Ansible role to install and configure squid3 proxy/cache in RedHat/CentOS/Debian/Ubuntu.

No specific requirements.

This role uses a mix of defaults and host_vars/group_vars.
The defaults are used to set the most common squid3 config, present by default in the package repository.
The host_vars/group_vars are best suited to create custom ACLs and http_access sentences.

Variables listed in defaults/main.yml

squid3__localnets
List of internal subnets, used to create the default ACL named localnet.

squid3__sslports
List of ports authorized to used the CONNECT methhod, encrypted traffic.

squid3__safeports
List of ports authorized to use HTTP in plain text.

squid3__port
Port that squid3 daemon runs.

squid3__outgoing_adress
If specified, tells which IP address to direct the traffic.

squid3__acls
ACLs from default squid.conf. Can be used to create custom ACLs.

squid3__http_access
http_access directives from default squid.conf. Can be used to create custom http_access.

squid3__refresh_pattern
List of refresh_paterrn from defalt squid.conf. Can be used to create custom refresh_pattern.

squid3__logrotate_rotate Sets the number of saved rotated logfiles. Default to 7

Custom variables. Can be used in defaults/main.yml, but it was made to best if in host_vars and group_vars.

squid3__custom_localnets
Custom localnets.

squid3__custom_sslports
Custom SSL ports.

squid3__custom_safeports
Custom HTTP ports.

squid3__custom_acls
Custom ACLs.

squid3__custom_http_access
Custom http_access directives.

squid3__custom_refresh_pattern
Custom refresh_pattern directives.

squid3__custom_diskcache Custom cache_dir directives.

None.

This role comes with a Vagrant file. Just fire a vagrant up for testing.
Once the environemnt is up, just run vagrant provision or ansible-playbook -i tests/inventory tests/test.yml.
As the date of this commit, the parameter host_key_checking=False it's not working. If some SSH connection error occurs, try to execute export ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False. You can use the tests/vars.yml as a playground to test the variables.

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Jonatas Baldin | mailto:[email protected] | http://deployeveryday.com

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