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TrenchvsTube Archivist

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

TrenchTube Archivist
Score52/10072/100
Rank in category#9 of 27 in Analytics#7 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars1 6668 553
Stars, last 30 days+0+84
Stable releases, 12 months06
Latest release—v0.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

Tube Archivist scores 72/100 against 52/100 for Trench, so it is the safer default.

Tube Archivist ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Trench.

If you want the quickest setup, Trench is easier to run; Tube Archivist needs more configuration.

Tube Archivist is growing faster right now (+84 stars in 30 days).

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