Nginx
nginx:latest
- Highest config flexibility and mature ecosystem
- Strong manual tuning for caching and custom routing
- Best fit for teams that want explicit config control
Cluster Compare Page
Nginx vs Caddy vs Traefik for Docker Compose
Use this page to compare ingress trade-offs, then jump directly to stack detail pages where app, database, and proxy are already wired together.
Caddy
caddy:latest
- Automatic HTTPS with minimal configuration
- Fast onboarding for small and medium deployments
- Great default choice when operations bandwidth is limited
Traefik
traefik:latest
- Dynamic discovery for container environments
- Label-driven routing scales well with many services
- Best fit for multi-service and frequent deployment changes
Stack Route Matrix
| Application | Database | Nginx | Caddy | Traefik |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost | MySQL | Open Nginx Stack | Open Caddy Stack | Open Traefik Stack |
| WordPress | MySQL | Open Nginx Stack | Open Caddy Stack | Open Traefik Stack |
| Nextcloud | MySQL | Open Nginx Stack | Open Caddy Stack | Open Traefik Stack |
| Gitea | MySQL | Open Nginx Stack | Open Caddy Stack | Open Traefik Stack |
| Metabase | MySQL | Open Nginx Stack | Open Caddy Stack | Open Traefik Stack |
| Wiki.js | MySQL | Open Nginx Stack | Open Caddy Stack | Open Traefik Stack |
| Directus | MySQL | Open Nginx Stack | Open Caddy Stack | Open Traefik Stack |
| BookStack | MySQL | Open Nginx Stack | Open Caddy Stack | Open Traefik Stack |