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DockSTARTer vs Easypanel: catalog facts
DockSTARTer	Easypanel
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Freemium Installs on your own server; see the Easypanel site for current plan details.
macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Web, Self-hosted
Installs with a single script on many Linux distributions Catalog of preconfigured home server apps	Git push deployments with zero-downtime swaps Catalog of over 750 one-click open-source services
Requires Docker to be installed first Must run as a non-root user with sudo permissions	Not open source You maintain the underlying server yourself
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed 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 1, 2026

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