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Jellyfin-Auto-CollectionsvsMediaMTX

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

Jellyfin-Auto-CollectionsMediaMTX
Score46/10079/100
Rank in category#78 of 118 in Media Server#3 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars28620 538
Stars, last 30 days—+302
Stable releases, 12 months018
Latest release—v1.21.3 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languagePythonGo

Which one should you pick?

MediaMTX scores 79/100 against 46/100 for Jellyfin-Auto-Collections, so it is the safer default.

MediaMTX ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Jellyfin-Auto-Collections.

If you want the quickest setup, MediaMTX is easier to run; Jellyfin-Auto-Collections needs more configuration.

MediaMTX is growing faster right now (+302 stars in 30 days).

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