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Proxy guides
Hands-on guides that cover Proxy. Every command is run and verified on a live server before it is published.
GuideAn App Behind nginx
Never put your app on the public internet directly. Bind it to localhost and run nginx as a reverse proxy in front, so only nginx faces the world.
GuideReverse Proxy to an App
Put Nginx in front of your app as a reverse proxy. proxy_pass forwards each request, and forwarded headers hand your app the real client IP, host and protocol.
GuideReverse Proxy an App with Caddy
Put a Caddy reverse proxy in front of an app: forwarded headers, transparent websockets, and round-robin load balancing across two backends with health checks.
GuideConnection Pooling with ProxySQL
Put ProxySQL connection pooling in front of MariaDB so many app connections ride on a few backend ones, then read the pool stats to prove it is working.