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DockSTARTer vs Unraid: catalog facts
DockSTARTer	Unraid
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Paid Paid licence with a free trial.
macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Self-hosted
Installs with a single script on many Linux distributions Catalog of preconfigured home server apps	Mix and match drives of any size Large library of Community Apps Docker templates
Requires Docker to be installed first Must run as a non-root user with sudo permissions	Requires a paid licence after the trial Not open source
Downloadable app	Operating system
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 September 23, 2026

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