Infrastructure
Reverse Proxy
A reverse proxy acts as an intermediary, receiving public web requests and forwarding them internally to backend servers.
Diagram
Client ──▶ [Reverse Proxy] (Public IP) ──▶ [Internal App Server] (Private IP)
In Depth
A Reverse Proxy is a server that sits in front of one or more backend applications, intercepting public requests and forwarding them securely to the appropriate internal server.
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