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

matrix-media-repoStirling-PDF
Score52/10087/100
Rank in category#53 of 118 in Media Server#1 of 46 in Document Management
GitHub stars23995 261
Stars, last 30 days—+2 348
Stable releases, 12 months025
Latest release—v3.2.2 · 24 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITOther
Main languageGoTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Stirling-PDF scores 87/100 against 52/100 for matrix-media-repo, so it is the safer default.

Stirling-PDF ships more often: 25 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for matrix-media-repo.

If you want the quickest setup, Stirling-PDF is easier to run; matrix-media-repo needs more configuration.

Stirling-PDF is growing faster right now (+2 348 stars in 30 days).

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