sqtop ☆
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Description:
Display information about active connections for a Squid proxy
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 2015-02-08@0  |  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
Oct 9, 2023 1:15pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 0e255a34
Sep 25, 2023 2:38am 2015-02-08 0 VERSION_BUMP 60c75206
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