Overview
SWAG is a Docker image from LinuxServer.io that bundles Nginx, PHP, Certbot for automatic Let's Encrypt certificate provisioning, and fail2ban for intrusion prevention. It is designed as a turnkey reverse proxy for self-hosted services, featuring pre-configured proxy samples for hundreds of popular applications. Deployment is a single docker run command or Docker Compose, and the container auto-renews TLS certificates on schedule.
Where it falls short of Netlify
- No CI/CD pipeline or git-push-to-deploy workflow like Netlify/Vercel.
- No edge CDN or global distribution; traffic is served from a single host.
- No serverless functions or build system; it is purely a reverse proxy and SSL terminator.
- Dashboard and observability are minimal compared to managed PaaS platforms.
We list the gaps honestly so you can decide if the trade-off is worth owning your data.
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