# Flarum vs Traefik

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

| | Flarum | Traefik |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #6 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums | #1 of 24 in Reverse Proxy |
| GitHub stars | 6 764 | 65 403 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +12 | +448 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 34 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.8.21 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ | v2.11.60 · 20 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | PHP | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Traefik scores 86/100 against 69/100 for Flarum, so it is the safer default.

Traefik ships more often: 34 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for Flarum.

Traefik is growing faster right now (+448 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Flarum](https://selfhost.directory/project/flarum) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/flarum.md)
- [Traefik](https://selfhost.directory/project/traefik) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/traefik.md)

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