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SRSvsDeta Surf

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

SRSDeta Surf
Score78/10059/100
Rank in category#4 of 118 in Media Server#21 of 81 in Notes & Editors
GitHub stars29 3913 612
Stars, last 30 days+112+-1
Stable releases, 12 months130
Latest releasev7.0-a3 · 25 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Main languageCTypescript

Which one should you pick?

SRS scores 78/100 against 59/100 for Deta Surf, so it is the safer default.

SRS ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Deta Surf.

If you want the quickest setup, Deta Surf is easier to run; SRS needs more configuration.

SRS is growing faster right now (+112 stars in 30 days).

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