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SRSvsytdlp_web_player

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

SRSytdlp_web_player
Score78/10055/100
Rank in category#4 of 118 in Media Server#12 of 36 in Video Streaming
GitHub stars29 389809
Stars, last 30 days+112—
Stable releases, 12 months138
Latest releasev7.0-a3 · 25 Oct 2026v1.3.3 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-2.0
Main languageCJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

SRS scores 78/100 against 55/100 for ytdlp_web_player, so it is the safer default.

SRS ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for ytdlp_web_player.

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

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

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