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