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pi-timolovsSunshine

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

pi-timoloSunshine
Score51/10084/100
Rank in category#16 of 36 in Video Streaming#2 of 22 in Remote Desktop
GitHub stars57942 749
Stars, last 30 days+0+1 233
Stable releases, 12 months086
Latest release—v2026.1028.122642 · 28 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonC

Which one should you pick?

Sunshine scores 84/100 against 51/100 for pi-timolo, so it is the safer default.

Sunshine ships more often: 86 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for pi-timolo.

If you want the quickest setup, Sunshine is easier to run; pi-timolo needs more configuration.

Sunshine is growing faster right now (+1 233 stars in 30 days).

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