What’s the difference between a proxy and reverse proxy? Which one should I use? or How do proxy and

Great question! Proxy and reverse proxy can be confusing at first, but you’ve got the basics right.

A proxy (forward proxy) is like your middleman—hides your IP, filters content, or bypasses geo-blocks. Use it for privacy or accessing blocked sites. Tools like *Proxychains* or *Tor* are good for this.

Reverse proxy? That’s for your servers. It sits in front of web servers, handles SSL, load balancing, or caching. *NGINX* and *HAProxy* are popular for this.

Real-world example:
- Proxy: You using a VPN to hide your location.
- Reverse proxy: Cloudflare protecting your website from DDoS.

Hope that helps!