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lxd-dashboardvsNode RED

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

lxd-dashboardNode RED
Score43/10081/100
Rank in category#34 of 44 in Container Management#1 of 26 in Automation
GitHub stars34823 791
Stars, last 30 days—+109
Stable releases, 12 months021
Latest release—4.1.17 · 21 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
Main languageHackJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

Node RED scores 81/100 against 43/100 for lxd-dashboard, so it is the safer default.

Node RED ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for lxd-dashboard.

If you want the quickest setup, Node RED is easier to run; lxd-dashboard needs more configuration.

Node RED is growing faster right now (+109 stars in 30 days).

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