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Unraid vs DockSTARTer: catalog facts
Unraid	DockSTARTer
Paid Paid licence with a free trial.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Self-hosted	macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Mix and match drives of any size Large library of Community Apps Docker templates	Installs with a single script on many Linux distributions Catalog of preconfigured home server apps
Requires a paid licence after the trial Not open source	Requires Docker to be installed first Must run as a non-root user with sudo permissions
Operating system	Downloadable app
Closed 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 September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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