JellySearchvsuncompressed
Two self-hosted Media Server projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| JellySearch | uncompressed | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 49/100 |
| Rank in category | #65 of 119 in Media Server | #68 of 119 in Media Server |
| GitHub stars | — | 218 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +5 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 1 |
| Latest release | — | v1.0.0 · 4 Apr 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | mit | MIT |
| Main language | — | Shell |
Which one should you pick?
JellySearch scores 50/100 against 49/100 for uncompressed, so it is the safer default.
uncompressed ships more often: 1 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for JellySearch.
If you want the quickest setup, JellySearch is easier to run; uncompressed needs more configuration.
uncompressed is growing faster right now (+5 stars in 30 days).
Key differences
- License: JellySearch is mit, uncompressed is MIT.
- Only JellySearch ships an official Docker image.
- Features only JellySearch lists: Client-transparent via reverse proxy, Full-text search proxy, Genre search, Multi-field search and 3 more.
- Features only uncompressed lists: Guided setup wizard, Hardware Transcoding (Intel Quick Sync), Network segmentation, Self-healing containers and 2 more.
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