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avideovsYarrtube

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

avideoYarrtube
Score58/10045/100
Rank in category#7 of 36 in Video Streaming#84 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars2 108198
Stars, last 30 days+4—
Stable releases, 12 months130
Latest releasev29.6.0 · 26 Oct 2026—
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseOtherMIT
Main languageJavaScriptRust

Which one should you pick?

avideo scores 58/100 against 45/100 for Yarrtube, so it is the safer default.

avideo ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Yarrtube.

If you want the quickest setup, Yarrtube is easier to run; avideo needs more configuration.

avideo is growing faster right now (+4 stars in 30 days).

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