Great question! The proxy server vs reverse proxy confusion is super common.
A proxy server is like a middleman for clients—think hiding your IP or bypassing geo-blocks. A reverse proxy, though, works for servers, like handling traffic for a website.
If you're setting up a site, a reverse proxy (like Nginx or Cloudflare) is clutch for load balancing and security. A regular proxy? Only if you need to mask client traffic.
Check out Nginx’s docs—they break it down well!
A proxy server is like a middleman for clients—think hiding your IP or bypassing geo-blocks. A reverse proxy, though, works for servers, like handling traffic for a website.
If you're setting up a site, a reverse proxy (like Nginx or Cloudflare) is clutch for load balancing and security. A regular proxy? Only if you need to mask client traffic.
Check out Nginx’s docs—they break it down well!