Using squid3 with Tor

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My internet connection comes with a data usage limit. So I can make best out of it only by using squid caching proxy. How can I configure squid3 to work with Tor on ubuntu.

It seems that currently squid does not support SOCKS [ http://wiki.squid-cache.org/Features/Socks ]. You may need to find another proxy that supports SOCKS. — Khaled, Dec 24 '10 at 08:27

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 11 '20 at 10:02

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A couple of seconds googling gives tor iptables squid

The relevant comment being:

You can use the following configuration: user -> squid -> privoxy -> tor

The configuration of tor client and privoxy is standard. To redirect squid to privoxy you need the option cache_peer with never_direct parameter (see: http://www.visolve.com/squid/squid24s1/neighbour.php).

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answered Dec 24 '10 at 10:25

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 24 '10 at 09:29

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If your internet connection comes with a usage limit then no matter how you proxy/tunnel your still going to be using bandwidth and hit your limit.

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hence the caching. Not all requests will hit the connection. Dont think question was stating tor is being used to help the limit problem, rather squid was. – Sirex Dec 24 '10 at 10:55

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 24 '10 at 12:02

When using tor for web browsing, you generally don't use it directly. You use a combination of privoxy and tor. This deals with the dreaded DNS leaks, allows you to do ad filtering etc. To make use of caching, insert squid between privoxy and your browser. So your setup would look like this:

your browser --- squid caching proxy --- privoxy --- tor --- Internet

Using squid3 with Tor

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