r/Cloud

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About r/Cloud

All about Cloud Computing!!!

The community at a glance

r/Cloud is a Subreddit for Cloud Computing with roughly 51K members. It has been around since 2009. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 3rd largest community in the Cloud Computing topic page.

Roughly 18K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Cloud, Aws, and Storage. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Self-Promotion. Product recommendations often mention cloud service.

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Established 2009
51K Members

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +18K members
Growth: +56.8% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 286 members
  • 2014: 345 members
  • 2015: 429 members
  • 2016: 757 members
  • 2017: 1K members
  • 2019: 4K members
  • 2020: 3K members
  • 2021: 3K members
  • 2023: 8K members
  • 2024: 4K members
  • 2025: 12K members
  • 2026: 15K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Nov: 1K members
  • Dec: 2K members
  • Jan: 1K members
  • Feb: 1K members
  • Mar: 1K members
  • Apr: 2K members
  • May: 2K members
  • Jun: 2K members
  • Jul: 2K members
  • Aug: 1K members
  • Sep: 1K members
  • Oct: 944 members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Open-source collection of Cloud & AI certification cheat sheets (AWS, Azure, GCP, CKA)
    2. Upwind vs Orca for a mid-size AWS shop, what are people actually seeing?
    3. Advice for a newly promoted cloud Administrator?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Open-source collection of Cloud & AI certification cheat sheets (AWS, Azure, GCP, CKA) · Upwind vs Orca for a mid-size AWS shop, what are people actually seeing? · Advice for a newly promoted cloud Administrator?
    6
  • Self-Promotion
    2 posts in the past month
    1. A free cloud certification practice tool I built
    2. Breezy Registry - A single-binary OCI container registry (with retention policies!)
    #2
    Self-Promotion
    A free cloud certification practice tool I built · Breezy Registry - A single-binary OCI container registry (with retention policies!)
    2
  • Opportunities
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Looking for Cloud Internships / Entry-Level Roles – AWS, Azure, GCP & VMware VCP/VCF
    2. [Looking for Opportunities] DevOps/SRE Engineer | 1.5+ YOE | GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Grafana/Prometheus | Bengaluru
    #3
    Opportunities
    Looking for Cloud Internships / Entry-Level Roles – AWS, Azure, GCP & VMware VCP/VCF · [Looking for Opportunities] DevOps/SRE Engineer | 1.5+ YOE | GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Grafana/Prometheus | Bengaluru
    2
  • Solution Requests
    2 posts in the past month
    1. [University AWS Cloud Computing] Need help configuring RDS security groups and management access using CloudFormation
    2. Help picking cloud-native developer platforms
    #4
    Solution Requests
    [University AWS Cloud Computing] Need help configuring RDS security groups and management access using CloudFormation · Help picking cloud-native developer platforms
    2

Topics

  • Cloud
    25 posts in the past month
    #1
    Cloud
    25
  • Aws
    4 posts in the past month
    #2
    Aws
    4
  • Storage
    3 posts in the past month
    #3
    Storage
    3
  • Server
    3 posts in the past month
    #4
    Server
    3
  • Certificates
    2 posts in the past month
    #5
    Certificates
    2

Product recommendations

  • cloud service
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Best Cloud Service?
    2. Please recommend me a cloud service based on description
    3. Can you recommend a SaaS Cloud platform which uses for the IoT connection?
    #1
    cloud service
    Best Cloud Service? · Please recommend me a cloud service based on description · Can you recommend a SaaS Cloud platform which uses for the IoT connection?
    4
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/Cloud for?
Best for Cloud Computing enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/Cloud free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/Cloud have?
Roughly 51K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/Cloud on?
r/Cloud runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/Cloud cover?
On the Hive Index, r/Cloud is organized under Cloud Computing.
How do I join r/Cloud?
You can join r/Cloud by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Cloud Computing communities like?
Communities for engineers and architects working with AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, and multi-cloud infrastructure. Slack and Discord host the most active spaces, with communities often tied to specific platforms or certifications, plus vendor-run communities for practitioners building on their products.
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