====== Ubuntu - Squid - Install Squid ======


====== Install Squid ======

<code bash>
sudo apt install squid
</code>

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===== Start squid service and enable it at startup =====

<code bash>
sudo systemctl start squid
sudo systemctl enable squid
</code>

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===== Configure Squid =====

You can check the configuration file in **/etc/squid/squid.conf**.

Before we dig into the configuration, let’s see the proxy server in action.

Just change the proxy setting on your browser to the IP address of the proxy and the port 3128 since this is the squid default port.

You can change the default port by changing the **http_port** option in the configuration file.

<WRAP tip>
If you are using a firewall don’t forget to open the squid server port.
</WRAP>