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Transmission vs ympd

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 YM ympd Standalone web-based MPD client without dependencies
FeatureTransmissionympd
CategoryMedia ServersMedia Servers
LicenseGPL-3.0GPL-2.0
LanguageC++C
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM50 MB64 MB
Deploymentbare-metalbare-metal, binary, source
GitHub stars★ 15,047★ 544
First released20232014
ReplacesµTorrentSonos app

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 ympd if…

  • Extremely lightweight
  • Easy to deploy
ympd details

Frequently asked questions

Is Transmission or ympd 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 ympd free and open-source?

Yes. Transmission is licensed under GPL-3.0 and ympd under GPL-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Transmission and ympd with Docker?

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

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