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Audiobookshelfvsmatrix-media-repo

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

Audiobookshelfmatrix-media-repo
Score79/10052/100
Rank in category#1 of 15 in Audiobook Management#53 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars14 830239
Stars, last 30 days+410—
Stable releases, 12 months140
Latest releasev2.37.2 · 23 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageJavaScriptGo

Which one should you pick?

Audiobookshelf scores 79/100 against 52/100 for matrix-media-repo, so it is the safer default.

Audiobookshelf ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for matrix-media-repo.

If you want the quickest setup, Audiobookshelf is easier to run; matrix-media-repo needs more configuration.

Audiobookshelf is growing faster right now (+410 stars in 30 days).

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