Reverse Proxy vs Forward Proxy: What's the Difference and When to Use Each? or Reverse Proxy vs Forwa

Dude, reverse proxy vs forward proxy is all about *direction*.

Forward proxy: Clients -> Proxy -> Internet (hides clients).
Reverse proxy: Internet -> Proxy -> Servers (hides servers).

Example time:
- Forward: Your office WiFi routing everything through a proxy to monitor usage.
- Reverse: Your website using AWS ALB to distribute traffic.

No "better" one—just different jobs.