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Install Varnish Cache on Windows with cygwin
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Varnish Cache on Windows

Build instructions with cygport packages (for development)

Cygport source packages can be build using cygport program. Cygport can be installed using cygwin setup.exe.

  • Install CYGWIN environment with cygport tool

  • Download cygport varnish-*-src.tar.xz varnish package files from https://sourceforge.net/projects/cygvarnish/files/cygport-packages/

  • Uncompress tar.xz files to /usr/src directory (All files!)

  • Enter the directory in cygwin: cd /cygdrive/c/cygwin64/usr/src

  • Execute cygport commands:

    cygport varnish-{version}.cygport prep
cygport varnish-{version}.cygport compile
cygport varnish-{version}.cygport install

  • Compiled binaries are copied to varnish-{version}/inst

In my case:

cd /cygdrive/c/cygwin64/usr/src
cygport varnish-4.1.0-1.cygport prep
cygport varnish-4.1.0-1.cygport compile
cygport varnish-4.1.0-1.cygport install

Install Full Cygwin environment with varnish package (for production)

The tar.xz package file is installed inside Cygwin environment using cygwin installer:

Follow this steps:

  • Download setup-x64.exe (32 bits) or setup-x86_64.exe (64 bits) at localhost.
  • Install CYGWIN enviroment executing installer.

On package selection list, select varnish package from package list in Web category, package will be download from cygwin servers:

Varnish Package Selection in from Cygwin package list in Web category

Install varnishd as a Windows service

Run as an administrator:

cygrunsrv --install varnishd --path /cygdrive/c/cygwin64/usr/sbin/varnishd.exe

or

cygrunsrv --install varnish --path /cygdrive/c/cygwin64/usr/sbin/varnishd.exe -a "-P /cygdrive/c/cygwin64/var/varnish/varnish.pid -f /cygdrive/c/cygwin64/etc/varnish/default.vcl -a :81 -T 127.0.0.1:6082 -t 120 -S /cygdrive/c/cygwin64/etc/varnish/secret -s file,/cygdrive/c/cygwin64/var/varnish/varnish_storage.bin,2G -F"

Uninstall varnishd as a Windows service

Run as an administrator:

cygrunsrv --remove varnishd

Start varnishd as a Windows service

cygrunsrv --start varnishd -f /usr/local/etc/varnish/default.vcl -s malloc,1G -T 127.0.0.1:2000

or

cygrunsrv --start varnish

Stop varnishd as a Windows service

cygrunsrv --stop

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