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Proxy ↔ Server to intermediate client-server connection

Open Proxy​

Proxy access open to all

Reverse Proxy​

Proxy gateway to back-end

NGINX​

Backend Server gateway to Web, Reverse Proxy to handle Requests/Cache/load balance

References​

  1. CDN ↔ Proxy network to store/serve Web Resource content

  2. SOCKS5 ↔ Network Protocol to route packets through Proxy + optional Auth

  3. Shadowsocks ↔ Client to route traffic through SOCKS5 Proxy. FOSS. not dead?

  4. Open Proxy ↔ Proxy access open to all

  5. Anonymous Proxy ↔ Proxy to hide Client IP & only reveal Proxy IP

  6. Transparent Proxy ↔ Proxy to reveal Client IP + Proxy IP

  7. Geo-Distributed Cache ↔ to Cache in more spread-out Proxy instances, to reduce Latency to Client

  8. Forward Proxy ↔ Proxy sit in front of Client as gateway to forward Reqs to Internet

  9. Reverse Proxy ↔ Proxy gateway to back-end

  10. CONNECT ↔ Request for Proxy to tunnel TCP connection to outlet

  11. DDoS Protection for Typesense ↔ Proxy Typesense node through DDoS service ie Cloudflare DNS gateway to expose Client