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privtrackervsRedis

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

privtrackerRedis
Score50/10086/100
Rank in category#47 of 86 in File Sharing#1 of 38 in Databases
GitHub stars82777 152
Stars, last 30 days—+698
Stable releases, 12 months036
Latest release—8.10.3 · 26 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Other
Main languageGoC

Which one should you pick?

Redis scores 86/100 against 50/100 for privtracker, so it is the safer default.

Redis ships more often: 36 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for privtracker.

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

Redis is growing faster right now (+698 stars in 30 days).

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