Nginx Proxy Manager

Spec sheet

Purpose

Nginx Proxy Manager is a Docker image for managing proxy hosts and forwarding web services running at home or elsewhere.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nginxproxymanager.com

Integrations

The project lists Home Assistant, UnRaid/Synology, Proxmox scripts, and other community integrations, and says integrations are unsupported unless their documentation specifically says otherwise.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nginxproxymanager.com

Support

The project directs users to GitHub bug reports and discussions, and its FAQ recommends the Reddit community for proxying issues.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nginxproxymanager.com

License

Nginx Proxy Manager is released under the MIT License.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nginxproxymanager.com

Access controls

It offers access lists, basic HTTP authentication, user management, permissions, and an audit log.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nginxproxymanager.com

Admin interface

The admin interface is based on Tabler and is accessed on port 81 by default.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nginxproxymanager.com

Advanced configuration

Advanced users can add custom Nginx configuration snippets.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nginxproxymanager.com

Database options

Setup instructions cover SQLite and external MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL databases.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nginxproxymanager.com

Databases

The setup instructions show SQLite and configurations using MySQL, MariaDB, or PostgreSQL.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nginxproxymanager.com

Deployment requirement

The project is packaged as a Docker image and its FAQ says Docker is required.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nginxproxymanager.com

DNS plugin limitations

The documentation warns that DNS plugins vary in support and testing, and that using multiple DNS providers in one instance may cause Python dependency conflicts.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nginxproxymanager.com

Intended audience

The project describes itself as designed for home networks and aims to make reverse proxying with SSL termination accessible to beginners.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nginxproxymanager.com

Proxy configuration

Its interface can create forwarding domains, redirections, streams, and 404 hosts without requiring users to know Nginx.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nginxproxymanager.com

Proxy options

The interface can create forwarding domains, redirections, streams, and 404 hosts without requiring users to know Nginx.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nginxproxymanager.com

Security configuration

The image supports Docker secrets to load sensitive values from files instead of passing or preserving them in plaintext environment variables.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nginxproxymanager.com

SSL

It supports free SSL certificates through Let's Encrypt, which renew automatically, and lets users provide custom certificates.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nginxproxymanager.com

SSL certificates

It uses Certbot to issue and renew Let’s Encrypt certificates, and users can also provide custom SSL certificates.Read 10 Oct 2026 · nginxproxymanager.com

Supported architectures

The Docker images support amd64 and arm64; armv7 is no longer supported in version 2.14 and later.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nginxproxymanager.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Reverse Proxy Software#23 of 337.1