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Habitica Self-Hosted vs Octobox

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

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FeatureHabitica Self-HostedOctobox
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
LanguageJavaScriptRuby
Setup difficultyHardMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker
GitHub stars★ 14,044★ 4,478
First released20132026
ReplacesTodoist, Habitica—

Why pick each one

Choose Habitica Self-Hosted if…

  • Motivating gameplay
  • Active community
Habitica Self-Hosted details

Choose Octobox if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (4.5k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Ruby
Octobox details

Frequently asked questions

Is Habitica Self-Hosted or Octobox better?

Neither is universally better. Habitica Self-Hosted has the larger community, while Octobox is simpler to set up (medium difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Habitica Self-Hosted and Octobox free and open-source?

Yes. Habitica Self-Hosted is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Octobox under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Habitica Self-Hosted and Octobox with Docker?

Habitica Self-Hosted: yes. Octobox: yes.

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