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ChronoFramevsLemmy

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

ChronoFrameLemmy
Score63/10075/100
Rank in category#8 of 41 in Photo Management#3 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums
GitHub stars1 96414 651
Stars, last 30 days+32+44
Stable releases, 12 months33
Latest releasev1.0.2 · 21 Oct 20260.19.21 · 26 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptRust

Which one should you pick?

Lemmy scores 75/100 against 63/100 for ChronoFrame, so it is the safer default.

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

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