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Your Spotify Dashboard vs Sampler Dashboard

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted dashboards & startpages options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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YO Your Spotify Dashboard Self-hosted personal Spotify listening dashboard VS SA Sampler Dashboard Terminal dashboard for visualizing shell command output
FeatureYour Spotify DashboardSampler Dashboard
CategoryDashboards & StartpagesDashboards & Startpages
LicenseGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
LanguageTypeScriptGo
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM512 MB64 MB
Deploymentdockerbare-metal, binary
GitHub stars★ 4,513★ 14,727
First released20212019
ReplacesSpotify Wrapped, Last.fmGrafana

Why pick each one

Choose Your Spotify Dashboard if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (4.5k GitHub stars)
  • Written in TypeScript
Your Spotify Dashboard details

Choose Sampler Dashboard if…

  • Runs in a terminal
  • No web stack needed
Sampler Dashboard details

Frequently asked questions

Is Your Spotify Dashboard or Sampler Dashboard better?

Sampler Dashboard is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Your Spotify Dashboard if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Your Spotify Dashboard and Sampler Dashboard free and open-source?

Yes. Your Spotify Dashboard is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Sampler Dashboard under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Your Spotify Dashboard and Sampler Dashboard with Docker?

Your Spotify Dashboard: yes. Sampler Dashboard: check the project docs for container support.

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