Wow, didn’t expect so many solid replies! The bouncer vs mask analogy makes way more sense now.
Gonna try setting up Nginx as a reverse proxy for my homelab—seems like a no-brainer for security + performance.
Quick follow-up: anyone got tips for debugging reverse proxy configs? Mine keeps throwing 502 errors and I’m losing my mind lol.
(Also, glad I’m not the only one who mixes up reverse vs forward proxy constantly. 😂)
Gonna try setting up Nginx as a reverse proxy for my homelab—seems like a no-brainer for security + performance.
Quick follow-up: anyone got tips for debugging reverse proxy configs? Mine keeps throwing 502 errors and I’m losing my mind lol.
(Also, glad I’m not the only one who mixes up reverse vs forward proxy constantly. 😂)