# NGINX

> NGINX is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the web servers & reverse proxies category. HTTP and reverse proxy server, mail proxy server, and generic TCP/UDP proxy server. It has 31,800 GitHub stars, is released under the BSD-2-Clause license and ships a Docker image.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/nginx/nginx |
| Website | https://nginx.org/en/ |
| GitHub stars | 31,800 |
| Forks | 8,308 |
| Open issues | 192 |
| License | BSD-2-Clause |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | C |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | C, deb, Docker |
| Categories | Web Servers & Reverse Proxies |
| Commits, last 12 months | 283 |
| Last commit | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Latest release | release-1.31.6 (Sep 15, 2026) |
| Created | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: content-cache, load-balancer, reverse-proxy, web-server, http, https, quic, tls, tcp-proxy-server, mail-proxy-server

## Install

NGINX ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/nginx/nginx for the image name and environment variables.

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## Comparisons

- [Caddy vs NGINX](https://appsgit.com/compare/caddy-vs-nginx): Pick Caddy for automatic HTTPS and a short, readable config; pick NGINX for maximum control, a huge ecosystem of tutorials and proven high-traffic performance.

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## Articles

- [How to self-host a website in 2026: static sites, WordPress, Ghost and where to put them](https://appsgit.com/blog/how-to-self-host-a-website): How to self-host a website in 2026: serve a static site with Caddy, run WordPress or Ghost in Docker, and choose between a VPS and a home server for hosting it.

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