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ryotvsShiny Server

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

ryotShiny Server
Score64/10057/100
Rank in category#4 of 11 in Fitness Tracker#2 of 20 in Application Management
GitHub stars3 650763
Stars, last 30 days+44—
Stable releases, 12 months20
Latest releasev10.5.0 · 22 Aug 2026—
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageNoNo
LicenseGPL-3.0Other
Main languageTypescriptJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

ryot scores 64/100 against 57/100 for Shiny Server, so it is the safer default.

ryot ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Shiny Server.

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

ryot is growing faster right now (+44 stars in 30 days).

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