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Minds Nostr RelayvsOpenWA

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

Minds Nostr RelayOpenWA
Score59/10077/100
Rank in category#14 of 33 in Communication#2 of 19 in API Management
GitHub stars—16 343
Stars, last 30 days—+337
Stable releases, 12 months03
Latest release—v0.26.0 · 28 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
Licenseagpl-3.0MIT
Main language—Typescript

Which one should you pick?

OpenWA scores 77/100 against 59/100 for Minds Nostr Relay, so it is the safer default.

OpenWA ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Minds Nostr Relay.

If you want the quickest setup, OpenWA is easier to run; Minds Nostr Relay needs more configuration.

OpenWA is growing faster right now (+337 stars in 30 days).

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