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1Panel vs DockSTARTer: catalog facts
1Panel	DockSTARTer
Free Free to use; the source is published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Manage a Linux server from a web interface Deploys applications as Docker containers	Installs with a single script on many Linux distributions Catalog of preconfigured home server apps
Linux servers only A web panel on a server adds something else to secure and update	Requires Docker to be installed first Must run as a non-root user with sudo permissions
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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