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nginx-uivsReadMeABook

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

nginx-uiReadMeABook
Score74/10064/100
Rank in category#3 of 12 in Web Servers#3 of 15 in Audiobook Management
GitHub stars11 6811 033
Stars, last 30 days+144+65
Stable releases, 12 months3721
Latest releasev2.9.1 · 22 Oct 2026v1.2.12 · 27 Oct 2026
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageGoTypescript

Which one should you pick?

nginx-ui scores 74/100 against 64/100 for ReadMeABook, so it is the safer default.

nginx-ui ships more often: 37 stable releases in the past year, against 21 for ReadMeABook.

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

nginx-ui is growing faster right now (+144 stars in 30 days).

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