FreeBSD Squid Proxy Caching Server Increase File Descriptors Limits

To increase the file descriptor limits for the Squid proxy caching server on FreeBSD, you can use the "kern.maxfiles" and "kern.maxfilesperproc" kernel parameters.

Here's how to increase the file descriptor limits for Squid on FreeBSD:

1. Determine the current values for the "kern.maxfiles" and "kern.maxfilesperproc" parameters using the "sysctl" command:

sysctl kern.maxfiles
sysctl kern.maxfilesperproc

2. Edit the "/etc/sysctl.conf" file to set the new values for these parameters. For example, to increase the maximum number of file descriptors to 65536 and the maximum number of file descriptors per process to 16384, you can add the following lines to the file:

kern.maxfiles=65536
kern.maxfilesperproc=16384

3. Reload the sysctl configuration using the "sysctl" command:

sysctl -f /etc/sysctl.conf

4. Restart Squid to apply the new file descriptor limits.

It's worth noting that increasing the file descriptor limits may have an impact on the performance of your system, so you should carefully consider the appropriate values for these parameters based on your specific needs and the resources available on your server.