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ha-dockermonvsPi-hole

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

ha-dockermonPi-hole
Score43/10087/100
Rank in category#81 of 104 in Home Automation#1 of 41 in DNS
GitHub stars28961 544
Stars, last 30 days+0+482
Stable releases, 12 months06
Latest release—v6.5 · 17 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITOther
Main languageJavaScriptShell

Which one should you pick?

Pi-hole scores 87/100 against 43/100 for ha-dockermon, so it is the safer default.

Pi-hole ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ha-dockermon.

If you want the quickest setup, ha-dockermon is easier to run; Pi-hole needs more configuration.

Pi-hole is growing faster right now (+482 stars in 30 days).

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