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I’ve been told to implement a reverse proxy for some application we’re running (Etrieve).

Which would be the better option, Haproxy or Squid?

Is it okay to implement on a VM?

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the answer to both question is “it’s up to you”.

Either product will work fine and yes, it’ll run as a VM.

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Excellent, thank you.

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I say squid, only because I am more familiar with it but both will do what you want, and yes a vm is perfectly fine.

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Nginx.

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Why do you recommend nginx?

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Because it’s the easiest of the three to configure and use at no cost to performance.

Nginx is also the most common reverse proxy in use (and the second most common web server), meaning better support for you and a higher likelihood whoever may have to touch it in future has experience.

Some would argue HAProxy has more features… but are you going to use them?

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Ok - thank you. Very good reasons indeed.

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Take a look at CloudFlare, could be an alternative solution…

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I’m not sure cloudflare is a good option, and afaik it’s not free. Am I wrong?

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I had a similar project and after some investigation CloudFlare was no brainier… easy to setup and the service offer loads more security features… they do offer a FOC service, but not sure wat it contains, we went with the $20 month service…

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Thanks…

I need a free reverse proxy that I can install on my LAN.

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Hi, are you creating a DMZ for the reverse proxy?

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You raise a good point.

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I’m not sure I would need one. Apparently this reverse proxy is only for local users.