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nginx vs amneziawg-installer
nginx has 31,884 GitHub stars, 8,313 forks, 468 open issues and last shipped 14 days ago. amneziawg-installer has 1,375 stars, 109 forks, 8 open issues and last shipped yesterday. nginx leads on adoption by 2,219% (31,884 vs 1,375 stars). nginx is written in C under BSD-2-Clause; amneziawg-installer is written in Shell under MIT. nginx has attracted 26% as many forks as stars, amneziawg-installer 8%. amneziawg-installer was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| nginx | amneziawg-installer | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Written in | C | Shell |
| Last push | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 8.3K | ⑂ 109 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick nginx if
- You weight community size — 32K stars and counting
- You want the BSD-2-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches C
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick amneziawg-installer if
- You want the amneziawg-installer feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Shell
- You evaluated both and amneziawg-installer fits your workflow better
About nginx
NGINX is the official open source repository for the NGINX web server and its load balancer, reverse proxy, API gateway and content cache roles, written in C under the BSD 2 Clause licence and aimed at system administrators, DevOps engineers and platform teams who need to serve, balance and protect their own HTTP traffic.
read the full nginx overview →
About amneziawg-installer
amneziawg installer is a one command Bash installer that turns a fresh Ubuntu or Debian VPS into a self hosted AmneziaWG 3.1 VPN server, made for networks that block WireGuard and for operators who want no Docker and no web panel.
read the full amneziawg-installer overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is nginx or amneziawg-installer more popular?
nginx has 31,884 GitHub stars and amneziawg-installer has 1,375. nginx has the larger community by that measure.
Are nginx and amneziawg-installer free?
Both are open source. nginx is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and amneziawg-installer under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between nginx and amneziawg-installer?
nginx is written in C and amneziawg-installer in Shell. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, nginx or amneziawg-installer?
Choose nginx if you want the larger community (31,884 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose amneziawg-installer if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.