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copypartyvssmart-sec-cam

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

copypartysmart-sec-cam
Score82/10043/100
Rank in category#1 of 86 in File Sharing#29 of 36 in Video Streaming
GitHub stars47 163255
Stars, last 30 days+390—
Stable releases, 12 months190
Latest releasev1.20.26 · 14 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonPython

Which one should you pick?

copyparty scores 82/100 against 43/100 for smart-sec-cam, so it is the safer default.

copyparty ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for smart-sec-cam.

If you want the quickest setup, copyparty is easier to run; smart-sec-cam needs more configuration.

copyparty is growing faster right now (+390 stars in 30 days).

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