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streama vs HolyArrs
streama has 9,821 GitHub stars, 978 forks, 352 open issues and last shipped 17 days ago. HolyArrs has 786 stars, 38 forks, 77 open issues and last shipped yesterday. streama leads on adoption by 1,149% (9,821 vs 786 stars). streama is written in JavaScript under MIT; HolyArrs is written in Go under AGPL-3.0. streama has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, HolyArrs 5%. HolyArrs was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (media-server), 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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| streama | HolyArrs | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 9.8K | ★ 786 |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-10-26 | 2026-11-11 |
| Forks | ⑂ 978 | ⑂ 38 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick streama if
- You weight community size — 9.8K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick HolyArrs if
- You want the HolyArrs feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and HolyArrs fits your workflow better
About streama
STREAMA Docs: Ever had a huge bookshelf full of shows and movies? Ever wanted to digitalize them, but didn't have a good way of organizing the files? Worry no more! Streama is your own personal Netflix for just such a purpose! Live Demo credentials: username: demoUser password: demoUser Feel free to play around there as much as you like (everything is reset at night) We will keep this demo updated with our newest releases as they come, so that you can check out new features there first before deciding to deploy them in your own environments. Donate If you want to donate to the developer via bitcoin use…
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About HolyArrs
English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Español · Français · العربية · Português · Русский · 日本語 · Deutsch · 한국어 · Italiano · Polski · Nederlands · Türkçe · Українська Six apps to watch a show. Now it's one. HolyArrs is one self hosted app for your shows, movies and music. Browse like a streaming app, ask for what you want, and it handles the rest. About 15 MB to download · about 140 MB of RAM idle with 10,000 titles · amd64, arm64, armv7 The six apps it replaces download 718.2 MB together. Quick start · Why · What it does · Moving from other apps · The manual · Help 🚀 Running in two minutes Save this as docker compose.yml…
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Frequently asked questions
Is streama or HolyArrs more popular?
streama has 9,821 GitHub stars and HolyArrs has 786. streama has the larger community by that measure.
Are streama and HolyArrs free?
Both are open source. streama is licensed under MIT and HolyArrs under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between streama and HolyArrs?
streama is written in JavaScript and HolyArrs in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, streama or HolyArrs?
Choose streama if you want the larger community (9,821 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose HolyArrs if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.