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

Reverse proxy is like a translator at a meeting. Clients speak to it, and it relays the message to the right server in the right way.

Difference from regular proxy? Regular proxy works for the client; reverse proxy works for the server.

Tools? Nginx is king, but if you’re lazy, Cloudflare’s free tier does a lot of this automatically.