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ContainerNurseryvsDashy

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

ContainerNurseryDashy
Score47/10083/100
Rank in category#4 of 5 in Docker Management#2 of 44 in Dashboard
GitHub stars25626 840
Stars, last 30 days—+288
Stable releases, 12 months07
Latest release—4.9.0 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageTypescriptVue

Which one should you pick?

Dashy scores 83/100 against 47/100 for ContainerNursery, so it is the safer default.

Dashy ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ContainerNursery.

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

Dashy is growing faster right now (+288 stars in 30 days).

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