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docker-mailservervsWorkout.cool

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

docker-mailserverWorkout.cool
Score80/10066/100
Rank in category#1 of 16 in Mail Server#2 of 11 in Fitness Tracker
GitHub stars19 7008 650
Stars, last 30 days+827+155
Stable releases, 12 months21
Latest releasev16.0.1 · 4 Sept 2026v1.3.2 · 7 Dec 2025
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageShellTypescript

Which one should you pick?

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

docker-mailserver ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for Workout.cool.

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

docker-mailserver is growing faster right now (+827 stars in 30 days).

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