NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager
Docker container for managing Nginx proxy hosts with a simple, powerful interface observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 87
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 8
- age_days: 3178
- days_rel: 91
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 18
Adoption not part of the score
33997 stars · 3866 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Nginx Proxy Manager is a Docker-based application that provides a web UI for managing Nginx reverse proxy hosts, redirections, streams, and SSL certificates. It lets users expose web services with free Let's Encrypt SSL and access controls without needing to know Nginx configuration.
Use cases
- expose home lab services behind a reverse proxy with free SSL
- manage nginx proxy hosts through a web interface
- automatically renew Let's Encrypt certificates for self-hosted apps
- add basic HTTP authentication and access lists to web services
- set up domain forwarding and redirections without editing nginx configs
- manage multiple users and permissions for proxy hosts
When to choose
- you self-host web services at home or on a VPS and want simple reverse proxying with SSL
- you want a GUI instead of hand-writing nginx configuration files
- you need automatic Let's Encrypt certificate issuance and renewal
- you want user management and audit logs for proxy administration
When to avoid
- you need highly customized, complex nginx configurations beyond the advanced custom config option
- you run on armv7 hardware (unsupported since 2.14)
- you prefer declarative infrastructure-as-code proxy management like Traefik or Caddy file configs
- you need a lightweight proxy without a database dependency
Facets
application · maturity active
proxy http-server security self-hosted gui self-hosted networking web-development security self-hosted reverse-proxy nginx lets-encrypt ssl-termination docker-image home-network admin-ui devops docker linux web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager · fetched 2026-08-28 · 024446f31bfd
- homepage: https://nginxproxymanager.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 10eb836b9fc8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager | main | 95 |
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