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apache:forward_proxy [2016/05/22 09:41] – cbrediapache:forward_proxy [2018/04/08 11:59] (current) – cbredi
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 Creates a forward proxy ([[http://www.squid-cache.org|squid]] drop in replacement) on TCP port 3128. Creates a forward proxy ([[http://www.squid-cache.org|squid]] drop in replacement) on TCP port 3128.
-Proved to be faster than squid 3.5 on the same hardware.+Proved to be faster than squid 3.5 on the same hardware when using Apache httpd [[https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/event.html|event MPM]].
  
 Make sure you have a local DNS caching resolver, such as [[https://www.unbound.net|unbound]] or [[https://www.powerdns.com/recursor.html|PowerDNS Recursor]] configured in /etc/resolv.conf. Make sure you have a local DNS caching resolver, such as [[https://www.unbound.net|unbound]] or [[https://www.powerdns.com/recursor.html|PowerDNS Recursor]] configured in /etc/resolv.conf.
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 ProxyDomain directive protects the proxy from accessing domain hosts by filling up the local domain name or search domains from /etc/resolv.conf. ProxyDomain directive protects the proxy from accessing domain hosts by filling up the local domain name or search domains from /etc/resolv.conf.
  
-Apache httpd mod_reqtimeout drops some long lived https connections in its default configuration (RequestReadTimeout header=20-40,MinRate=500 body=20,MinRate=500) +Apache httpd [[https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod_reqtimeout.html|mod_reqtimeout]] drops some long lived https connections in its default configuration (RequestReadTimeout header=20-40,MinRate=500 body=20,MinRate=500).
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-No caching is performed in this setup but it can be implemented using httpd [[https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_cache.html|mod_cache]] and [[https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_cache_disk.html|mod_cache_disk]].+
  
 Required modules: [[https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html|mod_proxy]], [[https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy_connect.html|mod_proxy_connect]]. Required modules: [[https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html|mod_proxy]], [[https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy_connect.html|mod_proxy_connect]].
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 </VirtualHost> </VirtualHost>
 </code> </code>
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 +No caching is performed in this setup but it can be implemented using httpd [[https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_cache.html|mod_cache]] and [[https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_cache_disk.html|mod_cache_disk]].
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 +To enable disk caching:
 +
 +<code>
 +<VirtualHost>
 +...
 +        <IfModule mod_cache_disk.c>
 +                CacheRoot "/var/spool/httpd"
 +                CacheEnable disk http://
 +                CacheEnable disk ftp://
 +        </IfModule>
 +...
 +</VirtualHost>
 +</code>
 +
 +Couldn't find a way to disable "Server: Apache" header or to pass it unchanged from HTTP response headers.
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