Cache management


How to connect Artica to Luminati service ?

The Luminati service ( https://luminati.io ) is a business proxy network service. To use the luminati service, you have to fix the proxy hostname with the port and the authentification as Parent proxy. On the TOP Menu, select “Your Proxy“ Choose “Parent Proxy” link. On the status section, turn to […]

01-11-2015 00-23-48

21-10-2015 17-07-25

Microsoft Windows Updates Cache Enforcement

With Artica v2.25.102113 or above, a new feature called Microsoft Windows Update Enforcement allows you to fully cache Windows Updates. How it works ? This feature is able to allow the proxy to download itself requested Windows updates in order to server files locally. Benefits. Since Windows 7, updates are […]


Some Websites are strongly cached how to avoid it ?

For example, when browsing the following pages: https://services.land.vic.gov.au/maps/interactive.jsp or https://www.eldersweather.com.au/  or https://www.theaustralian.com.au/ (and other news sites) Sites appear to be cached and not updating with current information… You have 2 ways to avoid it 1) Deny caches for defined sites: On the top menu, click on Action button Choose “Deny From […]

09-09-2015 00-55-21

Reload Proxy services in public mode

Sometimes you need to reload the proxy service without need to establish an administrator session on the Artica Web console Interface. This to reload Active Directory groups or cached acls.. This feature is available on Artica v2.17.072214 or above. You can enable a specific link that allows you to use […]

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18-07-2015 19-56-59

The Partial content list

Most video,audio players, update agent (Microsoft, Google)  request small chunks of the file at a time, and then request more later. 206 partial content is  sent when the user-agent specifically requests a specific range of the file, rather than the entire file. In many cases the proxy is not able […]


Change the caches format

Some of our customers encounter errors or proxy crashes on Squid-Cache version 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4, 3.5.5 These crashes occurs when caches using AUFS format. It seems with DISKD, these crashes are fixed. On the top menu, click on “Your proxy” Choose “Caches status” link Click on Change caches formats […]

15-06-2015 01-02-58

30-05-2015 11-37-19

Proxy error pages with Internet Explorer style

By default when the proxy  encounter connections errors ( DNS failed, routing error, protocols error) proxy display this error page: With this error page, users understand that it is an error generated by the proxy. Latest Internet explorer versions display this error page: To not disturb users we can transform […]


02-03-2015 22-21-41

Reconstruct system caches

To reconstruct system caches ( for corrupted issues or in order to free disks), perform these tasks. This operation will delete storage directories and re-create caches directory. It will stop the proxy service Under the “Proxy service” top menu button, choose “Caches Center” icon Select “Caches Center” tab Click on […]