Reverse Proxy web server

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Hi,

Anyone who has sufficient experience with using a reverse proxy web sever for their main server?

I run a site with lots of traffic with about 3 Gbps continuous uplink bandwidth.

I wondered what the effect of a proxy web server would be on the functioning of the site:
1. Will it affect how fast the site/videos load? (does it result in a worse pagespeed test?)
2. If the traffic on the original server is 3 Gbps, does this mean I need a proxy server with atleast a 3 Gbps uplink as well?
 
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ded32 said:
Hi,

Anyone who has sufficient experience with using a reverse proxy web sever for their main server?

I run a site with lots of traffic with about 3 Gbps continuous uplink bandwidth.

I wondered what the effect of a proxy web server would be on the functioning of the site:
1. Will it affect how fast the site/videos load? (does it result in a worse pagespeed test?)
2. If the traffic on the original server is 3 Gbps, does this mean I need a proxy server with atleast a 3 Gbps uplink as well?
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Hi,
Yes, using a reverse proxy in front of your main server can be highly beneficial, especially at the scale you’re describing.
 
Reverse proxies will not slow down the page if optimized, and can even be improved with caching and compression.
The proxy must have a ≥ 3 Gbps connection to handle the traffic, but the origin server will be lighter thanks to proxy cache.
 
If you set it up right, a reverse proxy (like Nginx or HAProxy) usually helps with caching, SSL, and load balancing, so it won’t slow things down. Just make sure the proxy has at least the same bandwidth as your main server (3 Gbps in your case), otherwise it’ll choke. And for heavy video traffic, a CDN can really take the load off and speed things up globally
 
ded32 said:
Hi,

Anyone who has sufficient experience with using a reverse proxy web sever for their main server?

I run a site with lots of traffic with about 3 Gbps continuous uplink bandwidth.

I wondered what the effect of a proxy web server would be on the functioning of the site:
1. Will it affect how fast the site/videos load? (does it result in a worse pagespeed test?)
2. If the traffic on the original server is 3 Gbps, does this mean I need a proxy server with atleast a 3 Gbps uplink as well?
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My original host apparently does not allow for reverse proxy. Is it easy for the source host to detect that you have set up a proxy server?
 
ded32 said:
My original host apparently does not allow for reverse proxy. Is it easy for the source host to detect that you have set up a proxy server?
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The reverse proxy will be setup in other provider, it doesn't change anything in your current machine. Your Hosting Provider doesn't need to allow or deny, if the reverse proxy will be created in other hosting company.

I never saw something like that. The only way your hosting providers know about it, is that they have access to your VPS or they are highly monitoring you.

Move to other provider and make a reverse proxy. Like I said, Reverse Proxy won't cause any issues with your current provider, only with the reverse proxy provider. And yes is possible to know through Networking and Logs.
 
1. It depends on many factors.
2. Yes, you would need 3gbps uplink as well.
 
CDN-style reverse proxies usually reduce load on your origin and help with spikes
 
Your original host has a reverse proxy setup for you that's why they don't allow it. They manage the nginx and you manage the WordPress basically.

In other words you already have a reverse proxy in shared host otherwise. I.e. apache2 or nginx otherwise one webhost would take up 443,80 for everyone.

Usually reverse proxy is on same server so there no lag etc... you might be thinking of load balancer?
 
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