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VPNCloud: Building Your Private Network in the Cloud

2025-06-25

#VPNCloud #VPN #cloud #network #security #privacy #self-hosted #mesh VPN #configuration

VPNCloud: Building Your Private Network in the Cloud

In a world where more and more services are moving to the cloud and remote work has become the norm, secure and private access to your resources is more important than ever. Traditional VPN services, while solving some problems, are often centralized and may not be the most flexible solution for creating your own secure network between multiple servers, devices, or even offices.

027 | Proxy Servers: Your Reliable Network Middleman — Why You Need Them and How They Work

2025-06-19

#proxy #network #security #optimization #tcp #http #forward proxy #reverse proxy #socks #Nginx #HAProxy #Dante #3proxy #Squid

In today’s internet-driven world, where data constantly travels between millions of devices, it’s often not enough to establish a direct connection — you may need a “middleman.” That’s where a proxy server comes in. It acts as a bridge between you (the client) and the destination resource (server), handling network requests on your behalf. Understanding how proxies work is critical for network security, optimization, and access management.

What is a Proxy Server?

A proxy server (from the English proxy — representative, intermediary) is a server in a computer network that acts as an intermediary between a user (client) and other internet servers. All client requests go through the proxy first, which then forwards them to the destination server. Responses from the destination server also return to the proxy first before being sent back to the client.