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Duix.AvatarvsLemmy

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

Duix.AvatarLemmy
Score67/10075/100
Rank in category#21 of 125 in AI#3 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums
GitHub stars16 12714 653
Stars, last 30 days+130+44
Stable releases, 12 months03
Latest release—0.19.21 · 26 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherAGPL-3.0
Main languageCRust

Which one should you pick?

Lemmy scores 75/100 against 67/100 for Duix.Avatar, so it is the safer default.

Lemmy ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Duix.Avatar.

If you want the quickest setup, Lemmy is easier to run; Duix.Avatar needs more configuration.

Duix.Avatar is growing faster right now (+130 stars in 30 days).

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