The beauty of NPM has always been its simplicity. V3 is no different. It is distributed as a Docker image. Assuming you have Docker and Docker Compose installed, here is the recommended way to deploy it.
is an open-source, container-first reverse proxy management system with a clean web-based UI. It abstracts away the complexity of writing raw Nginx configuration files, making SSL termination, access control, and traffic routing accessible to developers, homelab enthusiasts, and production operators alike. nginx proxy manager v3
Here is the updated compose file for (note the image tag jc21/nginx-proxy-manager:3 – do not use latest until v3 is fully stable, though it is recommended as of 2025). The beauty of NPM has always been its simplicity