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redroidvsYT Zero

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

redroidYT Zero
Score57/10052/100
Rank in category#4 of 5 in Emulation#53 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars7 051669
Stars, last 30 days——
Stable releases, 12 months09
Latest release—2026.09.9 · 28 Sept 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
License—Unlicense
Main languageShellTypescript

Which one should you pick?

redroid scores 57/100 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 redroid.

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

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