Can someone explain what is reverse proxy in simple terms? or What is reverse proxy in simple terms?

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A reverse proxy is like a bouncer for your web servers. Instead of clients talking directly to your server, they talk to the reverse proxy first. It handles requests, filters bad traffic, and can even speed things up by caching stuff.

Think of it like a post office—mail doesn’t go straight to your house, it goes through the post office first. Same idea!

For tools, check out Nginx or Traefik. Super easy to set up and docs are beginner-friendly.

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