# Best self-hosted Web Servers & Reverse Proxies apps

> Web servers, reverse proxies and gateways that route and secure traffic to your apps. Handle HTTPS, load balancing and access control. The most popular self-hosted web servers & reverse proxies apps on GitHub are Caddy, Traefik and Nginx Proxy Manager. appsgit lists 15 self-hosted apps in this category, ranked by GitHub stars. All 15 apps here are open source.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Apps listed | 15 |
| Most starred | Caddy (77,243 stars) |
| With a Docker image | 15 |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/categories/web-servers |

## All 15 Web Servers & Reverse Proxies apps

- [Caddy](https://appsgit.com/apps/caddy): Powerful, enterprise-ready, open source web server with automatic HTTPS. (77,243 stars, Apache-2.0, Go, Docker)
- [Traefik](https://appsgit.com/apps/traefik): HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer that makes deploying microservices easy. (65,081 stars, MIT, Go, Docker)
- [Nginx Proxy Manager](https://appsgit.com/apps/nginx-proxy-manager): Docker container for managing Nginx proxy hosts with a simple, powerful interface. (34,325 stars, MIT, TypeScript, Docker)
- [NGINX](https://appsgit.com/apps/nginx): HTTP and reverse proxy server, mail proxy server, and generic TCP/UDP proxy server. (31,800 stars, BSD-2-Clause, C, Docker)
- [Pangolin](https://appsgit.com/apps/pangolin): Identity-aware tunneled reverse proxy with dashboard UI, access control, and WireGuard-based tunnels (alternative to Cloudflare Tunnel, Tailscale). (23,015 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker)
- [SafeLine](https://appsgit.com/apps/safeline): Web application firewall / reverse proxy to protect your web apps from attacks and exploits. (22,706 stars, GPL-3.0, Go, Docker)
- [BunkerWeb](https://appsgit.com/apps/bunkerweb): Next-gen Web Application Firewall (WAF) that will protect your web services. (11,043 stars, AGPL-3.0, Python, Docker)
- [Zoraxy](https://appsgit.com/apps/zoraxy): General purpose HTTP reverse proxy and forwarding tool. (5,510 stars, AGPL-3.0, HTML, Docker)
- [Pomerium](https://appsgit.com/apps/pomerium): Identity-aware reverse proxy, successor to now obsolete oauth_proxy. It inserts an OAuth step before proxying your request to the backend, so that you can safely expose your self-hosted websites to… (5,026 stars, Apache-2.0, Go, Docker)
- [go-doxy](https://appsgit.com/apps/go-doxy): Lightweight, simple, and performant reverse proxy with WebUI, Docker integration, automatic shutdown/startup for container based on traffic. (4,160 stars, MIT, Go, Docker)
- [SWAG (Secure Web Application Gateway)](https://appsgit.com/apps/swag-secure-web-application-gateway): Nginx webserver and reverse proxy with PHP support, built-in Certbot (Let's Encrypt) client and fail2ban integration. (3,733 stars, GPL-3.0, Dockerfile, Docker)
- [Algernon](https://appsgit.com/apps/algernon): Small self-contained pure-Go web server with Lua, Markdown, HTTP/2, QUIC, Redis and PostgreSQL support. (3,033 stars, BSD-3-Clause, JavaScript, Docker)
- [Static Web Server](https://appsgit.com/apps/static-web-server): Cross-platform, high-performance, and asynchronous web server for static file serving. (2,373 stars, Apache-2.0, Rust, Docker)
- [Ferron](https://appsgit.com/apps/ferron): Fast, memory-safe web server written in Rust. (2,159 stars, MIT, Rust, Docker)
- [UUSEC WAF](https://appsgit.com/apps/uusec-waf): Industry-leading high-performance, AI and semantic technology web application firewall and API security gateway (fork of nginx). (1,714 stars, BSD-2-Clause, Shell, Docker)

## Comparisons

- [Traefik vs Nginx Proxy Manager](https://appsgit.com/compare/traefik-vs-nginx-proxy-manager)
- [Caddy vs Traefik](https://appsgit.com/compare/caddy-vs-traefik)
- [Caddy vs NGINX](https://appsgit.com/compare/caddy-vs-nginx)

## Related categories

- [Proxy & VPN](https://appsgit.com/categories/proxy-vpn): Forward proxies, tunnels and VPN software. Securely reach your services from anywhere or route traffic through infrastructure you own.
- [Remote Access](https://appsgit.com/categories/remote-access): Remote desktop, SSH gateways and access proxies. Reach your machines securely from anywhere.
- [Utilities](https://appsgit.com/categories/utilities): Handy standalone tools that do not fit elsewhere, such as converters, translators and design apps. Small utilities worth self-hosting.
- [Finance & Budgeting](https://appsgit.com/categories/finance-budgeting): Personal finance, budgeting, expense tracking and payment tools. Manage your money without handing your data to a fintech app.
- [CMS](https://appsgit.com/categories/cms): Content management systems and headless CMS platforms for websites and apps. Publish and manage content on a stack you control.
- [Team Chat](https://appsgit.com/categories/team-chat): Self-hosted messaging, team chat and push notification platforms. A private alternative to Slack, Discord and hosted messengers.

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