How to Protect Your Website Using Proxies and Why It Matters

Your website is always exposed to risk and faces constant threats. Hackers, Bots, DDoS attacks, scraping bots and downtime.

Proxies can shield you by acting as a middleman.

Here’s why it matters and how to do it

→ First, what’s a proxy?

A proxy is a middleman between your users and your real server.

When someone visits your site he goes through the proxy server before your real server.

User → Proxy Server → Your Website

Simple right?… but powerful.

→ Why it matters?

Proxies hide your server's real IP. If attackers don't know your origin, they can't hit it directly with overwhelming traffic or exploits. It's like a decoy address for your house.

→ Proxies defend you from

 • DDoS attacks

 • Malicious bots

 • IP scrapers

 • Hack attempts

 • Traffic overload

Benefits of Using Proxies for Your Website

→ Hide your real server IP

→ Block suspicious traffic

→ Protect against DDoS

→ Speed up your site (via caching)

→ Load balancing across servers

→ Traffic control by region, device, or behaviour

→ How to set up Proxy - Step 1

Pick a reverse proxy (e.g., Cloudflare, Nginx, Fastly, Akamai, Sucuri e.t.c.). It sits in front of your server, filtering traffic. Legit users get through; bots and attackers get blocked or slowed. Easy first line of defense.

→ Step 2

Use a proxy to mask your origin server. Set up DNS to point to the proxy, not your real IP. Tools like Cloudflare hide your server's location while caching content for speed.

→ Step 3

Layer it up. Combine proxies with a Web Application Firewall (WAF). Proxies handle traffic; WAFs block SQL injections, XSS attacks. Double the protection.

Proxies shield your website by hiding your IP, filtering traffic, and blocking bots. Set up a reverse proxy, mask your origin, add a WAF. Stay online, stay safe.