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Libationvsmatrix-media-repo

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

Libationmatrix-media-repo
Score68/10052/100
Rank in category#2 of 15 in Audiobook Management#53 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars6 375239
Stars, last 30 days+157—
Stable releases, 12 months330
Latest releasev14.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageCGo

Which one should you pick?

Libation scores 68/100 against 52/100 for matrix-media-repo, so it is the safer default.

Libation ships more often: 33 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for matrix-media-repo.

If you want the quickest setup, Libation is easier to run; matrix-media-repo needs more configuration.

Libation is growing faster right now (+157 stars in 30 days).

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