Reverse Proxy vs Proxy: What's the Real Difference and Which One Should You Use? Alternatively: Rever

OP reply:
Wow, didn’t expect so many gems here! Traefik and Caddy sound dope—gonna try those for my homelab.

Quick Q: For reverse proxies, is there a big perf difference between NGINX and HAProxy? Or is it just preference?

Also, thanks for the SSL tip. Never thought about offloading that to the proxy. Y’all rock!