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NevuForPlexvsTypst

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

NevuForPlexTypst
Score45/10082/100
Rank in category#84 of 118 in Media Server#1 of 2 in Publishing
GitHub stars48856 869
Stars, last 30 days+0+140
Stable releases, 12 months25
Latest releasev1.4.3 · 16 Aug 2026v0.15.1 · 17 Jul 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
Main languageTypescriptRust

Which one should you pick?

Typst scores 82/100 against 45/100 for NevuForPlex, so it is the safer default.

Typst ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for NevuForPlex.

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

Typst is growing faster right now (+140 stars in 30 days).

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