Reverse proxy
![A reverse proxy taking requests from the Internet and forwarding them to servers in an internal network. Those making requests to the proxy may not be aware of the internal network.](/Images/godic/202502/07/Reverse_proxy_h2g2bob.svg4712.png")
In computer networks, a reverse proxy is a type of proxy server that retrieves resources on behalf of a client from one or more servers. These resources are then returned to the client as though they originated from the proxy server itself. While a forward proxy acts as an intermediary for its associated clients to contact any server, a reverse proxy acts as an intermediary for its associated servers to be contacted by any client.