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What is Reverse Proxy?

It is a traffic router that receives requests from the Internet, distributes them to appropriate servers and ensures security.

Overview

When you enter a website, you don't actually go directly to the main server. First you encounter a reverse proxy, which is a gatekeeper. It receives your request, checks its security, and redirects you to the correct server.

Analogy: She is like the receptionist of a large company; Greets incoming visitors, understands who they are and directs them to the relevant department.

How it works

Incoming traffic comes to this intermediary server. The tool analyzes the traffic, balances the load, and forwards it to the back servers where the actual data is located.

Where it is used

It is used in web servers, firewalls and sites with high traffic.

Commonly confused with

It can be confused with a regular proxy; Normal proxy hides the user, reverse proxy hides and protects the server.

Frequently asked questions

Why don't we connect directly to the server?

An intermediary layer is always more efficient for security, speed and load distribution.

Is this software?

It is both a software and a server layer on which this software runs.

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