Reverse Proxy vs Proxy: What's the Actual Difference and When to Use Each? Alternatively: Reverse Prox

Why not both? lol.

At home, I run a Pi-hole as a proxy to block ads, and Nginx as a reverse proxy for my self-hosted services.

Biggest "aha" moment? Realizing a reverse proxy can handle multiple domains on one IP. Game-changer for homelabbers.

For public proxies, eh… I’d avoid free ones. They’re sketchy as hell.