From e4528678b179ff3a4c4441c6a9ea81e1035f4976 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Simon L." Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:33:29 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] adjust description of reverse proxy Signed-off-by: Simon L. Co-authored-by: Jean-Yves <7360784+docjyJ@users.noreply.github.com> Signed-off-by: Simon L. --- reverse-proxy.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/reverse-proxy.md b/reverse-proxy.md index 1e0231d2..242130fd 100644 --- a/reverse-proxy.md +++ b/reverse-proxy.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ > [!NOTE] > The maintainers of AIO noticed that this documentation could be improved to make it easier to follow. All contributions that improve this are very welcome! -A [reverse proxy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_proxy) is basically a software service that can be thought of as the gateway of a web server. It enables computers on the internet to access a service or web-site in a [private subnet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network) of that web server. +A [reverse proxy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_proxy) is a software service that acts as a gateway between services and a client. It is commonly used to allow a client connected to the Internet to access a website located in the [private subnet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network) of that web server. **Please note:** Publishing the AIO interface with a valid certificate to the public internet is **not** the goal of this documentation! If you need a valid certificate for the AIO interface, see [point 5](#5-optional-get-a-valid-certificate-for-the-aio-interface).