Squid
Caching and forwarding HTTP web proxy
Squid is a long-standing caching proxy for the web that supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP. It is used for forward proxying, access control, and bandwidth saving in many networks.
Key features
- Forward HTTP caching proxy
- Access control lists
- Authentication support
- Bandwidth optimization
Strengths
- Released under the GPL-2.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Active community (3k GitHub stars)
- Written in C++
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