1Panel vs go-doxy
| Tagline | Modern Linux server and web-app management panel with app store deploys | Lightweight Go reverse proxy with WebUI, Docker integration, and auto container sleep |
| Category | Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS | Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS |
| Replaces | Heroku, Render | Netlify, Vercel, Render |
| GitHub stars | 36k | 3.3k |
| Language | Go | Docker |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Easy | 2/5 Easy |
| Deploy options | Docker Manual | Docker Docker Compose Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | today | today |
| View repo | View repo |
Where each falls short
The honest trade-offs — what you give up with each, versus the proprietary tools they replace.
1Panel
- More of a server/hosting control panel than a git-push PaaS; no native buildpack or git-deploy pipeline.
- No horizontal autoscaling or clustering across nodes.
- Documentation and community are strongest in Chinese; English resources lag.
- No managed cloud option or edge/CDN.
go-doxy
- No CI/CD or git integration; purely a runtime reverse proxy, not a deployment platform.
- No build pipeline, static site hosting, or serverless function support.
- Ecosystem maturity and documentation are much thinner than Traefik or managed alternatives.
- No global CDN or multi-region routing.
Bottom line
Both are a similar lift to self-host; choose 1Panel for the larger community and ecosystem. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.
go-doxy
Lightweight Go reverse proxy with WebUI, Docker integration, and auto container sleep