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OJSvsYT Zero

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

OJSYT Zero
Score62/10052/100
Rank in category#2 of 2 in Publishing#53 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars1 046669
Stars, last 30 days+8—
Stable releases, 12 months09
Latest release—2026.09.9 · 28 Sept 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseGPL-3.0Unlicense
Main languagePHPTypescript

Which one should you pick?

OJS scores 62/100 against 52/100 for YT Zero, so it is the safer default.

YT Zero ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for OJS.

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

OJS is growing faster right now (+8 stars in 30 days).

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