Step 2: Install Squid Proxy

Run the following commands to install the Squid proxy with OpenSSL HTTPS decryption support.

#!/bin/bash

# all packages are installed as root
if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
   echo "This script must be run as root" 1>&2
   exit 1
fi

# install squid
apt install -y squid-openssl squidclient sudo

# change the number of default file descriptors
OVERRIDE_DIR=/etc/systemd/system/squid.service.d
OVERRIDE_CNF=$OVERRIDE_DIR/override.conf

mkdir -p $OVERRIDE_DIR

# generate the override file
rm $OVERRIDE_CNF
echo "[Service]"         >> $OVERRIDE_CNF
echo "LimitNOFILE=65535" >> $OVERRIDE_CNF

# and reload the systemd
systemctl daemon-reload

Press Next to continue to Step 3.