Command-line tool

squid

brew/squid

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Advanced proxy caching server for HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and Gopher

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install squid

Linux

brew install squid

Start Squid in the background

sudo squid

Start Squid in the foreground

sudo squid -N

Start Squid with a specific configuration file

sudo squid -f path/to/squid.conf

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