pools. All free()
5006 requests that exceed this limit will be handled by your malloc
5007 library. Squid does not pre-allocate any memory, just safe-keeps
5008 objects that otherwise would be free()d. Thus, it is safe to set
5009 memory_pools_limit to a reasonably high value even if your
5010 configuration will use less memory.
ec1245f8 5011
5473c134 5012 If set to zero, Squid will keep all memory it can. That is, there
5013 will be no limit on the total amount of memory used for safe-keeping.
ec1245f8 5014
5473c134 5015 To disable memory allocation optimization, do not set
5016 memory_pools_limit to 0. Set memory_pools to "off" instead.
5017
5018 An overhead for maintaining memory pools is not taken into account
5019 when the limit is checked. This overhead is close to four bytes per
5020 object kept. However, pools may actually _save_ memory because of
5021 reduced memory thrashing in your malloc library.
ec1245f8 5022DOC_END
5023
5473c134 5024NAME: forwarded_for
5025COMMENT: on|off
5026TYPE: onoff
5027DEFAULT: on
5028LOC: opt_forwarded_for
5f8252d2 5029DOC_START
5473c134 5030 If set, Squid will include your system's IP address or name
5031 in the HTTP requests it forwards. By default it looks like
5032 this:
5f8252d2 5033
5473c134 5034 X-Forwarded-For: 192.1.2.3
5035
5036 If you disable this, it will appear as
5037
5038 X-Forwarded-For: unknown
5f8252d2 5039DOC_END
5040
5473c134 5041NAME: cachemgr_passwd
5042TYPE: cachemgrpasswd
5043DEFAULT: none
5044LOC: Config.passwd_list
5f8252d2 5045DOC_START
5473c134 5046 Specify passwords for cachemgr operations.
5f8252d2 5047
5473c134 5048 Usage: cachemgr_passwd password action action ...
5049
5050 Some valid actions are (see cache manager menu for a full list):
5051 5min
5052 60min
5053 asndb
5054 authenticator
5055 cbdata
5056 client_list
5057 comm_incoming
5058 config *
5059 counters
5060 delay
5061 digest_stats
5062 dns
5063 events
5064 filedescriptors
5065 fqdncache
5066 histograms
5067 http_headers
5068 info
5069 io
5070 ipcache
5071 mem
5072 menu
5073 netdb
5074 non_peers
5075 objects
5076 offline_toggle *
5077 pconn
5078 peer_select
5079 redirector
5080 refresh
5081 server_list
5082 shutdown *
5083 store_digest
5084 storedir
5085 utilization
5086 via_headers
5087 vm_objects
5088
5089 * Indicates actions which will not be performed without a
5090 valid password, others can be performed if not listed here.
5091
5092 To disable an action, set the password to "disable".
5093 To allow performing an action without a password, set the
5094 password to "none".
5095
5096 Use the keyword "all" to set the same password for all actions.
5097
5098Example:
5099 cachemgr_passwd secret shutdown
5100 cachemgr_passwd lesssssssecret info stats/objects
5101 cachemgr_passwd disable all
5f8252d2 5102DOC_END
5103
5473c134 5104NAME: client_db
a58ff010 5105COMMENT: on|off
5473c134 5106TYPE: onoff
5107DEFAULT: on
5108LOC: Config.onoff.client_db
a58ff010 5109DOC_START
5473c134 5110 If you want to disable collecting per-client statistics,
5111 turn off client_db here.
a58ff010 5112DOC_END
5113
5473c134 5114NAME: refresh_all_ims
5115COMMENT: on|off
5116TYPE: onoff
5117DEFAULT: off
5118LOC: Config.onoff.refresh_all_ims
a58ff010 5119DOC_START
5473c134 5120 When you enable this option, squid will always check
5121 the origin server for an update when a client sends an
5122 If-Modified-Since request. Many browsers use IMS
5123 requests when the user requests a reload, and this
5124 ensures those clients receive the latest version.
a58ff010 5125
5473c134 5126 By default (off), squid may return a Not Modified response
5127 based on the age of the cached version.
