PlugNPiN
Automatically scrapes containers with specific labels and creates local DNS/CNAME entries in Pi-Hole/AdGuard Home and proxy hosts in Nginx Proxy Manager.
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Still maintained? Partly: no commits in 90 days, but v1.0.0 shipped in Jul 2026.
Comparisons in Network Utilities: Speedtest.net alternatives, Fing alternatives.
At a glance
PlugNPiN quick facts
- Health score
- 52/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 71
- Last commit
- 4 months ago (Jul 2026)
- Latest release
- v1.0.0, Jul 2026
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Plug and play your docker containers into Pi-Hole/AdGuard Home & Nginx Proxy Manager."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
PlugNPiN scores 52/100, #9 of 11 in Network Utilities: 0 commits in the last 90 days earn 0.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.0.0, 4 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 71 stars add 7.4 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 35.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 0.0 / 35
0 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v1.0.0 released 4 months ago
- Stars 7.4 / 20
71 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
- 0
- Last 90 days
- 14
- Last 12 months
- 4 months ago
- Last push
Ranked #9 of 11 tools in Network Utilities by health , between MySpeed (#8) and Wakupator (#10) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Latest release | v1.0.0 · 4 months ago |
| Stars | 71 |
| Open issues | 2 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | deepspace2/plugnpin ↗ |
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PlugNPiN: common questions
Is PlugNPiN still maintained?
PlugNPiN had 0 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 4 months ago; the latest tagged release, v1.0.0, is from 4 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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