Squid
Caching proxy for the web, written in C++, supporting HTTP, HTTPS and FTP and usable as a server accelerator.
www.squid-cache.orgrepositorydocs
Squid is a caching proxy for the web that supports HTTP, HTTPS and FTP. Its own site describes it as a server accelerator for websites. The project’s FAQ describes starting it in the background as a daemon process.
It can be built from source with configure and make, installed from the packages of an operating system, or downloaded as a binary package for several platforms.
Worth knowing
The developers support only the latest stable release series. Support for older series may come from distributions or third parties.
Identity
- Status
- Active
- Maintainer
- The Squid Software Foundation4
- Maintained by
- Foundation5
Rendering and deploy
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-30: links, Categories
www.squid-cache.org/ - 2026-10-30: links, Written in, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/squid-cache/squid - 2026-10-30: links
www.squid-cache.org/Doc/ - 2026-10-30: Maintainer, License
raw.githubusercontent.com/squid-cache/squid/master/README - 2026-10-30: Maintained by, License model
www.squid-cache.org/Foundation/ - 2026-10-30: Runtime
raw.githubusercontent.com/squid-cache/squid/master/INSTALL - 2026-10-30: Install with
www.squid-cache.org/Download/ - 2026-10-30: Runs as
wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/InstallingSquid - 2026-10-30: Current major version
www.squid-cache.org/Versions/ - 2026-10-30: Last release
api.github.com/repos/squid-cache/squid/releases/latest - 2026-10-30: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/squid-cache/squid/contributors?per_page=1