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

Yo, OP nailed it! One extra tip: if you're setting up a reverse proxy, don't forget about SSL termination. LetsEncrypt + Certbot makes it stupid easy.

For forward proxy, if you're on Windows, WinGate is decent. But yeah, the names are way too similar—blame the networking gods, I guess.