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verdacciovsYarrtube

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

verdaccioYarrtube
Score76/10045/100
Rank in category#1 of 11 in Package Management#84 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars17 956198
Stars, last 30 days+57+0
Stable releases, 12 months290
Latest releasev7.0.2 · 26 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageTypescriptRust

Which one should you pick?

verdaccio scores 76/100 against 45/100 for Yarrtube, so it is the safer default.

verdaccio ships more often: 29 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Yarrtube.

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

verdaccio is growing faster right now (+57 stars in 30 days).

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