Hey everyone,
Newbie here trying to wrap my head around forward proxy vs reverse proxy. I get that both handle traffic, but the specifics are kinda fuzzy.
From what I’ve read, a *forward proxy* sits in front of clients (like employees browsing the web) and hides their identities. A *reverse proxy* sits in front of servers (like a website) and handles requests for them.
But when would you actually use one over the other? Like, is a forward proxy more for privacy, and reverse proxy for load balancing? Or am I totally off?
Would love some real-world examples or just a dumbed-down explanation. Thanks in advance!
P.S. If anyone’s got tips on setting either up, that’d be awesome too.
Newbie here trying to wrap my head around forward proxy vs reverse proxy. I get that both handle traffic, but the specifics are kinda fuzzy.
From what I’ve read, a *forward proxy* sits in front of clients (like employees browsing the web) and hides their identities. A *reverse proxy* sits in front of servers (like a website) and handles requests for them.
But when would you actually use one over the other? Like, is a forward proxy more for privacy, and reverse proxy for load balancing? Or am I totally off?
Would love some real-world examples or just a dumbed-down explanation. Thanks in advance!
P.S. If anyone’s got tips on setting either up, that’d be awesome too.