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bookorbitvsZeroNet

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

bookorbitZeroNet
Score74/10063/100
Rank in category#1 of 12 in Book Management#1 of 3 in Peer-to-Peer
GitHub stars5 90018 786
Stars, last 30 days+1 222+16
Stable releases, 12 months230
Latest releasev3.6.0 · 27 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Other
Main languageTypescriptJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

bookorbit scores 74/100 against 63/100 for ZeroNet, so it is the safer default.

bookorbit ships more often: 23 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ZeroNet.

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

bookorbit is growing faster right now (+1 222 stars in 30 days).

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