robertdebock.squid
Ansible role squid
Install and configure squid on your system
| GitHub | GitLab | Downloads | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
Example Playbook
This example is taken from molecule/default/converge.yml and is tested on each push, pull request and release.
---
- name: Converge
hosts: all
become: true
gather_facts: true
roles:
- role: robertdebock.squid
squid_cache_dir: "aufs /var/spool/squid 16000 16 256 max-size=8589934592"
squid_cache_replacement_policy: heap LFUDA
squid_maximum_object_size_mb: 256
squid_acls:
- name: localnet
classifier: src
value: "0.0.0.1-0.255.255.255"
squid_rules:
- acl: to_localhost
decision: deny
- acl: localnet
decision: allow
- acl: localhost
decision: allow
- acl: all
decision: deny
The machine needs to be prepared. In CI this is done using molecule/default/prepare.yml:
---
- name: Prepare
hosts: all
become: true
gather_facts: false
roles:
- role: robertdebock.bootstrap
- role: robertdebock.core_dependencies
Also see a full explanation and example on how to use these roles.
Role Variables
The default values for the variables are set in defaults/main.yml:
---
# defaults file for squid
# The port squid is listening on.
squid_port: 3128
# The directory where (and how) to cache.
squid_cache_dir: ufs /var/spool/squid 100 16 256
# Location of squid's log file
squid_access_log: /var/log/squid/access.log
Requirements
- pip packages listed in requirements.txt.
State of used roles
The following roles are used to prepare a system. You can prepare your system in another way.
| Requirement | GitHub | GitLab |
|---|---|---|
| robertdebock.bootstrap | ||
| robertdebock.core_dependencies |
Context
This role is a part of many compatible roles. Have a look at the documentation of these roles for further information.
Here is an overview of related roles:

Compatibility
This role has been tested on these container images:
| container | tags |
|---|---|
| Alpine | all |
| Amazon | Candidate |
| EL | 9 |
| Debian | all |
| Fedora | all |
| Ubuntu | all |
The minimum version of Ansible required is 2.12, tests have been done to:
- The previous version.
- The current version.
- The development version.
If you find issues, please register them in GitHub.
License
Author Information
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ansible-galaxy install robertdebock.squid