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daedalOSvsYT Zero

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

daedalOSYT Zero
Score72/10052/100
Rank in category#2 of 5 in Emulation#53 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars13 076669
Stars, last 30 days+39—
Stable releases, 12 months09
Latest release—2026.09.9 · 28 Sept 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseMITUnlicense
Main languageJavaScriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

daedalOS scores 72/100 against 52/100 for YT Zero, so it is the safer default.

YT Zero ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for daedalOS.

If you want the quickest setup, YT Zero is easier to run; daedalOS needs more configuration.

daedalOS is growing faster right now (+39 stars in 30 days).

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