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Hey folks,

Can someone break down Forward proxy vs. reverse proxy in simple terms? I keep hearing these terms thrown around, but tbh, I'm still a bit confused.

From what I gather, a forward proxy sits in front of clients (like employees browsing the web), hiding *their* identities from servers.

A reverse proxy, on the other hand, sits in front of servers, hiding *them* from clients (like handling traffic for a website).

But when would you actually use one over the other? Like, is a forward proxy more for privacy/security, and reverse proxy for load balancing?

Would love some real-world examples or just a dumbed-down explanation lol.

Thanks!