What's the difference between a forwarding proxy vs reverse proxy? Which one do I need? Alternatively:

I was stuck on this too! Here’s a real-world example:

- Forwarding proxy: Your office blocks social media, so you route traffic through a proxy to bypass it.
- Reverse proxy: Your website gets slammed with traffic, so you put Cloudflare in front to balance load and filter attacks.

For your site, definitely reverse. Check out Nginx’s docs—they explain it well.