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ADAMANT IPFS NodevsTailscale

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

ADAMANT IPFS NodeTailscale
Score48/10084/100
Rank in category#8 of 15 in File Storage#1 of 56 in VPN
GitHub stars30738 252
Stars, last 30 days—+1 447
Stable releases, 12 months114
Latest releasev0.1.0 · 30 Sept 2026v1.104.4 · 27 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseGPL-3.0BSD-3-Clause
Main languageTypescriptGo

Which one should you pick?

Tailscale scores 84/100 against 48/100 for ADAMANT IPFS Node, so it is the safer default.

Tailscale ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for ADAMANT IPFS Node.

If you want the quickest setup, Tailscale is easier to run; ADAMANT IPFS Node needs more configuration.

Tailscale is growing faster right now (+1 447 stars in 30 days).

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