What's the difference between a forwarding proxy vs reverse proxy? Need a clear explanation! or Can s

Wow, thanks everyone! This makes way more sense now.

I didn’t realize how much direction mattered in forwarding proxy vs reverse proxy. The bouncer vs snack buddy analogy totally clicked lol.

Gonna try setting up Nginx as a reverse proxy this weekend—any tips for a noob? Also, is Cloudflare overkill for a small personal site?