Proxy vs Reverse Proxy Explained

This video explains the difference between a forward proxy and a reverse proxy. A proxy server acts as a middleman between a private network and the internet, safeguarding the network by regulating traffic, blocking harmful websites, masking client IP addresses, logging user activity, bypassing content restrictions and commonly used for web data collection. A reverse proxy enhances security for servers by hiding their IP addresses, blocking malicious traffic, and implementing load balancing to distribute traffic evenly.

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[vxlcd]

Man I've been a software engineer for decades and I'm embarrassed to say I never could figure out what a reverse proxy is until now. Thank you for such a great video!!!

[nihilisticpoet]

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[elvisoben]

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[caseykawamura]

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[razorrahmo]

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[alexitosrv]

Another instantaneously created fan here! Thanks for such a concise explanation. I've worked with proxies since a long time ago, but this was a very good explanation 👏

For some reason, the "reverse" part in the name of the reverse proxy never "clicked" on my mind, but saying like you did, on protecting servers instead of clients makes so much sense!.

I never read a previous documentation saying it like that, and I read quite some, it always says forwarding traffic, but again, the reverse forwarding is a convoluted way to say just forwarding.

Thanks!!

[SandWraith]

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[christomcat]

Concise and well illustrated, as always ! Thanks :)

[XGRAVITYXxx]

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[SpikeTheBear]

I have spent way too much time trying to figure out what a reverse proxy is. I wish i found this video faster. This is by far the best explanation i have come across

[RaeD]

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[jacekkowalski]

Great video. I remember a few years ago when I was struggling to find good explanation of reverse proxy (I was still a junior so my search abilities was also not that good). Today I needed to refresh my knowledge and found this video and everything is explained perfectly.

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