Single ServervsumbrelOS
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Single Server | umbrelOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 44/100 | 73/100 |
| Rank in category | #8 of 11 in Deployment | #2 of 22 in Home Server |
| GitHub stars | 231 | 12 474 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +439 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 7 |
| Latest release | v0.2.0 · 21 Jun 2026 | 2.0.0 · 22 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
umbrelOS scores 73/100 against 44/100 for Single Server, so it is the safer default.
umbrelOS ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for Single Server.
umbrelOS is growing faster right now (+439 stars in 30 days).
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