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Invidious vs ansible-nas
Invidious has 24,469 GitHub stars, 2,746 forks, 480 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. ansible-nas has 3,780 stars, 513 forks, 102 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. Invidious leads on adoption by 547% (24,469 vs 3,780 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 14%. 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 | ★ 24K | ★ 3.8K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Crystal | Jinja |
| Last push | 2026-09-16 | 2026-02-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.7K | ⑂ 513 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Invidious if
- You weight community size — 24K 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 is an open source, AGPL 3.0 alternative front end to YouTube, written in Crystal, aimed at people who want to watch videos without ads, tracking, or a Google account.
read the full Invidious 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 Invidious or ansible-nas more popular?
Invidious has 24,469 GitHub stars and ansible-nas has 3,780. 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 (24,469 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.