OP here—thanks for all the replies!
Y’all made the reverse proxy vs forward proxy thing way clearer. I set up Nginx as a reverse proxy for my side project, and it’s handling traffic like a champ.
Still curious though: anyone mix both in one setup? Like, forward proxy for internal stuff + reverse for public-facing servers?
(Also, TinyProxy looks neat—gonna try that next.)
Y’all made the reverse proxy vs forward proxy thing way clearer. I set up Nginx as a reverse proxy for my side project, and it’s handling traffic like a champ.
Still curious though: anyone mix both in one setup? Like, forward proxy for internal stuff + reverse for public-facing servers?
(Also, TinyProxy looks neat—gonna try that next.)