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Invidious vs ansible-nas
Invidious has 25,830 GitHub stars, 2,896 forks, 480 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ansible-nas has 3,797 stars, 509 forks, 102 open issues and last shipped 9 months ago. Invidious leads on adoption by 580% (25,830 vs 3,797 stars). Invidious is written in Crystal under AGPL-3.0; ansible-nas is written in Jinja under MIT. Invidious has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, ansible-nas 13%. Invidious 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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| Invidious | ansible-nas | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 26K | ★ 3.8K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Crystal | Jinja |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-02-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 509 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Invidious if
- You weight community size — 26K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Crystal
- 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 Invidious
Invidious An open source alternative front end to YouTube Website • Instances list • FAQ • Documentation • Contribute • Donate Chat with us: Screenshots Features User features Lightweight No ads No tracking No JavaScript required Light/Dark themes Customizable homepage Subscriptions independent from Google Notifications for all subscribed channels Audio only mode (with background play on mobile) Support for Reddit comments Available in many languages, thanks to our translators Data import/export Import subscriptions from YouTube, NewPipe and FreeTube Import watch history from YouTube and NewPipe Export…
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About ansible-nas
Ansible NAS After getting burned by broken FreeNAS updates one too many times, I figured I could do a much better job myself using just a stock Ubuntu install, some clever Ansible config and a bunch of Docker containers. What Ansible NAS Does You can configure Ansible NAS to set up any (or all!) of the applications listed below on your home server. If you have a spare domain name you can configure applications to be accessible externally to your home LAN too; they'll be configured with a sensible hostname and DNS gets updated accordingly if your home IP address changes. Available Applications Airsonic catalog…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Invidious or ansible-nas more popular?
Invidious has 25,830 GitHub stars and ansible-nas has 3,797. Invidious has the larger community by that measure.
Are Invidious and ansible-nas free?
Both are open source. Invidious is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and ansible-nas under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Invidious and ansible-nas?
Invidious is written in Crystal 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, Invidious or ansible-nas?
Choose Invidious if you want the larger community (25,830 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.