Kinda surprised no one’s mentioned security yet! A big diff in proxy vs reverse proxy is *who* they protect.
- Proxy: Protects *you* from being tracked.
- Reverse Proxy: Protects *servers* from attacks (e.g., hiding backend IPs, SSL termination).
NGINX and Apache both do reverse proxy stuff really well.
- Proxy: Protects *you* from being tracked.
- Reverse Proxy: Protects *servers* from attacks (e.g., hiding backend IPs, SSL termination).
NGINX and Apache both do reverse proxy stuff really well.
