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retroassemblyvsShiny Server

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

retroassemblyShiny Server
Score56/10057/100
Rank in category#5 of 5 in Emulation#2 of 20 in Application Management
GitHub stars1 153763
Stars, last 30 days+71—
Stable releases, 12 months30
Latest releasev7.260719.1051 · 19 Jul 2026—
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseMITOther
Main languageTypescriptJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

Shiny Server scores 57/100 against 56/100 for retroassembly, so it is the safer default.

retroassembly ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Shiny Server.

If you want the quickest setup, retroassembly is easier to run; Shiny Server needs more configuration.

retroassembly is growing faster right now (+71 stars in 30 days).

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