homescreen-herovsLemmy
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| homescreen-hero | Lemmy | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 46/100 | 75/100 |
| Rank in category | #78 of 118 in Media Server | #3 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums |
| GitHub stars | 197 | 14 653 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +44 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 8 | 3 |
| Latest release | 0.6.0 · 19 Mar 2026 | 0.19.21 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Rust |
Which one should you pick?
Lemmy scores 75/100 against 46/100 for homescreen-hero, so it is the safer default.
homescreen-hero ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Lemmy.
Lemmy is growing faster right now (+44 stars in 30 days).
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