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Arcanevsdocker-pi-hole

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

Arcanedocker-pi-hole
Score76/10077/100
Rank in category#2 of 44 in Container Management#3 of 41 in DNS
GitHub stars8 10311 728
Stars, last 30 days+534+115
Stable releases, 12 months3112
Latest releasev2.17.1 · 25 Oct 20262026.10.0 · 17 Oct 2026
SetupEasyEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseBSD-3-ClauseOther
Main languageGoShell

Which one should you pick?

docker-pi-hole scores 77/100 against 76/100 for Arcane, so it is the safer default.

Arcane ships more often: 31 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for docker-pi-hole.

Arcane is growing faster right now (+534 stars in 30 days).

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