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copypartyvsDeta Surf

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

copypartyDeta Surf
Score82/10059/100
Rank in category#1 of 86 in File Sharing#21 of 81 in Notes & Editors
GitHub stars47 1843 612
Stars, last 30 days+401+-1
Stable releases, 12 months190
Latest releasev1.20.26 · 14 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Main languagePythonTypescript

Which one should you pick?

copyparty scores 82/100 against 59/100 for Deta Surf, so it is the safer default.

copyparty ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Deta Surf.

If you want the quickest setup, Deta Surf is easier to run; copyparty needs more configuration.

copyparty is growing faster right now (+401 stars in 30 days).

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