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Nginx Proxy Manager

Docker container for managing Nginx proxy hosts with a simple, powerful interface.

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Still maintained? Yes: 144 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.16.0 (Sep 2026).

Docker #4 of 19 in Web Servers

At a glance

Nginx Proxy Manager quick facts

Health score
98/100 GOOD
Stars
34,585
Last commit
10 days ago (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v2.16.0, Sep 2026
Licence
MIT
View NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "This project comes as a pre-built Docker image that enables you to easily forward to your websites running at home or otherwise, including free SSL, without having to know too much about Nginx or Letsencrypt."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Nginx Proxy Manager scores 98/100, #4 of 19 in Web Servers: 144 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.16.0, 1 month ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 34,585 stars add 18.2 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 1.8 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    144 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v2.16.0 released 1 month ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 18.2 / 20

    35k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

818 commits over the last 12 months
144
Last 90 days
818
Last 12 months
10 days ago
Last push

Ranked #4 of 19 tools in Web Servers by health , between NGINX (#3) and Pangolin (#5) .

Details

LicenceMIT
PlatformsDocker
Latest releasev2.16.0 · 1 month ago
Stars34,585
Open issues678
DockerYes
RepositoryNginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager ↗
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Nginx Proxy Manager vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a category with Nginx Proxy Manager (Web Servers), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Traefik 99 65k MIT today
NGINX 98 32k BSD-2-Clause yesterday
Nginx Proxy Manager (this tool) 98 35k MIT 10 days ago
Pangolin 97 23k AGPL-3.0 yesterday
go-doxy 94 4.2k MIT 3 days ago
SWAG (Secure Web Application Gateway) 94 3.8k GPL-3.0 yesterday

Nginx Proxy Manager: common questions

Is Nginx Proxy Manager still maintained?

Nginx Proxy Manager had 144 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 10 days ago; the latest tagged release, v2.16.0, is from 1 month ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.