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

Dude, you’re spot on with the basics. Here’s when I’d use each:

- Proxy: When you wanna scrape data without getting blocked or watch Netflix from another country. Try *Luminati* or *Smartproxy*.
- Reverse proxy: When your site gets slammed with traffic and you need to distribute it. *Cloudflare* or *AWS ALB* are lifesavers.

Bonus: Reverse proxies can also handle SSL termination, so your backend servers don’t gotta deal with certs.