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OlaresvsThe-One-File

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

OlaresThe-One-File
Score65/10052/100
Rank in category#4 of 22 in Home Server#18 of 34 in Network Management
GitHub stars5 332548
Stars, last 30 days+46+0
Stable releases, 12 months13510
Latest release1.12.8-20261028 · 28 Oct 2026TOFV-2.0 · 7 Jun 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Other
Main languageGoHTML

Which one should you pick?

Olares scores 65/100 against 52/100 for The-One-File, so it is the safer default.

Olares ships more often: 135 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for The-One-File.

If you want the quickest setup, The-One-File is easier to run; Olares needs more configuration.

Olares is growing faster right now (+46 stars in 30 days).

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