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lidarr-on-steroidsvsPixelFed

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

lidarr-on-steroidsPixelFed
Score47/10064/100
Rank in category#20 of 31 in Music#11 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums
GitHub stars5297 131
Stars, last 30 days—+24
Stable releases, 12 months015
Latest release—v0.15.2 · 21 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
License—AGPL-3.0
Main languageDockerfilePHP

Which one should you pick?

PixelFed scores 64/100 against 47/100 for lidarr-on-steroids, so it is the safer default.

PixelFed ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for lidarr-on-steroids.

If you want the quickest setup, lidarr-on-steroids is easier to run; PixelFed needs more configuration.

PixelFed is growing faster right now (+24 stars in 30 days).

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