Pi-hole
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysBlackhole for Internet advertisements with a GUI for management
Replaces NextDNS
Best Multi-User Reverse Proxy & Gateways for self-hosting
The 22 best Multi-User reverse proxy & gateways you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
MyIP
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysAll in one IP Toolbox
imgproxy
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysFast and secure standalone server for resizing and converting remote
BunkerWeb
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysNext-gen Web Application Firewall (WAF) that will protect your web
iodine
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysIPv4 over DNS tunnel solution, enabling you to start up a socks5 proxy
3proxy
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysTiny multi-protocol proxy server suite
Replaces Squid
sish
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysHTTP(S)/WS(S)/TCP tunnels to localhost using only SSH (serveo/ngrok
go-doxy
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysLightweight, simple, and performant reverse proxy with WebUI, Docker
Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysFree & Open-Source HTML5 Network Performance Estimation Tool
Canary Tokens
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysGenerates lightweight, embedded honeypot triggers called canary tokens
MySpeed
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysSpeed test analysis software that shows your internet speed for up
Algernon
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysSmall self-contained pure-Go web server with Lua, Markdown, HTTP/2,
Static Web Server
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysCross-platform, high-performance, and asynchronous web server
beelzebub
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysHoneypot framework designed to provide a highly secure environment
Maza ad blocking
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysLocal ad blocker
UUSEC WAF
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysIndustry-leading high-performance, AI and semantic technology web
g3proxy
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysForward proxy server supporting proxy chaining, protocol inspection,
Gravitee API Management
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysOpen-source API management platform
Replaces Apigee, MuleSoft
Wakupator
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysWake On LAN Machine Manager based on network traffic
socks5-proxy-server
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysSOCKS5 proxy server with built-in authentication and Telegram-bot
Lighttpd
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysSecure, fast, compliant, and very flexible web server that has been
Vinyl Cache
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysWeb application accelerator/caching HTTP reverse proxy (formerly
No apps match these filters.
At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pi-hole | ≈5-minute setup | Medium | 512 MB | EUPL-1.2 | 61,266 |
| MyIP | ≈5-minute setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 12,133 |
| imgproxy | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 11,122 |
| BunkerWeb | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 11,066 |
| iodine | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | ISC | 8,000 |
| 3proxy | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 16 MB | BSD-3-Clause | 5,520 |
| sish | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 4,788 |
| go-doxy | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 4,161 |
| Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 3,810 |
| Canary Tokens | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | BSD-3-Clause | 3,056 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Pi-hole (61,266 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: 3proxy (from 16 MB RAM, against 2,048 MB for the heaviest here).
- Fastest to deploy: Pi-hole (verified single-container compose).
- Licensing: 8 of 22 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Multi-User within the reverse proxy & gateways category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.