Managed Nginx Proxy Manager Hosting — production-ready from $15 a month
GUI for managing Nginx reverse proxy. Deployed on your own dedicated instance in AWS, Azure, or GCP, kept patched, backed up, and monitored by ManageStacks — standard Nginx Proxy Manager, no lock-in.
Nginx Proxy Manager provides a simple web GUI for managing Nginx reverse proxy hosts, SSL certificates, and access controls. ManageStacks deploys it with persistent configuration and automated SSL via Let's Encrypt.
What does Nginx Proxy Manager do, and why do teams deploy it?
Nginx Proxy Manager is a pre-built Docker image that makes it easy to manage Nginx proxy hosts through a clean and intuitive web interface. It simplifies the process of exposing web services with reverse proxying, free SSL certificates from Let's Encrypt, and built-in access lists for restricting access.
Designed for users who prefer a visual approach to Nginx configuration, it eliminates the need to edit Nginx config files directly. It supports custom Nginx configurations for advanced users, redirection hosts, 404 hosts, streams, and multiple SSL certificate providers.
- Web-based GUI for Nginx proxy configuration
- Free SSL certificates via Let's Encrypt
- Access lists for IP-based restriction
- Custom Nginx configuration support for advanced users
- Redirection and stream host management
- Multi-user access with permission management
GUI for managing Nginx reverse proxy
What does managed Nginx Proxy Manager hosting cost?
Flat per-app pricing, in your chosen AWS, Azure, or GCP region. No per-user pricing — a busy deployment costs the same as a quiet one.
Starter
Staging and internal tools. Dedicated instance, TLS, daily backups, managed upgrades.
Standard
Production workloads. Adds monitoring, staging environment, region choice, priority support.
Business
High-traffic and compliance workloads. Adds a high-availability replica and same-day support.
24×7 SRE retainer
Round-the-clock on-call across every hosted application, for teams that need a pager answered at 3am.
Self-hosting Nginx Proxy Manager vs managed — what does it really cost?
The software is free. The engineer-hours are not.
Running it yourself
- Edit Nginx config files by hand — syntax errors cause downtime on reload
- Set up Certbot cron jobs for Let's Encrypt certificate renewal and troubleshoot failures
- Manage access control lists by editing .htpasswd files or Nginx allow/deny blocks
- Keep track of which upstream services map to which domains in a spreadsheet or wiki
- Handle Nginx version upgrades and module compatibility on your own
On ManageStacks
- Subscribe through your AWS, Azure, or GCP marketplace
- Nginx Proxy Manager deploys with persistent config database, certificate storage, and automated SSL
- Add proxy hosts, redirections, and streams through the web GUI — no config files to edit
- Let's Encrypt certificates issue and renew automatically per host
- Access lists, custom Nginx snippets, and multi-user permissions managed from the dashboard
Nginx Proxy Manager on ManageStacks vs the alternatives
How Nginx Proxy Manager on ManageStacks compares to other reverse proxy and ingress solutions.
| NPM on ManageStacksUs | Traefik (self-hosted) | Caddy (self-hosted) | Cloudflare Tunnel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Managed on your AWS, Azure, or GCP | Self-hosted (you manage) | Self-hosted (you manage) | Vendor-hosted edge |
| Configuration | Web GUI + custom Nginx snippets | YAML/TOML + labels | Caddyfile | Dashboard + CLI |
| SSL management | Automatic Let's Encrypt | Automatic Let's Encrypt | Automatic HTTPS built-in | Cloudflare-managed |
| GUI | Yes (full web UI) | Dashboard (read-only) | No | Yes |
| Open source | Yes (MIT) | Yes (MIT) | Yes (Apache 2.0) | No (proprietary) |
| Pricing | Flat $29/mo | Your compute cost | Your compute cost | Free tier + paid plans |
Provisioning, upgrades, backups and monitoring on your team’s plate.
What does running Nginx Proxy Manager yourself involve?
ManageStacks deploys Nginx Proxy Manager with persistent database and certificate storage, so your proxy configuration and SSL certificates survive restarts and updates. Manage all your reverse proxy hosts through a simple web interface.
Nginx Proxy Manager key numbers
How long from subscribing to a live instance?
Subscribe
Subscribe to ManageStacks through your AWS, Azure, or GCP marketplace.
Provision
Nginx Proxy Manager deploys with SQLite database, certificate storage, and web UI — typically under 2 minutes.
Add hosts
Create proxy hosts through the GUI — enter domain, upstream address, and enable SSL with one click. Let's Encrypt handles the rest.
Manage
Set up access lists for IP restriction, add custom Nginx config for advanced routing, and invite team members with scoped permissions.
When is self-hosting Nginx Proxy Manager the right answer instead?
“Managed hosting is not always the correct call.”
Self-host when a platform team already runs the infrastructure and on-call rotation to operate Nginx Proxy Manager at genuinely low marginal cost. Self-host when compliance requires an air-gapped or on-premises deployment that no hosted option can satisfy. And self-host when the deployment depends on heavy customisation with a fast internal build-deploy loop, because an internal release process will beat any managed change process.
For everyone else — teams whose engineers have better things to do than shepherd upgrades — managed hosting is cheaper than the hours it replaces.
Which cloud should Nginx Proxy Manager run on — AWS, Azure or GCP?
For most workloads, the choice of cloud matters less than proximity: run Nginx Proxy Manager in the same cloud and region as the applications and data it talks to, because every request between them adds a round trip. The underlying compute performs equivalently across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
In practice, an existing cloud footprint decides it. All plans support all three clouds, and moving regions later is a scheduled migration, not a rebuild.
Deepest managed-service catalog, default when there's no existing footprint
Best fit for teams already on Microsoft 365 or Entra ID
Strongest for data/analytics-adjacent workloads
Every plan supports AWS, Azure, and GCP — region choice included.
Common questions about Nginx Proxy Manager on ManageStacks
Can I use custom Nginx config with Nginx Proxy Manager on ManageStacks?
Yes. While the GUI covers most use cases, Nginx Proxy Manager supports custom Nginx configuration snippets per proxy host for advanced routing, caching, or header manipulation needs.
Does ManageStacks handle SSL renewal for Nginx Proxy Manager?
Nginx Proxy Manager handles Let's Encrypt certificate issuance and auto-renewal natively. ManageStacks ensures the persistent storage for certificates is backed up and the renewal process runs uninterrupted.
Can Nginx Proxy Manager on ManageStacks proxy to services on other servers?
Yes. Nginx Proxy Manager can reverse proxy to any reachable IP address or hostname, including services on other ManageStacks instances or external servers, not just local Docker containers.
Run Nginx Proxy Manager without carrying the pager
Subscribe through your AWS, Azure, or GCP marketplace. We handle provisioning, SSL, monitoring, backups, updates, and security. From $15/mo.