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librephotosvsTypecho

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

librephotosTypecho
Score71/10066/100
Rank in category#2 of 41 in Photo Management#1 of 24 in Blogging
GitHub stars8 11812 455
Stars, last 30 days+35+8
Stable releases, 12 months132
Latest release1.5.0 · 28 Oct 2026ci · 17 Jul 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseMITGPL-2.0
Main languagePythonPHP

Which one should you pick?

librephotos scores 71/100 against 66/100 for Typecho, so it is the safer default.

librephotos ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for Typecho.

If you want the quickest setup, Typecho is easier to run; librephotos needs more configuration.

librephotos is growing faster right now (+35 stars in 30 days).

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