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mediastormvsOpenList

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

mediastormOpenList
Score45/10080/100
Rank in category#44 of 54 in Media Streaming#2 of 34 in File Management
GitHub stars14325 326
Stars, last 30 days—+568
Stable releases, 12 months1915
Latest releaseandroidtv-native-latest · 27 Oct 2026v4.2.9 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
Main languageGoGo

Which one should you pick?

OpenList scores 80/100 against 45/100 for mediastorm, so it is the safer default.

mediastorm ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for OpenList.

If you want the quickest setup, OpenList is easier to run; mediastorm needs more configuration.

OpenList is growing faster right now (+568 stars in 30 days).

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