Reverse vs Forward Proxy: What's the Key Difference and When to Use Each? Alternatively, for a more direct a

OP here—wow, thanks for all the replies!

The reverse vs forward proxy thing makes way more sense now. I didn’t realize how crucial a reverse proxy is for hosting. Gonna try setting up Nginx this weekend.

Quick follow-up: Any gotchas I should watch out for when configuring it? Heard SSL can be fiddly.

Thanks again, y’all are legends!