# LXD vs nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer

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

| | LXD | nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 70/100 | 76/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 15 in Virtualization | #2 of 27 in File Sharing & Collaboration |
| GitHub stars | 4 844 | 10 743 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +13 | +263 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 19 | 37 ✓ |
| Latest release | lxd-6.10.1 · 28 Oct 2026 | helm-chart-14.4.2 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer scores 76/100 against 70/100 for LXD, so it is the safer default.

nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer ships more often: 37 stable releases in the past year, against 19 for LXD.

nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer is growing faster right now (+263 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [LXD](https://selfhost.directory/project/lxd) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/lxd.md)
- [nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer](https://selfhost.directory/project/nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/lxd-vs-nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer