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couchtubevsTube Archivist

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

couchtubeTube Archivist
Score40/10072/100
Rank in category#31 of 36 in Video Streaming#7 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars2678 552
Stars, last 30 days+0+83
Stable releases, 12 months06
Latest release—v0.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

Tube Archivist scores 72/100 against 40/100 for couchtube, so it is the safer default.

Tube Archivist ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for couchtube.

If you want the quickest setup, couchtube is easier to run; Tube Archivist needs more configuration.

Tube Archivist is growing faster right now (+83 stars in 30 days).

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