# nginx-love

> Self-hosted open-source platform for managing Nginx reverse proxies with ModSecurity WAF, Let's Encrypt SSL, load balancing, JA4 bot detection, and multi-user RBAC.

- **Category:** Web Application Firewall
- **Licence:** Apache-2.0
- **Latest version:** v4.01
- **Open source:** oss
- **Languages:** Typescript
- **Platforms:** Docker Compose, Systemd
- **Tags:** Nginx, Ssl, Rbac, High Performance, Reverse Proxy, Load Balancer, Web Application Firewall, Modsecurity, WAF, Hacktoberfest, Docker Compose, Self Hosted, Letsencrypt, Bot Detection, Loadbalancer, Nginx Reverse Proxy, Nginx Reverse Proxy Manager, Ja4

## Description

Nginx Love is a self-hosted platform for managing Nginx reverse proxies with integrated ModSecurity WAF and a web-based control panel. It handles domain configuration with upstream health checks, automates Let's Encrypt SSL certificates, and provides JA4 fingerprint-based bot detection. Access control lists support IP, GeoIP, and User-Agent filtering. The system includes performance monitoring with email and Telegram alerts, role-based access control with admin, moderator, and viewer roles, and backup with multi-node synchronization. Deployment uses Docker Compose with three containers — a frontend on port 8080, a backend combining the API with Nginx, ModSecurity, and JA4 on ports 80 and 443, and PostgreSQL 15 — plus a legacy VM option for host-native setups. The default login is admin/admin123, which must be changed on first access. The project is licensed under Apache-2.0.

## Links

- [Homepage](https://github.com/TinyActive/nginx-love)
- [Website](https://nginxwaf.me/)
- [Telegram Community](https://t.me/nginxlove)
- [Documentation](https://github.com/TinyActive/nginx-love/tree/main/apps/docs)
- [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/TinyActive/nginx-love/issues)
- [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/TinyActive/nginx-love/discussions)
- [Product Hunt](https://www.producthunt.com/products/waf-advanced-nginx-management-platform)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/project/nginx-love