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CasaOSvssocks5-proxy-server

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

CasaOSsocks5-proxy-server
Score76/10043/100
Rank in category#1 of 22 in Home Server#5 of 10 in Network
GitHub stars37 392145
Stars, last 30 days+138—
Stable releases, 12 months01
Latest release—v1.20.0 · 29 Nov 2025
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageNoNo
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
Main languageGoJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

CasaOS scores 76/100 against 43/100 for socks5-proxy-server, so it is the safer default.

socks5-proxy-server ships more often: 1 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for CasaOS.

If you want the quickest setup, CasaOS is easier to run; socks5-proxy-server needs more configuration.

CasaOS is growing faster right now (+138 stars in 30 days).

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