YunoHost
Shares rank 64 of 87 operating systems by recommenders
People recommend it for an easy install that comes with common self-hosting apps ready to click on. The most common caveat is that it feels amateurish, though it is good for starting.
People recommend it for an easy install that comes with common self-hosting apps ready to click on. The most common caveat is that it feels amateurish, though it is good for starting.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Easy setup and installation
“Install the OS - and the basic self-hostic-use-case apps are all just there to click and install.”
Comment from 17 Jan 2026 in “Is it still worth pursuing a software startup?” “If you want to have an easy way to setup, have a look at https://yunohost.org/”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: Alternatives to GitHub” “it has been easy enough for me to set up”
Comment from 9 Nov 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Feels amateurish
“Yunohost is pretty good for starting, but it's quite amateurish”
Comment from 9 Oct 2026 in “Ask HN: What do you run on a $5 VPS that's worth keeping online 24/7?”
Other operating systems people recommend
The four most recommended other operating systems, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 87 operating systems, rankedWhat people said
5 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Yunohost is pretty good for starting, but it's quite amateurish”
“If you want to have an easy way to setup, have a look at https://yunohost.org/”
“Install the OS - and the basic self-hostic-use-case apps are all just there to click and install.”
“it has been easy enough for me to set up”
“is pretty hard to beat, as a feature”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.