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multicavsYT Zero

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

multicaYT Zero
Score84/10052/100
Rank in category#10 of 125 in AI#53 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars54 174669
Stars, last 30 days+2 866+0
Stable releases, 12 months879
Latest releasev0.7.1 · 27 Oct 20262026.09.9 · 28 Sept 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherUnlicense
Main languageGoTypescript

Which one should you pick?

multica scores 84/100 against 52/100 for YT Zero, so it is the safer default.

multica ships more often: 87 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for YT Zero.

If you want the quickest setup, YT Zero is easier to run; multica needs more configuration.

multica is growing faster right now (+2 866 stars in 30 days).

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