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docker-pi-holevsxBrowserSync

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

docker-pi-holexBrowserSync
Score77/10054/100
Rank in category#3 of 41 in DNS#17 of 46 in Bookmarks & Link Sharing
GitHub stars11 728855
Stars, last 30 days+115—
Stable releases, 12 months120
Latest release2026.10.0 · 17 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherGPL-3.0
Main languageShellTypescript

Which one should you pick?

docker-pi-hole scores 77/100 against 54/100 for xBrowserSync, so it is the safer default.

docker-pi-hole ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for xBrowserSync.

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

docker-pi-hole is growing faster right now (+115 stars in 30 days).

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