SelfHostHub

Self-hosted Web Servers

SelfHostHub lists 19 open-source Web Servers projects you can host on your own server. The most-starred on GitHub are Caddy (78,126 stars), Traefik (65,273 stars) and Nginx Proxy Manager (34,443 stars). 19 of them document a Docker install, and 2 offer a live demo you can try first.

Powerful, enterprise-ready, open source web server with automatic HTTPS.

Web ServersApache-2.0

HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer that makes deploying microservices easy.

Web ServersMIT

Docker container for managing Nginx proxy hosts with a simple, powerful interface.

Web ServersMIT

HTTP and reverse proxy server, mail proxy server, and generic TCP/UDP proxy server.

Web ServersBSD-2-Clause

Identity-aware tunneled reverse proxy with dashboard UI, access control, and WireGuard-based tunnels (alternative to Cloudflare Tunnel, Tailscale).

Web ServersAGPL-3.0

Web application firewall / reverse proxy to protect your web apps from attacks and exploits.

Web ServersGPL-3.0

Next-gen Web Application Firewall (WAF) that will protect your web services.

Web ServersAGPL-3.0

Zoraxy

5.5k

General purpose HTTP reverse proxy and forwarding tool.

Web ServersAGPL-3.0

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 public Internet.

Web ServersApache-2.0

Lightweight, simple, and performant reverse proxy with WebUI, Docker integration, automatic shutdown/startup for container based on traffic.

Web ServersMIT

Small self-contained pure-Go web server with Lua, Markdown, HTTP/2, QUIC, Redis and PostgreSQL support.

Web ServersBSD-3-Clause

Cross-platform, high-performance, and asynchronous web server for static file serving.

Web ServersApache-2.0

Ferron

2.2k

Fast, memory-safe web server written in Rust.

Web ServersMIT

Industry-leading high-performance, AI and semantic technology web application firewall and API security gateway (fork of nginx).

Web ServersGPL-3.0

Secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards.

Web ServersApache-2.0

Very fast and reliable reverse-proxy offering high availability, load balancing, and proxying for TCP and HTTP-based applications.

Web ServersGPL-2.0

Secure, fast, compliant, and very flexible web server that has been optimized for high-performance environments.

Web ServersBSD-3-Clause

Web application accelerator/caching HTTP reverse proxy (formerly Varnish).

Web ServersBSD-2-Clause

How to choose self-hosted Web Servers software

  1. Check project health. Stars show popularity, not maintenance. Open the source repository and look at recent commits and releases.
  2. Match the licence to your use. 7 use a GPL-family licence (copyleft, including AGPL) and 12 use a permissive licence such as MIT, Apache-2.0 or BSD. AGPL matters if you modify the software and offer it to others over a network.
  3. Pick a stack you can run. The most common platforms here are Docker (19), deb (8), Go (7) and C (5). Docker is usually the easiest path for a home server or VPS.
  4. Try before you migrate. Use a live demo where one exists (2 here), or a throwaway container first, and confirm it can import your existing data before switching.

Frequently asked questions

What is the most popular self-hosted Web Servers software?

By GitHub stars, the top projects in this category are Caddy (78,126 stars), Traefik (65,273 stars) and Nginx Proxy Manager (34,443 stars).

How many open-source Web Servers tools are listed?

19 projects are currently listed in the Web Servers category on SelfHostHub.

Which licences do self-hosted Web Servers projects use?

The most common licences in this category are MIT (5), Apache-2.0 (4) and AGPL-3.0 (3).

Can I run these Web Servers tools with Docker?

19 of the 19 projects list Docker as a supported platform. Check each project's documentation for the exact install steps.

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