78e8cfc4 5128DOC_END
5129
5473c134 5130NAME: reload_into_ims
5131IFDEF: HTTP_VIOLATIONS
12b91c99 5132COMMENT: on|off
5473c134 5133TYPE: onoff
5134DEFAULT: off
5135LOC: Config.onoff.reload_into_ims
12b91c99 5136DOC_START
5473c134 5137 When you enable this option, client no-cache or ``reload''
5138 requests will be changed to If-Modified-Since requests.
5139 Doing this VIOLATES the HTTP standard. Enabling this
5140 feature could make you liable for problems which it
5141 causes.
5142
5143 see also refresh_pattern for a more selective approach.
12b91c99 5144DOC_END
5145
5473c134 5146NAME: maximum_single_addr_tries
5147TYPE: int
5148LOC: Config.retry.maxtries
5149DEFAULT: 1
a58ff010 5150DOC_START
5473c134 5151 This sets the maximum number of connection attempts for a
5152 host that only has one address (for multiple-address hosts,
5153 each address is tried once).
5154
5155 The default value is one attempt, the (not recommended)
5156 maximum is 255 tries. A warning message will be generated
5157 if it is set to a value greater than ten.
5158
5159 Note: This is in addition to the request re-forwarding which
5160 takes place if Squid fails to get a satisfying response.
a58ff010 5161DOC_END
5162
5473c134 5163NAME: retry_on_error
a58ff010 5164TYPE: onoff
5473c134 5165LOC: Config.retry.onerror
a58ff010 5166DEFAULT: off
5167DOC_START
5473c134 5168 If set to on Squid will automatically retry requests when
5169 receiving an error response. This is mainly useful if you
5170 are in a complex cache hierarchy to work around access
5171 control errors.
5f8252d2 5172DOC_END
5173
5473c134 5174NAME: as_whois_server
5f8252d2 5175TYPE: string
5473c134 5176LOC: Config.as_whois_server
5177DEFAULT: whois.ra.net
5178DEFAULT_IF_NONE: whois.ra.net
5f8252d2 5179DOC_START
5473c134 5180 WHOIS server to query for AS numbers. NOTE: AS numbers are
5181 queried only when Squid starts up, not for every request.
5f8252d2 5182DOC_END
5183
5473c134 5184NAME: offline_mode
5f8252d2 5185TYPE: onoff
5473c134 5186LOC: Config.onoff.offline
5f8252d2 5187DEFAULT: off
5188DOC_START
5473c134 5189 Enable this option and Squid will never try to validate cached
5190 objects.
a58ff010 5191DOC_END
5192
5473c134 5193NAME: uri_whitespace
5194TYPE: uri_whitespace
5195LOC: Config.uri_whitespace
5196DEFAULT: strip
a58ff010 5197DOC_START
5473c134 5198 What to do with requests that have whitespace characters in the
5199 URI. Options:
a58ff010 5200
5473c134 5201 strip: The whitespace characters are stripped out of the URL.
5202 This is the behavior recommended by RFC2396.
5203 deny: The request is denied. The user receives an "Invalid
5204 Request" message.
5205 allow: The request is allowed and the URI is not changed. The
5206 whitespace characters remain in the URI. Note the
5207 whitespace is passed to redirector processes if they
5208 are in use.
5209 encode: The request is allowed and the whitespace characters are
5210 encoded according to RFC1738. This could be considered
5211 a violation of the HTTP/1.1
5212 RFC because proxies are not allowed to rewrite URI's.
5213 chop: The request is allowed and the URI is chopped at the
5214 first whitespace. This might also be considered a
5215 violation.
5216DOC_END
a58ff010 5217
5473c134 5218NAME: coredump_dir
5219TYPE: string
5220LOC: Config.coredump_dir
5221DEFAULT: none
5222DEFAULT_IF_NONE: none
5223DOC_START
5224 By default Squid leaves core files in the directory from where
5225 it was started. If you set 'coredump_dir' to a directory
5226 that exists, Squid will chdir() to that directory at startup
5227 and coredump files will be left there.
