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CMS Made SimplevsZero to JupyterHub with Kubernetes

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

CMS Made SimpleZero to JupyterHub with Kubernetes
Score64/10064/100
Rank in category#12 of 42 in Content Management#4 of 11 in Container Orchestration
GitHub stars—1 725
Stars, last 30 days——
Stable releases, 12 months09
Latest release—4.4.4 · 20 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseGPL-2.0Other
Main language—Python

Which one should you pick?

CMS Made Simple and Zero to JupyterHub with Kubernetes score the same (64/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.

Zero to JupyterHub with Kubernetes ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for CMS Made Simple.

If you want the quickest setup, CMS Made Simple is easier to run; Zero to JupyterHub with Kubernetes needs more configuration.

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