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A:<\/strong> A reverse proxy like Nginx serves as a gateway that receives client requests and routes them to the appropriate backend service (frontend, backend API) in your Docker Compose network. It also helps with SSL termination, load balancing, and hiding internal network structure.<\/span>
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