Re: [squid-users] How big should be cache_dir ?

> Hello all,
>
> I am planning to use Squid as an HTTP accelerator to benefit from its
> great caching capabilities. It will be setup on a Windows 2003 server.
>
> Ideally, I would like to use a huge amount of disk space for caching
> (the reason is I need to cache a very large amount of data long to
> create and that almost never change). Something in the hundreds of
> Gigabytes.
>
>....

  The cache size should be about the amount of traffic for a week generated
by your users. Oversized cache dirs will impose vast memory
requirements (see FAQ).

 M.
Received on Thu Jan 12 2006 - 09:16:45 MST