Script to automatically install and configure squid proxy server with basic NCSA authorization.

squid.sh

echo "--- Installing squid ---"
sudo apt update
sudo apt install squid -y
sudo apt install apache2-utils -y


echo "--- Creating default user surepass ---"
sudo htpasswd -b -c /etc/squid/users yourUsername yourPassword@Secret

echo "--- Performing configurations ---"
cp /etc/squid/squid.conf /etc/squid/squid.conf.original
sed -i '1s|^|\n\n\n\n|' /etc/squid/squid.conf
sed -i '1s|^|http_access allow auth_users\n|' /etc/squid/squid.conf
sed -i '1s|^|acl auth_users proxy_auth REQUIRED\n|' /etc/squid/squid.conf
sed -i '1s|^|auth_param basic realm proxy\n|' /etc/squid/squid.conf
sed -i '1s|^|auth_param basic program /usr/lib/squid/basic_ncsa_auth /etc/squid/users\n|' /etc/squid/squid.conf

echo "--- Restarting Squid service ---"
sudo systemctl restart squid
echo "--- Squid setup done with default credentials - | yourUsername | yourPassword@Secret ---"