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docs: clarify edge proxy is self hosted (#3818)
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dabeeeenster authored Apr 22, 2024
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title: Edge Proxy
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The Flagsmith Edge Proxy allows you to run an instance of the Flagsmith Engine close to your servers. If you are running
Flagsmith within a server-side environment and you want to have very low latency flags, you have two options:
The Flagsmith Edge Proxy is a service that you host yourself, that allows you to run an instance of the Flagsmith Engine
close to your servers. If you are running Flagsmith within a server-side environment and you want to have very low
latency flags, you have two options:

1. Run the Edge Proxy and connect to it from your server-side SDKs
1. Run the Edge Proxy within in your own infrastructure and connect to it from your server-side SDKs
2. Run your server-side SDKs in [Local Evaluation Mode](/clients/overview#local-evaluation).

The main benefit to running the Edge Proxy is that you reduce your polling requests against the Flagsmith API itself.
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