798: Self Hosting: Reverse Proxy Servers
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Reverse Proxy for Security and Access Management in Podcast
The use of a reverse proxy like Cloudflare enhances security by hiding the true IP address to prevent DDoS attacks. It allows for access management by denying access based on specific cookies, as demonstrated by Sentry. Moreover, reverse proxies can direct traffic to various destinations based on specific conditions, such as differentiating between logged in and not logged in users to redirect them to the appropriate website. Also, reverse proxies can efficiently handle static assets by bypassing the main application and serving them directly from the server.
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