Installation Modes

Table 1 describes four installation methods. Choose one based on your requirements.

**Table 1** Installation modes
Installation Method	Description	Remarks
Installing Squid by Compiling the Source Code	Install Squid from the source code.	Manually download the source code.
Installing Squid by Using an RPM Package Obtained from a Mirror Site	Download the RPM package from a mirror site and install it.	Manually download the RPM package from a mirror site.
Installing Squid by Using the Yum Source Obtained from a Mirror Site	Configure the network source of the mirror site to enable the RPM package to be downloaded and installed on a server directly. The server must be able to access the Internet.	Configure the network source and automatically download the RPM package from a mirror site.
Installing Squid by Using the One-click Compilation, Deployment, and Optimization Script (recommended)	Run a script to implement automatic compilation, deployment, and performance tuning.	Use a script to perform one-click compilation, deployment, and performance tuning.

Parent topic: Installing Squid