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nginx-proxyvsPhotoPrism

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

nginx-proxyPhotoPrism
Score76/10076/100
Rank in category#3 of 24 in Reverse Proxy#4 of 142 in Media Management
GitHub stars19 93740 373
Stars, last 30 days+19+140
Stable releases, 12 months117
Latest release1.11.6 · 16 Jul 2026261007-65faaae5d · 7 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseMITOther
Main languagePythonGo

Which one should you pick?

nginx-proxy and PhotoPrism score the same (76/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.

nginx-proxy ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for PhotoPrism.

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

PhotoPrism is growing faster right now (+140 stars in 30 days).

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