Sorry but another reverse proxy question

[Manxman]

I have spent weeks trying to get a reverse proxy setup working as we travel a lot so want access to imatch from our motorhome on Android and Apple devices. I have tried Apache, Nginx, IIS and other possible approaches but never with success.

I regularly get the imatch basic screen but no further when outside the local network.  The json file has been edited with the ip address. From all my reading that is the only change needed from the imatch side.

Is there a detailed walk through or instruction article available which can help?

Thanks in advance.

[Mario]

That's usually something the corporate IT admins take care for.
Name resolution can be a problem, especially with Apple devices. But when you use IP addresses for both accessing IMatch Anywhere WebViewer and also in the JSON config file (which tells IMatch Anywhere WebViewer where to find IMWS), things should work.

A reverse proxy is a security feature that shields IMWS from the Internet.
The proxy server takes each request, analyzes it according to corporate security rules and when the test is OK, it forwards the request to IMWS and routes the response from IMWS to the client.

All of this is unrelated to usage from the local or internet. Reverse proxies are complex and nothing you usually see with "home" users.

What you probably need is a VPN, which allows you to safely access your home network while on the road. Only users with credentials for the VPN can access it (and your home PC and IMWS) and the traffic is encrypted.