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Nuclear vs ansible-nas
Nuclear has 18,480 GitHub stars, 1,327 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped today. ansible-nas has 3,780 stars, 513 forks, 102 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. Nuclear leads on adoption by 389% (18,480 vs 3,780 stars). Nuclear is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; ansible-nas is written in Jinja under MIT. Nuclear has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, ansible-nas 14%. Nuclear was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Nuclear | ansible-nas | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 18K | ★ 3.8K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Jinja |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-02-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.3K | ⑂ 513 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Nuclear if
- You weight community size — 18K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick ansible-nas if
- You want the ansible-nas feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Jinja
- You evaluated both and ansible-nas fits your workflow better
About Nuclear
Nuclear is a free, open source music player for Windows, macOS, and Linux that streams music from multiple sources without ads or tracking. The project lives in the desktop music player ecosystem and is written primarily in TypeScript, with a Tauri application built from Rust and React. It is distributed under the AGPL 3.0 license.
read the full Nuclear overview →
About ansible-nas
Ansible NAS is an open source Ansible playbook for building a home server or network attached storage replacement on a stock Ubuntu system. It lives in the self hosted homelab ecosystem, where users combine Ansible automation, Docker containers, and Ubuntu Server to run personal services on hardware they own.
read the full ansible-nas overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Nuclear or ansible-nas more popular?
Nuclear has 18,480 GitHub stars and ansible-nas has 3,780. Nuclear has the larger community by that measure.
Are Nuclear and ansible-nas free?
Both are open source. Nuclear is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and ansible-nas under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Nuclear and ansible-nas?
Nuclear is written in TypeScript and ansible-nas in Jinja. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Nuclear or ansible-nas?
Choose Nuclear if you want the larger community (18,480 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose ansible-nas if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.