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Nginx-Reverse-Embyvstidb

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

Nginx-Reverse-Embytidb
Score47/10080/100
Rank in category#18 of 24 in Reverse Proxy#4 of 38 in Databases
GitHub stars19140 685
Stars, last 30 days+0+98
Stable releases, 12 months02
Latest release—v8.5.8 · 27 Aug 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
Main languageGoGo

Which one should you pick?

tidb scores 80/100 against 47/100 for Nginx-Reverse-Emby, so it is the safer default.

tidb ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Nginx-Reverse-Emby.

If you want the quickest setup, Nginx-Reverse-Emby is easier to run; tidb needs more configuration.

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

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