# harness vs Jellyfin

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

| | harness | Jellyfin |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 88/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 28 in CI/CD | #1 of 118 in Media Server |
| GitHub stars | 38 755 | 58 769 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +321 | +1 295 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 15 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.28.2 · 20 Apr 2026 | v12.4 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Jellyfin scores 88/100 against 80/100 for harness, so it is the safer default.

Jellyfin ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for harness.

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

Jellyfin is growing faster right now (+1 295 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [harness](https://selfhost.directory/project/harness) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/harness.md)
- [Jellyfin](https://selfhost.directory/project/jellyfin) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/jellyfin.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/harness-vs-jellyfin