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DufsvsTerraforming Mars

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

DufsTerraforming Mars
Score72/10062/100
Rank in category#4 of 86 in File Sharing#4 of 14 in Gaming
GitHub stars10 996961
Stars, last 30 days+47+9
Stable releases, 12 months20
Latest releasev0.47.0 · 17 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-3.0
Main languageRustTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Dufs scores 72/100 against 62/100 for Terraforming Mars, so it is the safer default.

Dufs ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Terraforming Mars.

If you want the quickest setup, Dufs is easier to run; Terraforming Mars needs more configuration.

Dufs is growing faster right now (+47 stars in 30 days).

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