setup-ipsec-vpnvsvanilla-cookbook
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| setup-ipsec-vpn | vanilla-cookbook | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 78/100 | 46/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 56 in VPN | #13 of 18 in Recipe Management |
| GitHub stars | 28 888 | 158 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +322 | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 13 |
| Latest release | — | v1.6.1 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Other | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Shell | JavaScript |
Which one should you pick?
setup-ipsec-vpn scores 78/100 against 46/100 for vanilla-cookbook, so it is the safer default.
vanilla-cookbook ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for setup-ipsec-vpn.
setup-ipsec-vpn is growing faster right now (+322 stars in 30 days).
setup-ipsec-vpn details →vanilla-cookbook details →