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

Not gonna lie, the first time I heard "proxy and reverse proxy," I was lost too.

But here’s the cheat sheet:
- Proxy: Masks *your* traffic. Good for bypassing filters or hiding your IP.
- Reverse proxy: Masks *server* traffic. Essential for scaling, security, and caching.

For reverse proxy, *NGINX* is king. For personal proxies, *ProtonVPN* or *Tor* works.