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LibrumvsTypecho

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

LibrumTypecho
Score60/10066/100
Rank in category#5 of 7 in E-book Management#1 of 24 in Blogging
GitHub stars5 31812 455
Stars, last 30 days+-2+8
Stable releases, 12 months02
Latest release—ci · 17 Jul 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoNo
LicenseGPL-3.0GPL-2.0
Main languageCPHP

Which one should you pick?

Typecho scores 66/100 against 60/100 for Librum, so it is the safer default.

Typecho ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Librum.

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

Typecho is growing faster right now (+8 stars in 30 days).

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