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            <h1>Installing and Setting Up Squid Proxy Server on Debian</h1>
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          <h2>Installing Squid Proxy Server</h2>

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	<li>Log into the Linux device</li>
	<li>Run the following commands in terminal
	<div class="codeBlock"># update software repositories<br />
	sudo apt update<br />
	# install available updates<br />
	sudo apt upgrade -y<br />
	# install squid<br />
	sudo apt install squid -y<br />
	# enable the squid service to start on boot<br />
	sudo systemctl enable squid<br />
	# restart the squid service<br />
	sudo systemctl restart squid<br />
	# configure the proxy server sudo nano /etc/squid/squid.conf</div>
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	<li>After completing any configuration changes, press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes to squid.conf</li>
	<li>Run the following command in terminal to restart the Squid service for changes to take effect
	<div class="codeBlock">sudo systemctl restart squid</div>
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<h2>Testing the Proxy Over HTTP</h2>

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	<li>Open a web browser and navigate to the settings</li>
	<li>The proxy settings with vary by browser, but for Brave on Windows click the search icon in the top right corner of the settings page</li>
	<li>Search for proxy</li>
	<li>Click on Open your computer&#39;s proxy settings</li>
	<li>Enable the Manual proxy setup option</li>
	<li>Enter the IP address running the Squid server and port 3128</li>
	<li>Click the Save button at the bottom of the page</li>
	<li>Back in the browser, navigate to any web page and the traffic will be routed through the proxy and any settings will be applied</li>
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<p>Squid configuration documentation can be found at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/" target="_blank">http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/</a></p>          </div>
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