Explanation of web proxy connection limits

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I am trying to calculate the maximum number of online users the Web Proxy can support.

max-client-connections and max-server-connections have an upper limit of 5000, does this mean the Web Proxy supports 5000 concurrent users - or 5000 concurrent requests?

Does each web proxy user consume only one client and server connection or multiple connections depending on the sites they visit?


Thanks.

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The built in web proxy is rather unsophisticated. Disk IO is serialized. If you’re expecting anywhere near four digit users or requests I would go with a dedicated proxy solution such as Squid.

That said, 5000 concurrent requests, not 5000 users.