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copypartyvsnginx-proxy

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

copypartynginx-proxy
Score82/10076/100
Rank in category#1 of 86 in File Sharing#3 of 24 in Reverse Proxy
GitHub stars47 15019 937
Stars, last 30 days+377+19
Stable releases, 12 months1911
Latest releasev1.20.26 · 14 Oct 20261.11.6 · 16 Jul 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languagePythonPython

Which one should you pick?

copyparty scores 82/100 against 76/100 for nginx-proxy, so it is the safer default.

copyparty ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for nginx-proxy.

If you want the quickest setup, nginx-proxy is easier to run; copyparty needs more configuration.

copyparty is growing faster right now (+377 stars in 30 days).

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