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nginx-proxyvstidaloader

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

nginx-proxytidaloader
Score76/10046/100
Rank in category#3 of 24 in Reverse Proxy#22 of 31 in Music
GitHub stars19 936160
Stars, last 30 days+18+0
Stable releases, 12 months110
Latest release1.11.6 · 16 Jul 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languagePythonJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

nginx-proxy scores 76/100 against 46/100 for tidaloader, so it is the safer default.

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

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

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

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