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Title: Newbie question: What is reverse proxy in simple terms?

Hey everyone!

I keep hearing about reverse proxies but tbh, I’m kinda lost. Can someone explain *what is reverse proxy in simple terms*? Like, how’s it different from a regular proxy?

From what I gather, it sits in front of servers and handles requests for them—but why? Does it make things faster or safer? Or both?

A super dumbed-down example would be awesome lol. Thanks in advance!

P.S. Go easy on the jargon pls, my brain’s already fried. 😅