# nginx-love vs umbrelOS

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

| | nginx-love | umbrelOS |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 72/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 3 in Web Application Firewall | #2 of 22 in Home Server |
| GitHub stars | 312 | 12 478 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +426 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 7 ✓ |
| Latest release | v4.01 · 31 Oct 2025 | 2.0.0 · 22 Sept 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

umbrelOS scores 72/100 against 50/100 for nginx-love, so it is the safer default.

umbrelOS ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for nginx-love.

umbrelOS is growing faster right now (+426 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [nginx-love](https://selfhost.directory/project/nginx-love) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nginx-love.md)
- [umbrelOS](https://selfhost.directory/project/umbrelos) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/umbrelos.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/nginx-love-vs-umbrelos