# SSH & Web Terminal vs Traefik

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

| | SSH & Web Terminal | Traefik |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #30 of 104 in Home Automation | #1 of 24 in Reverse Proxy |
| GitHub stars | 542 | 65 400 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +7 | +445 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 19 | 34 ✓ |
| Latest release | v24.2.0 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ | v2.11.60 · 20 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Shell | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Traefik scores 86/100 against 60/100 for SSH & Web Terminal, so it is the safer default.

Traefik ships more often: 34 stable releases in the past year, against 19 for SSH & Web Terminal.

Traefik is growing faster right now (+445 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [SSH & Web Terminal](https://selfhost.directory/project/ssh-web-terminal) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ssh-web-terminal.md)
- [Traefik](https://selfhost.directory/project/traefik) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/traefik.md)

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