Why is Chrome connecting to wpad:80 and why is the connection hanging so long? [migrated]

I am using Socks5 using with proxifire v3.21
When I open Chrome, there are some wpad connections in proxifire with connecting status like below :

What are these connections?
They cause one minute delay for google chrome to work.
In Firefo… Continue reading Why is Chrome connecting to wpad:80 and why is the connection hanging so long? [migrated]

Which is more secure and better practice? Setting up a reverse proxy on backend with localhost or on a separate VM and route to other VMs/services?

I wanna know if it’s better in terms of security, availability and best practice to set up a nginx reverse proxy on my backend and use it with localhost or to set up a VM that handles everything for me.
I assume that using a separate VM wi… Continue reading Which is more secure and better practice? Setting up a reverse proxy on backend with localhost or on a separate VM and route to other VMs/services?