a58ff010 5228
5473c134 5229NOCOMMENT_START
5230# Leave coredumps in the first cache dir
5231coredump_dir @DEFAULT_SWAP_DIR@
5232NOCOMMENT_END
5233DOC_END
a58ff010 5234
5473c134 5235NAME: redirector_bypass
5236TYPE: onoff
5237LOC: Config.onoff.redirector_bypass
5238DEFAULT: off
5239DOC_START
5240 When this is 'on', a request will not go through the
5241 redirector if all redirectors are busy. If this is 'off'
5242 and the redirector queue grows too large, Squid will exit
5243 with a FATAL error and ask you to increase the number of
5244 redirectors. You should only enable this if the redirectors
5245 are not critical to your caching system. If you use
5246 redirectors for access control, and you enable this option,
5247 users may have access to pages they should not
5248 be allowed to request.
a58ff010 5249DOC_END
5250
5473c134 5251NAME: chroot
5252TYPE: string
5253LOC: Config.chroot_dir
a58ff010 5254DEFAULT: none
5255DOC_START
5473c134 5256 Use this to have Squid do a chroot() while initializing. This
5257 also causes Squid to fully drop root privileges after
5258 initializing. This means, for example, if you use a HTTP
5259 port less than 1024 and try to reconfigure, you will may get an
5260 error saying that Squid can not open the port.
5261DOC_END
a58ff010 5262
5473c134 5263NAME: balance_on_multiple_ip
5264TYPE: onoff
5265LOC: Config.onoff.balance_on_multiple_ip
5266DEFAULT: on
5267DOC_START
5268 Some load balancing servers based on round robin DNS have been
5269 found not to preserve user session state across requests
5270 to different IP addresses.
a58ff010 5271
5473c134 5272 By default Squid rotates IP's per request. By disabling
5273 this directive only connection failure triggers rotation.
a58ff010 5274DOC_END
5275
5473c134 5276NAME: pipeline_prefetch
5277TYPE: onoff
5278LOC: Config.onoff.pipeline_prefetch
5279DEFAULT: off
a58ff010 5280DOC_START
5473c134 5281 To boost the performance of pipelined requests to closer
5282 match that of a non-proxied environment Squid can try to fetch
5283 up to two requests in parallel from a pipeline.
a58ff010 5284
5473c134 5285 Defaults to off for bandwidth management and access logging
5286 reasons.
5287DOC_END
a58ff010 5288
5473c134 5289NAME: high_response_time_warning
5290TYPE: int
5291COMMENT: (msec)
5292LOC: Config.warnings.high_rptm
5293DEFAULT: 0
5294DOC_START
5295 If the one-minute median response time exceeds this value,
5296 Squid prints a WARNING with debug level 0 to get the
5297 administrators attention. The value is in milliseconds.
a58ff010 5298DOC_END
5299
5473c134 5300NAME: high_page_fault_warning
5301TYPE: int
5302LOC: Config.warnings.high_pf
5303DEFAULT: 0
cc9f92d4 5304DOC_START
5473c134 5305 If the one-minute average page fault rate exceeds this
5306 value, Squid prints a WARNING with debug level 0 to get
5307 the administrators attention. The value is in page faults
5308 per second.
5309DOC_END
cc9f92d4 5310
5473c134 5311NAME: high_memory_warning
5312TYPE: b_size_t
5313LOC: Config.warnings.high_memory
5314DEFAULT: 0
5315DOC_START
5316 If the memory usage (as determined by mallinfo) exceeds
5317 value, Squid prints a WARNING with debug level 0 to get
5318 the administrators attention.
5319DOC_END
cc9f92d4 5320
5473c134 5321NAME: sleep_after_fork
5322COMMENT: (microseconds)
5323TYPE: int
5324LOC: Config.sleep_after_fork
5325DEFAULT: 0
5326DOC_START
5327 When this is set to a non-zero value, the main Squid process
5328 sleeps the specified number of microseconds after a fork()
5329 system call. This sleep may help the situation where your
5330 system reports fork() failures due to lack of (virtual)
5331 memory. Note, however, if you have a lot of child
5332 processes, these sleep delays will add up and your
5333 Squid will not service requests for some amount of time
5334 until all the child processes have been started.
5335 On Windows value less then 1000 (1 milliseconds) are
5336 rounded to 1000.
cc9f92d4 5337DOC_END
5338
cccac0a2 5339EOF