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dockhandvsShinobi

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

dockhandShinobi
Score72/10066/100
Rank in category#4 of 44 in Container Management#3 of 24 in Video Surveillance
GitHub stars6 910—
Stars, last 30 days+550—
Stable releases, 12 months310
Latest releasev1.0.55 · 23 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherAGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescript—

Which one should you pick?

dockhand scores 72/100 against 66/100 for Shinobi, so it is the safer default.

dockhand ships more often: 31 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Shinobi.

If you want the quickest setup, dockhand is easier to run; Shinobi needs more configuration.

dockhand is growing faster right now (+550 stars in 30 days).

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