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docker-pi-holevsRocket.Chat

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

docker-pi-holeRocket.Chat
Score77/10082/100
Rank in category#3 of 41 in DNS#1 of 13 in Instant Messaging
GitHub stars11 72746 348
Stars, last 30 days+114+187
Stable releases, 12 months1236
Latest release2026.10.0 · 17 Oct 20268.5.4 · 16 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherOther
Main languageShellTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Rocket.Chat scores 82/100 against 77/100 for docker-pi-hole, so it is the safer default.

Rocket.Chat ships more often: 36 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for docker-pi-hole.

If you want the quickest setup, docker-pi-hole is easier to run; Rocket.Chat needs more configuration.

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