# ceph vs home-screens

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

| | ceph | home-screens |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 78/100 ✓ | 50/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 7 in Distributed Storage | #63 of 104 in Home Automation |
| GitHub stars | 17 179 ✓ | 94 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +108 ✓ | +25 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 9 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v1.14.0 · 25 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | C | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

ceph scores 78/100 against 50/100 for home-screens, so it is the safer default.

home-screens ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ceph.

If you want the quickest setup, home-screens is easier to run; ceph needs more configuration.

ceph is growing faster right now (+108 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [ceph](https://selfhost.directory/project/ceph) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ceph.md)
- [home-screens](https://selfhost.directory/project/home-screens) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/home-screens.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/ceph-vs-home-screens