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nginx-proxyvsZigbee2MQTT

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

nginx-proxyZigbee2MQTT
Score76/10076/100
Rank in category#3 of 24 in Reverse Proxy#5 of 104 in Home Automation
GitHub stars19 93615 762
Stars, last 30 days+18+98
Stable releases, 12 months1115
Latest release1.11.6 · 16 Jul 20262.14.2 · 1 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonTypescript

Which one should you pick?

nginx-proxy and Zigbee2MQTT score the same (76/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.

Zigbee2MQTT ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for nginx-proxy.

If you want the quickest setup, nginx-proxy is easier to run; Zigbee2MQTT needs more configuration.

Zigbee2MQTT is growing faster right now (+98 stars in 30 days).

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