# Reverse proxy for Discourse | Real IP masking

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverse-proxy-for-discourse-real-ip-masking/275611>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [August 17, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverse-proxy-for-discourse-real-ip-masking/275611 "2023-08-17T20:08:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![vifyirusti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vifyirusti](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vifyirusti)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverse-proxy-for-discourse-real-ip-masking/275611/3 "2023-08-17T21:00:12Z")

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This is not my area of expertise and nothing comes to mind when I read these topics.

I actually wanted to create a step-by-step guide for this. Both for me and for non-experts like me.

Thanks anyway.

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