sqtop ☆

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Description:
Display information about active connections for a Squid proxy

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: squid proxy monitoring networking sysadmin

Install: brew install sqtop

About:
Sqtop is a command-line utility that parses Squid proxy access logs to display detailed information about current active connections. It provides real-time insights into client activity, destination hosts, transfer speeds, and connection durations. This tool is invaluable for administrators needing to monitor live proxy traffic and diagnose performance issues.

Key Features:

Real-time monitoring of active Squid connections
Detailed breakdown of client IP, destination URL, and speed
Supports various output formats including detailed and summary views
Lightweight and easy to deploy alongside Squid

Use Cases:

Diagnosing slow performance issues reported by users
Monitoring live traffic to identify bandwidth-heavy clients
Auditing active connections for security or policy compliance

Alternatives:

Squid client – The native `squidclient` tool is more verbose and less focused on real-time, human-readable summaries of active connections.
tcpdump / Wireshark – Packet sniffers provide raw network data but require complex filtering to replicate Sqtop's application-layer view of proxy activity.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 12:31pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	90f740fd