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docker-mailservervsTypecho

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

docker-mailserverTypecho
Score80/10066/100
Rank in category#1 of 16 in Mail Server#1 of 24 in Blogging
GitHub stars19 70412 456
Stars, last 30 days+830+9
Stable releases, 12 months22
Latest releasev16.0.1 · 4 Sept 2026ci · 17 Jul 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseMITGPL-2.0
Main languageShellPHP

Which one should you pick?

docker-mailserver scores 80/100 against 66/100 for Typecho, so it is the safer default.

If you want the quickest setup, Typecho is easier to run; docker-mailserver needs more configuration.

docker-mailserver is growing faster right now (+830 stars in 30 days).

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