# Drone CI vs qBittorrent (LinuxServer.io)

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

| | Drone CI | qBittorrent (LinuxServer.io) |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 79/100 ✓ | 67/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 28 in CI/CD | #1 of 7 in Torrent |
| GitHub stars | 38 754 ✓ | 1 759 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +320 ✓ | +22 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 52 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.28.2 · 20 Apr 2026 | 5.3.0_v2.1.2-ls485 · 25 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Dockerfile |

## Which one should you pick?

Drone CI scores 79/100 against 67/100 for qBittorrent (LinuxServer.io), so it is the safer default.

qBittorrent (LinuxServer.io) ships more often: 52 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Drone CI.

Drone CI is growing faster right now (+320 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Drone CI](https://selfhost.directory/project/drone-ci) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/drone-ci.md)
- [qBittorrent (LinuxServer.io)](https://selfhost.directory/project/qbittorrent-linuxserverio) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/qbittorrent-linuxserverio.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/drone-ci-vs-qbittorrent-linuxserverio