What's the Difference Between Proxy vs Reverse Proxy? Need a Clear Explanation! or Proxy vs Reverse P

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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.

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