What’s the difference between nginx forward proxy and reverse proxy? Which one should I use? Alternatively,

Kinda late to the thread, but here’s my take:

nginx forward proxy = outbound (clients masking themselves).
reverse proxy = inbound (servers getting shielded).

Need to control what employees access? Forward proxy.
Running a high-traffic site? Reverse proxy all the way.

The nginx admin guide is gold for this stuff. Also, Caddy’s docs if you wanna compare.