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lobsters-rails-projectvsTypst

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

lobsters-rails-projectTypst
Score66/10082/100
Rank in category#8 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums#1 of 2 in Publishing
GitHub stars4 85356 869
Stars, last 30 days+11+140
Stable releases, 12 months05
Latest release—v0.15.1 · 17 Jul 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseOtherApache-2.0
Main languageRubyRust

Which one should you pick?

Typst scores 82/100 against 66/100 for lobsters-rails-project, so it is the safer default.

Typst ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for lobsters-rails-project.

If you want the quickest setup, Typst is easier to run; lobsters-rails-project needs more configuration.

Typst is growing faster right now (+140 stars in 30 days).

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