module 1 review

introduction and prerequisite

To get started with the course

• make sure you have seen the sing-box proxy overview course
• our test environment is Linux and a Terminal
• a VPS (Virtual Private Server) with a public IP
• your favorite text editor

Note

if you are already familiar with any of modern proxies, you can take the course directly

Tip

prior experience with Terminal Multiplexers are valuable since we will open many Tabs and Sessions

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alternative modern proxies overview (clash, xray, hy2)

There are more modern proxies like

• clash
• xray
• hysteria

and sing-box is one of them, if be familiar with any, you can learn others easily

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forward proxies versus reverse proxies

We will see the differences between the two, the forward proxies

• sing-box
• clash
• xray
• hysteria

and the reverse proxies

• haproxy
• nginx
• traefikk
• envoy

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architecture of forward and reverse

We will see the core design of forward proxies and reverse proxies

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singbox as reverse proxy

We will do a test of using sing-box as a reverse proxy. We see that we can make it work, but also we know forward proxies have not been intended to be used as a reverse proxy.