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MediaCMSvssmart-sec-cam

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

MediaCMSsmart-sec-cam
Score67/10043/100
Rank in category#2 of 3 in Video Hosting#29 of 36 in Video Streaming
GitHub stars5 170255
Stars, last 30 days+47—
Stable releases, 12 months260
Latest releasev9.4.0 · 26 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languagePythonPython

Which one should you pick?

MediaCMS scores 67/100 against 43/100 for smart-sec-cam, so it is the safer default.

MediaCMS ships more often: 26 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for smart-sec-cam.

If you want the quickest setup, MediaCMS is easier to run; smart-sec-cam needs more configuration.

MediaCMS is growing faster right now (+47 stars in 30 days).

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