Lemmy vs mlmym
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted social networks options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare Lemmy with
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Compare mlmym with
choose an app… Mastodon Discourse Forem Invidious NodeBB diaspora* Nitter Element Misskey Piped Lobsters Tildes PieFed kbin Discuit Lemmy-UI Alternative Photon Mbin lemmyBB Lemmy-Easy-Deploy Sublinks Throat Tesseract
Feature Lemmy mlmym Category Social Networks Social Networks License AGPL-3.0 MIT Language Rust Go Setup difficulty Medium Easy Min. RAM 512 MB 64 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal, source docker, binary, source GitHub stars ★ 14,538 ★ 287 First released 2019 2023 Replaces Reddit Reddit
Why pick each one
Choose Lemmy if… Reddit-like experience Efficient resource use Lemmy details Choose mlmym if… Released under the MIT license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly First-class Docker support for quick deployment Written in Go mlmym details
Frequently asked questions Is Lemmy or mlmym better? Neither is universally better. Lemmy has the larger community, while mlmym is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are Lemmy and mlmym free and open-source? Yes. Lemmy is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and mlmym under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Lemmy and mlmym with Docker? Lemmy: yes. mlmym: yes.