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filestashvsLemmy

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

filestashLemmy
Score70/10075/100
Rank in category#3 of 27 in File Sharing & Collaboration#3 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums
GitHub stars14 83514 651
Stars, last 30 days+124+44
Stable releases, 12 months03
Latest release—0.19.21 · 26 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageGoRust

Which one should you pick?

Lemmy scores 75/100 against 70/100 for filestash, so it is the safer default.

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

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

filestash is growing faster right now (+124 stars in 30 days).

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