# Nginx Proxy Manager

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Nginx Proxy Manager and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** A web-based reverse proxy that people recommend for its easy GUI setup, TLS/SSL certificate handling and wildcard certs. No caveat recurs among the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Easy web-based GUI setup (2 comments): "For an easy GUI solution for the latter, highly recommend Nginx Proxy Manager." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47747808)) "tools like nginx proxy manager (web based) or others can help." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46308091))
- Handles TLS/SSL and wildcard certs (2 comments): "If you set up a reverse proxy like nginx proxy manager, you can easily issue a wildcard cert" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47302835)) "Solves both the Proxy issue as well as TLS/SSL." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47742676))
- Works with Tailscale and networking (2 comments): "Nginx Proxy Manager suffices for networking" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48933460)) "it works flawlessly with Tailscale" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47302052))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Pangolin](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pangolin.md): 37 recommend
- [HAProxy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/haproxy.md): 24 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Nginx Proxy Manager", https://hackerapproved.com/p/nginx-proxy-manager/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).