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nginx-proxyvsYT Zero

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

nginx-proxyYT Zero
Score76/10052/100
Rank in category#3 of 24 in Reverse Proxy#53 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars19 936669
Stars, last 30 days+18+0
Stable releases, 12 months119
Latest release1.11.6 · 16 Jul 20262026.09.9 · 28 Sept 2026
SetupEasyEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITUnlicense
Main languagePythonTypescript

Which one should you pick?

nginx-proxy scores 76/100 against 52/100 for YT Zero, so it is the safer default.

nginx-proxy ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for YT Zero.

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

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