What you're describing is not a vpn. A real vpn establishes an encrypted tunnel that obscures all IP metadata except the connection to the vpn provider itself.

What you're describing is not a vpn. A real vpn establishes an encrypted tunnel that obscures all IP metadata except the connection to the vpn provider itself. You may be describing a reverse proxy, which is not the same thing as a vpn but if it's set up properly it still should mask the metadata of what it connects to.