Title: REVERSE PROXY SERVER
Last modified: August 3, 2022

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# REVERSE PROXY SERVER

 *  Resolved [tashword](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tashword/)
 * (@tashword)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reverse-proxy-server-2/)
 * Hi,
 * I’ve been requested to add a proxy server to a client’s website. Is this the 
   same type of firewall that the defender app applies?
 * Thanks,

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 *  Plugin Support [Laura – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support8/)
 * (@wpmudev-support8)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reverse-proxy-server-2/#post-15884812)
 * Hi [@tashword](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tashword/)
 * I hope you’re well today and thank you for your question!
 * Defender doesn’t provide such feature. Actually, it’s not even a “WordPress related”
   thing but rather a server level task.
 * Reverse proxy is an application that by definition works “in front” of an actual
   app. So in case of website (regardless whether it’s WordPress based or not) it
   would be an app that’s “between browser and site”.
 * In reality, it usually is a server-level solution “in front” of webserver that
   powers the site. For example, a common solution is a “hybrid” server setup of
   nginx and Apache webservers where Apache is a webserver that directly handles
   your WordPress site but nginx works “in front of that”, configured as reversed
   proxy.
 * It basically means that the “flow” of HTTP request is similar to this
 * user browser -> reverse proxy -> webserver -> WordPress
 * That’s simplified explanation but should give an idea.
 * Defender does provide a firewall and some of its features may partially overlap
   with what a legitimate reverse proxy would provide but – unlike real reverse 
   proxy – it works within your WordPress. That “by definition” makes it a different
   type of protection (same applies to any other plugin, even those that “claim”
   to provide full “reverse proxy” functionality).
 * Ultimately, you need to look for server-level solution and apply it on server
   level.
 * Kind regards,
    Adam
 *  Thread Starter [tashword](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tashword/)
 * (@tashword)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reverse-proxy-server-2/#post-15886424)
 * Thanks for such a comprehensive answer Adam.
 * That makes sense and clears it up for me. SO I will ignore the reverse proxy 
   while choosing a security plugin and look into that separately.
 * Thanks again 🙂

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 * Last activity: [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reverse-proxy-server-2/#post-15886424)
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