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Stoat vs docker-nginx-certbot
Stoat has 3,336 GitHub stars, 388 forks, 139 open issues and last shipped today. docker-nginx-certbot has 1,205 stars, 195 forks, 8 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Stoat leads on adoption by 177% (3,336 vs 1,205 stars). Stoat is written in Rust under a custom or non-standard licence; docker-nginx-certbot is written in Shell under MIT. Stoat has attracted 12% as many forks as stars, docker-nginx-certbot 16%. Stoat 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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| Stoat | docker-nginx-certbot | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 3.3K | ★ 1.2K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Rust | Shell |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 388 | ⑂ 195 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Stoat if
- You weight community size — 3.3K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick docker-nginx-certbot if
- You want the docker-nginx-certbot feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Shell
- You evaluated both and docker-nginx-certbot fits your workflow better
About Stoat
Stoat is a Rust backend project that provides the services and libraries powering the Stoat group chat service. The repository is organized around core crates for configuration, database implementation, files, API models, permissions, presence, result types, and a coalesced crate.
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About docker-nginx-certbot
docker nginx certbot is an MIT licensed Docker image that bundles Nginx with the certbot ACME client so that websites automatically obtain and renew free Let's Encrypt TLS certificates, and it is aimed at self hosters and small teams who run their own Nginx servers.
read the full docker-nginx-certbot overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Stoat or docker-nginx-certbot more popular?
Stoat has 3,336 GitHub stars and docker-nginx-certbot has 1,205. Stoat has the larger community by that measure.
Are Stoat and docker-nginx-certbot free?
Both are open source. Stoat has no licence declared in this registry, and docker-nginx-certbot is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Stoat and docker-nginx-certbot?
Stoat is written in Rust and docker-nginx-certbot 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, Stoat or docker-nginx-certbot?
Choose Stoat if you want the larger community (3,336 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose docker-nginx-certbot if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.