MCP server for Nginx Proxy Manager: automate proxy hosts, Let's Encrypt certificates, and access lists from Claude or any MCP client.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add nginx-proxy-manager --env NPM_URL='<NPM_URL>' --env NPM_EMAIL='<NPM_EMAIL>' --env NPM_PASSWORD='<NPM_PASSWORD>' -- uvx nginx-proxy-manager-mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.nginx-proxy-manager]
command = "uvx"
args = ["nginx-proxy-manager-mcp-server"]
env = { NPM_URL = "<NPM_URL>", NPM_EMAIL = "<NPM_EMAIL>", NPM_PASSWORD = "<NPM_PASSWORD>" }
# codex mcp add nginx-proxy-manager --env NPM_URL='<NPM_URL>' --env NPM_EMAIL='<NPM_EMAIL>' --env NPM_PASSWORD='<NPM_PASSWORD>' -- uvx nginx-proxy-manager-mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nginx-proxy-manager": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"nginx-proxy-manager-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"NPM_URL": "<NPM_URL>",
"NPM_EMAIL": "<NPM_EMAIL>",
"NPM_PASSWORD": "<NPM_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"nginx-proxy-manager": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"nginx-proxy-manager-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"NPM_URL": "<NPM_URL>",
"NPM_EMAIL": "<NPM_EMAIL>",
"NPM_PASSWORD": "<NPM_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nginx-proxy-manager": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"nginx-proxy-manager-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"NPM_URL": "<NPM_URL>",
"NPM_EMAIL": "<NPM_EMAIL>",
"NPM_PASSWORD": "<NPM_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nginx-proxy-manager": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"nginx-proxy-manager-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"NPM_URL": "<NPM_URL>",
"NPM_EMAIL": "<NPM_EMAIL>",
"NPM_PASSWORD": "<NPM_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nginx-proxy-manager": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"nginx-proxy-manager-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"NPM_URL": "<NPM_URL>",
"NPM_EMAIL": "<NPM_EMAIL>",
"NPM_PASSWORD": "<NPM_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
NPM_URLNPM_EMAILNPM_PASSWORD
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.