A reverse proxy, such as Nginx, sits in front of one or more backend servers and acts as an intermediary for client requests. Instead of clients communicating directly with the backend servers, they communicate with the reverse proxy, which then forwards the requests to the appropriate backend server. The reverse proxy then receives the responses from the backend servers and forwards them back to the clients. In a full-stack application deployment, a reverse proxy plays several crucial roles: 1. Load Balancing: The reverse proxy can distribute incoming client requests across multiple backend servers. This helps to distribute the load evenly, preventing any single server from becoming overloaded and improving overall application performance and availa....
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