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nginx-uivsYOURLS

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

nginx-uiYOURLS
Score74/10074/100
Rank in category#3 of 12 in Web Servers#1 of 23 in URL Shortener
GitHub stars11 68012 290
Stars, last 30 days+143+47
Stable releases, 12 months374
Latest releasev2.9.1 · 22 Oct 20261.10.6 · 30 Aug 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageGoPHP

Which one should you pick?

nginx-ui and YOURLS score the same (74/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.

nginx-ui ships more often: 37 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for YOURLS.

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

nginx-ui is growing faster right now (+143 stars in 30 days).

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