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Kodi vs ansible-nas
Kodi has 21,229 GitHub stars, 6,598 forks, 466 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ansible-nas has 3,780 stars, 513 forks, 102 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. Kodi leads on adoption by 462% (21,229 vs 3,780 stars). Kodi is written in C++ under a custom or non-standard licence; ansible-nas is written in Jinja under MIT. Kodi has attracted 31% as many forks as stars, ansible-nas 14%. Kodi 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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| Kodi | ansible-nas | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 3.8K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | Jinja |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-02-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.6K | ⑂ 513 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Kodi if
- You weight community size — 21K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- 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 Kodi
Kodi is a free and open source home theater and media center application, also described as an entertainment hub for digital media. It is written mainly in C++ and distributed as a native application for Android, BSD, Linux, macOS, iOS, tvOS, and Windows, with support for many common processor architectures. The project began in 2003 and is run by the XBMC Foundation, with development and support carried out by volunteers worldwide.
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.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kodi or ansible-nas more popular?
Kodi has 21,229 GitHub stars and ansible-nas has 3,780. Kodi has the larger community by that measure.
Are Kodi and ansible-nas free?
Both are open source. Kodi has no licence declared in this registry, and ansible-nas is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Kodi and ansible-nas?
Kodi is written in C++ 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, Kodi or ansible-nas?
Choose Kodi if you want the larger community (21,229 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose ansible-nas if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.