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Jauthvsnginx-proxy

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

Jauthnginx-proxy
Score44/10076/100
Rank in category#20 of 24 in Reverse Proxy#3 of 24 in Reverse Proxy
GitHub stars18919 936
Stars, last 30 days—+18
Stable releases, 12 months011
Latest release—1.11.6 · 16 Jul 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

nginx-proxy scores 76/100 against 44/100 for Jauth, so it is the safer default.

nginx-proxy ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Jauth.

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

nginx-proxy is growing faster right now (+18 stars in 30 days).

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