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Transmission vs Yamtrack

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

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TR Transmission Fast, Easy, and Free BitTorrent Client VS YA Yamtrack Media tracker for movies, TV shows, anime, manga, games, books and
FeatureTransmissionYamtrack
CategoryMedia ServersMedia Servers
LicenseGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0-or-later
LanguageC++Python
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM50 MB200 MB
Deploymentbare-metalbare-metal
GitHub stars★ 15,047★ 3,306
First released20232026
ReplacesµTorrentGoodreads, IMDB, MyAnimeList

Why pick each one

Choose Transmission if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Mature project with 15k GitHub stars
  • Written in C++
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 50 MB RAM
Transmission details

Choose Yamtrack if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0-or-later license
  • Active community (3.3k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Python
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 200 MB RAM
Yamtrack details

Frequently asked questions

Is Transmission or Yamtrack better?

Neither is universally better. Transmission has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Transmission and Yamtrack free and open-source?

Yes. Transmission is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Yamtrack under AGPL-3.0-or-later. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Transmission and Yamtrack with Docker?

Transmission: check the project docs for container support. Yamtrack: check the project docs for container support.

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