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

Yo, the way I think of it:

Proxy = you hiding from the internet.
Reverse proxy = internet hiding from your servers.

If you’re running a site, reverse proxy is a must for security + speed. NGINX is my go-to. For personal browsing, just grab a VPN or a proxy like *Squid*.

Also, check out *Traefik* if you’re into containers—makes reverse proxy setup stupid easy.