# Hydrodactyl vs Luanti

> Two self-hosted [Game Servers projects](https://selfhost.directory/game-servers), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Hydrodactyl | Luanti |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 48/100 | 77/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #39 of 62 in Game Servers | #2 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 244 | 13 787 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +153 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 ✓ | 7 |
| Latest release | v6.4.2 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ | 5.17.0 · 20 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | PHP | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Luanti scores 77/100 against 48/100 for Hydrodactyl, so it is the safer default.

Hydrodactyl ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for Luanti.

Luanti is growing faster right now (+153 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Hydrodactyl](https://selfhost.directory/project/hydrodactyl) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/hydrodactyl.md)
- [Luanti](https://selfhost.directory/project/luanti) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/luanti.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/hydrodactyl-vs-luanti