💡 Forward Proxies: Beyond the Basics
When building large-scale Java applications handling millions of users, forward proxies offer strategic advantages:

Enhanced Privacy: Masks client IPs and identities
Access Control: Perfect for enforcing corporate security policies
Performance Boost: Implements intelligent content caching

Real Implementation Consideration:
For our Spring Boot app serving 10M daily users, we leverage client-side proxy configurations to:

Reduce bandwidth usage by ~40%
Enforce consistent security policies
Improve global access speeds

Next post: I'll share how we implemented a custom Spring Boot proxy client with Java 21 virtual threads for optimal performance!