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LibrumvsYT Zero

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

LibrumYT Zero
Score60/10052/100
Rank in category#5 of 7 in E-book Management#53 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars5 318669
Stars, last 30 days+-1—
Stable releases, 12 months09
Latest release—2026.09.9 · 28 Sept 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseGPL-3.0Unlicense
Main languageCTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Librum scores 60/100 against 52/100 for YT Zero, so it is the safer default.

YT Zero ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Librum.

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

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