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Proxies, Load Balancers, CDNs & VPNs

The middle-boxes that make real-world apps fast, scalable, and private. Every section is a drawn page beside a clear written explanation, about 9 minutes in all.

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  • About 9 minutes
  • 6 sections
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The first drawn page of Proxies, Load Balancers, CDNs & VPNs: Forward proxy
The chapter's first page: Forward proxy

In this chapter

  • Forward proxy
  • Reverse proxy
  • Load balancer
  • CDN (edge caching)
  • VPN (encrypted tunnel)
  • Putting them together

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