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MediaCMSvsZero-K

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

MediaCMSZero-K
Score67/10062/100
Rank in category#2 of 3 in Video Hosting#2 of 23 in Gaming
GitHub stars5 171877
Stars, last 30 days+46+26
Stable releases, 12 months260
Latest releasev9.4.0 · 26 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-2.0
Main languagePythonLua

Which one should you pick?

MediaCMS scores 67/100 against 62/100 for Zero-K, so it is the safer default.

MediaCMS ships more often: 26 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Zero-K.

If you want the quickest setup, Zero-K is easier to run; MediaCMS needs more configuration.

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