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cobaltvsLidaTube

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

cobaltLidaTube
Score83/10046/100
Rank in category#1 of 45 in Download Management#22 of 31 in Music
GitHub stars45 597367
Stars, last 30 days+1 813—
Stable releases, 12 months016
Latest release—v0.2.58 · 27 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languageSveltePython

Which one should you pick?

cobalt scores 83/100 against 46/100 for LidaTube, so it is the safer default.

LidaTube ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for cobalt.

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

cobalt is growing faster right now (+1 813 stars in 30 days).

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