What is the role of a reverse proxy in preventing 503 errors?

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What is the role of a reverse proxy in preventing 503 errors?
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A reverse proxy can act as a buffer between clients and your web server. It can cache content, handle SSL encryption, and perform load balancing. By offloading these tasks from the web server, it reduces the server's workload and the likelihood of a 503 error due to overload.