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UrbitvsYouCast

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

UrbitYouCast
Score63/10046/100
Rank in category#3 of 8 in Operating System#8 of 18 in Podcasts
GitHub stars3 622265
Stars, last 30 days+5+0
Stable releases, 12 months60
Latest release408k-2 · 4 Aug 2026—
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageNoNo
LicenseMITGPL-2.0
Main languagehoonC

Which one should you pick?

Urbit scores 63/100 against 46/100 for YouCast, so it is the safer default.

Urbit ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for YouCast.

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

Urbit is growing faster right now (+5 stars in 30 days).

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