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SunshinevsFerrite Telegram Server

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

SunshineFerrite Telegram Server
Score84/10039/100
Rank in category#2 of 22 in Remote Desktop#88 of 110 in Chat
GitHub stars42 752177
Stars, last 30 days+1 236+0
Stable releases, 12 months860
Latest releasev2026.1028.122642 · 28 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageCC#

Which one should you pick?

Sunshine scores 84/100 against 39/100 for Ferrite Telegram Server, so it is the safer default.

Sunshine ships more often: 86 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Ferrite Telegram Server.

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

Sunshine is growing faster right now (+1 236 stars in 30 days).

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