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Misskeyvsnginx-ui

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

Misskeynginx-ui
Score74/10074/100
Rank in category#1 of 5 in Fediverse#3 of 12 in Web Servers
GitHub stars11 36611 680
Stars, last 30 days+42+143
Stable releases, 12 months937
Latest release2026.10.1 · 23 Oct 2026v2.9.1 · 22 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptGo

Which one should you pick?

Misskey and nginx-ui score the same (74/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.

nginx-ui ships more often: 37 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for Misskey.

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

nginx-ui is growing faster right now (+143 stars in 30 days).

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