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SeaweedFSvsFerrite Telegram Server

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

SeaweedFSFerrite Telegram Server
Score81/10039/100
Rank in category#1 of 11 in Cloud Storage#88 of 110 in Chat
GitHub stars35 794177
Stars, last 30 days+869—
Stable releases, 12 months280
Latest release4.51 · 25 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageGoC#

Which one should you pick?

SeaweedFS scores 81/100 against 39/100 for Ferrite Telegram Server, so it is the safer default.

SeaweedFS ships more often: 28 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Ferrite Telegram Server.

If you want the quickest setup, SeaweedFS is easier to run; Ferrite Telegram Server needs more configuration.

SeaweedFS is growing faster right now (+869 stars in 30 days).

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