selfhost.directory

The index of self-hostable projects — ranked, categorized and served with live updates.
Own your data and stop giving it to big tech.

LemmyvsMinds Nostr Relay

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

LemmyMinds Nostr Relay
Score75/10059/100
Rank in category#3 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums#14 of 33 in Communication
GitHub stars14 651—
Stars, last 30 days+44—
Stable releases, 12 months30
Latest release0.19.21 · 26 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0agpl-3.0
Main languageRust—

Which one should you pick?

Lemmy scores 75/100 against 59/100 for Minds Nostr Relay, so it is the safer default.

Lemmy ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Minds Nostr Relay.

If you want the quickest setup, Lemmy is easier to run; Minds Nostr Relay needs more configuration.

Lemmy is growing faster right now (+44 stars in 30 days).

Swap a project

Keep Lemmy, compare it with
Keep Minds Nostr Relay, compare it with