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rackpadvsTube Archivist

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

rackpadTube Archivist
Score53/10072/100
Rank in category#15 of 34 in Network Management#7 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars4238 552
Stars, last 30 days+0+83
Stable releases, 12 months66
Latest releasev1.8.6 · 29 Oct 2026v0.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

Tube Archivist scores 72/100 against 53/100 for rackpad, so it is the safer default.

If you want the quickest setup, rackpad is easier to run; Tube Archivist needs more configuration.

Tube Archivist is growing faster right now (+83 stars in 30 days).

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