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ChartDBvsyoutube-dl-nas

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

ChartDByoutube-dl-nas
Score74/10050/100
Rank in category#7 of 40 in Database Management#27 of 45 in Download Management
GitHub stars23 028201
Stars, last 30 days+78+0
Stable releases, 12 months511
Latest releasev1.20.1 · 7 Apr 202626.1029 · 28 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

ChartDB scores 74/100 against 50/100 for youtube-dl-nas, so it is the safer default.

youtube-dl-nas ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for ChartDB.

If you want the quickest setup, ChartDB is easier to run; youtube-dl-nas needs more configuration.

ChartDB is growing faster right now (+78 stars in 30 days).

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