squid proxy - only pass through, can I disable caching?
I have a bunch of users that should access the internet through squid.
I don't want to cache anything.
I just want to fetch the requested page as fast as possible and deliver it to the user.
So can I just disable the cache?
I don't want to serve the users from cache. But I don't know if the cache is needed for better/faster working.
To what should I configure the memory?
I have 6GB and it can use all if it helps to speed up things.
Any other things I should keep in mind or I should set in squid.conf in my scenario?
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asked Nov 29 '12 at 0:35
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I have a bunch of users that should access the internet through squid.
I don't want to cache anything.
I just want to fetch the requested page as fast as possible and deliver it to the user.
So can I just disable the cache?
I don't want to serve the users from cache. But I don't know if the cache is needed for better/faster working.
To what should I configure the memory?
I have 6GB and it can use all if it helps to speed up things.
Any other things I should keep in mind or I should set in squid.conf in my scenario?
squid
asked Nov 29 '12 at 0:35
ChrisChris
10913
add a comment |
I have a bunch of users that should access the internet through squid.
I don't want to cache anything.
I just want to fetch the requested page as fast as possible and deliver it to the user.
So can I just disable the cache?
I don't want to serve the users from cache. But I don't know if the cache is needed for better/faster working.
To what should I configure the memory?
I have 6GB and it can use all if it helps to speed up things.
Any other things I should keep in mind or I should set in squid.conf in my scenario?
squid
asked Nov 29 '12 at 0:35
ChrisChris
10913
I have a bunch of users that should access the internet through squid.
I don't want to cache anything.
I just want to fetch the requested page as fast as possible and deliver it to the user.
So can I just disable the cache?
I don't want to serve the users from cache. But I don't know if the cache is needed for better/faster working.
To what should I configure the memory?
I have 6GB and it can use all if it helps to speed up things.
Any other things I should keep in mind or I should set in squid.conf in my scenario?
squid
squid
asked Nov 29 '12 at 0:35
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asked Nov 29 '12 at 0:35
ChrisChris
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Proxies deliver requests "as fast as possible" BECAUSE they cache.
but if you insist, setting your cache size to 0 will do the trick.
answered Nov 29 '12 at 0:45
ScandalistScandalist
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thanks. Can I help squid with special memory settings? I think it still needs to safe the current page in memory before it delivers it.
– Chris
Nov 29 '12 at 0:58
1
Memory is memory, not a whole lot you can do with that except get more of it. You can however tweak how the server caches data. Why not throw Squid into your production environment and monitor the memory and the cache info? You may find 6 gigs to be plenty. If not, you can quickly disable the caching features. Read up on this here.. wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/SquidMemory
– Scandalist
Nov 29 '12 at 1:07
Okay, so when I disabling the cache I can maybe disable other things, too? I just want to give the users the latest page (fetch it from the server). But caching DNS and such things are okay. Can I still do this with just set the cache size to 0 or will I disable this way other useful things, too?
– Chris
Nov 29 '12 at 1:20
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Proxies deliver requests "as fast as possible" BECAUSE they cache.
but if you insist, setting your cache size to 0 will do the trick.
answered Nov 29 '12 at 0:45
ScandalistScandalist
2,05472637
thanks. Can I help squid with special memory settings? I think it still needs to safe the current page in memory before it delivers it.
– Chris
Nov 29 '12 at 0:58
1
Memory is memory, not a whole lot you can do with that except get more of it. You can however tweak how the server caches data. Why not throw Squid into your production environment and monitor the memory and the cache info? You may find 6 gigs to be plenty. If not, you can quickly disable the caching features. Read up on this here.. wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/SquidMemory
– Scandalist
Nov 29 '12 at 1:07
Okay, so when I disabling the cache I can maybe disable other things, too? I just want to give the users the latest page (fetch it from the server). But caching DNS and such things are okay. Can I still do this with just set the cache size to 0 or will I disable this way other useful things, too?
– Chris
Nov 29 '12 at 1:20
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Proxies deliver requests "as fast as possible" BECAUSE they cache.
but if you insist, setting your cache size to 0 will do the trick.
answered Nov 29 '12 at 0:45
ScandalistScandalist
2,05472637
thanks. Can I help squid with special memory settings? I think it still needs to safe the current page in memory before it delivers it.
