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homeland vs Nameless
homeland has 3,859 GitHub stars, 1,176 forks, 27 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. Nameless has 656 stars, 316 forks, 149 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. homeland leads on adoption by 488% (3,859 vs 656 stars). homeland is written in Ruby under MIT; Nameless is written in PHP under MIT. homeland has attracted 30% as many forks as stars, Nameless 48%. Nameless was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (forum), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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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| homeland | Nameless | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 3.9K | ★ 656 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Ruby | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-08-08 | 2026-10-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.2K | ⑂ 316 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick homeland if
- You weight community size — 3.9K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Nameless if
- You want the Nameless feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and Nameless fits your workflow better
About homeland
Open source discussion website. 开源的论坛／社区网站系统，基于 Ruby China 发展而来。 Usage DEPLOYMENT GUIDE EXAMPLE RELEASE NOTES CONTRIBUTE GUIDE License Released under the MIT license: www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT
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About Nameless
NamelessMC version 2 NamelessMC is a free, easy to use & powerful website software for your Minecraft server, which includes a large range of features. The official project website, providing support and additional downloads such as modules and templates, can be found at The following list is a brief summary of the features available in v2: 🙋 Forums 📃 Custom pages: create your own HTML pages and even restrict access to them depending on group. 👥 Social logins: allow your users to register/login with services such as Discord and Google. 🎮 Minecraft integration Display your Java edition or Bedrock servers…
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Frequently asked questions
Is homeland or Nameless more popular?
homeland has 3,859 GitHub stars and Nameless has 656. homeland has the larger community by that measure.
Are homeland and Nameless free?
Both are open source. homeland is licensed under MIT and Nameless under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between homeland and Nameless?
homeland is written in Ruby and Nameless in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, homeland or Nameless?
Choose homeland if you want the larger community (3,859 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Nameless if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.