Reverse proxy
| created | 2026-02-25 09:44 |
| modified | 2026-06-05 18:08 |
| tags | networking |
| status | stub |
Use cases:
- hiding the backend server - you only have to open ports 80 and 443. traffic goes to the publicly accessible reverse proxy first, then gets routed to the private backend IP
- protecting the backend server - kind of a followup to the previous. the reverse proxy can catch and drop any bad inbound traffic to the server
- routing by hostname == (?) wat ==
- load balancing - a reverse proxy can distribute incoming traffic to different servers to avoid overwhelming any one server
- SSL termination - == (?) wat ==
== (?) why is it reverse ==
