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docker-duckdnsvsPi-hole

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

docker-duckdnsPi-hole
Score60/10087/100
Rank in category#6 of 31 in Networking#1 of 41 in DNS
GitHub stars37661 541
Stars, last 30 days—+497
Stable releases, 12 months206
Latest release8aabc87c-ls95 · 26 Oct 2026v6.5 · 17 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseGPL-3.0Other
Main languageShellShell

Which one should you pick?

Pi-hole scores 87/100 against 60/100 for docker-duckdns, so it is the safer default.

docker-duckdns ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Pi-hole.

If you want the quickest setup, docker-duckdns is easier to run; Pi-hole needs more configuration.

Pi-hole is growing faster right now (+497 stars in 30 days).

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