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Using a Raspberry Pi and Node.js as a Reverse Proxy

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 19, 2015

Node.js is continuing to gain popularity and as an exercise to make practical use of the Raspberry Pi I decided to try using it as a reverse proxy.

Raspberry Pi’s are cheap at $35 for the computer and a few extra dollars for an SD card. For about $45 you can use the Pi to act as a reverse proxy directing traffic of any sort, but for the purposes of this writing only web traffic, to a more robust server.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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