– Chris
Nov 29 '12 at 0:58
1
Memory is memory, not a whole lot you can do with that except get more of it. You can however tweak how the server caches data. Why not throw Squid into your production environment and monitor the memory and the cache info? You may find 6 gigs to be plenty. If not, you can quickly disable the caching features. Read up on this here.. wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/SquidMemory
– Scandalist
Nov 29 '12 at 1:07
Okay, so when I disabling the cache I can maybe disable other things, too? I just want to give the users the latest page (fetch it from the server). But caching DNS and such things are okay. Can I still do this with just set the cache size to 0 or will I disable this way other useful things, too?
– Chris
Nov 29 '12 at 1:20
add a comment |
Proxies deliver requests "as fast as possible" BECAUSE they cache.
but if you insist, setting your cache size to 0 will do the trick.
answered Nov 29 '12 at 0:45
ScandalistScandalist
2,05472637
Proxies deliver requests "as fast as possible" BECAUSE they cache.
but if you insist, setting your cache size to 0 will do the trick.
answered Nov 29 '12 at 0:45
ScandalistScandalist
2,05472637
answered Nov 29 '12 at 0:45
ScandalistScandalist
2,05472637
answered Nov 29 '12 at 0:45
ScandalistScandalist
2,05472637
answered Nov 29 '12 at 0:45
ScandalistScandalist
2,05472637
2,05472637
thanks. Can I help squid with special memory settings? I think it still needs to safe the current page in memory before it delivers it.
– Chris
Nov 29 '12 at 0:58
1
Memory is memory, not a whole lot you can do with that except get more of it. You can however tweak how the server caches data. Why not throw Squid into your production environment and monitor the memory and the cache info? You may find 6 gigs to be plenty. If not, you can quickly disable the caching features. Read up on this here.. wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/SquidMemory
– Scandalist
Nov 29 '12 at 1:07
Okay, so when I disabling the cache I can maybe disable other things, too? I just want to give the users the latest page (fetch it from the server). But caching DNS and such things are okay. Can I still do this with just set the cache size to 0 or will I disable this way other useful things, too?
– Chris
Nov 29 '12 at 1:20
add a comment |
thanks. Can I help squid with special memory settings? I think it still needs to safe the current page in memory before it delivers it.
– Chris
Nov 29 '12 at 0:58
1
Memory is memory, not a whole lot you can do with that except get more of it. You can however tweak how the server caches data. Why not throw Squid into your production environment and monitor the memory and the cache info? You may find 6 gigs to be plenty. If not, you can quickly disable the caching features. Read up on this here.. wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/SquidMemory
– Scandalist
Nov 29 '12 at 1:07
Okay, so when I disabling the cache I can maybe disable other things, too? I just want to give the users the latest page (fetch it from the server). But caching DNS and such things are okay. Can I still do this with just set the cache size to 0 or will I disable this way other useful things, too?
– Chris
Nov 29 '12 at 1:20
thanks. Can I help squid with special memory settings? I think it still needs to safe the current page in memory before it delivers it.
– Chris
Nov 29 '12 at 0:58
thanks. Can I help squid with special memory settings? I think it still needs to safe the current page in memory before it delivers it.
– Chris
Nov 29 '12 at 0:58
1
1
Memory is memory, not a whole lot you can do with that except get more of it. You can however tweak how the server caches data. Why not throw Squid into your production environment and monitor the memory and the cache info? You may find 6 gigs to be plenty. If not, you can quickly disable the caching features. Read up on this here.. wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/SquidMemory
– Scandalist
Nov 29 '12 at 1:07
Memory is memory, not a whole lot you can do with that except get more of it. You can however tweak how the server caches data. Why not throw Squid into your production environment and monitor the memory and the cache info? You may find 6 gigs to be plenty. If not, you can quickly disable the caching features. Read up on this here.. wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/SquidMemory
– Scandalist
Nov 29 '12 at 1:07
Okay, so when I disabling the cache I can maybe disable other things, too? I just want to give the users the latest page (fetch it from the server). But caching DNS and such things are okay. Can I still do this with just set the cache size to 0 or will I disable this way other useful things, too?
– Chris
Nov 29 '12 at 1:20
Okay, so when I disabling the cache I can maybe disable other things, too? I just want to give the users the latest page (fetch it from the server). But caching DNS and such things are okay. Can I still do this with just set the cache size to 0 or will I disable this way other useful things, too?
– Chris
Nov 29 '12 at 1:20
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