r/homelab

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About r/homelab

Welcome to your friendly /r/homelab, where techies and sysadmin from everywhere are welcome to share their labs, projects, builds, etc.

The community at a glance

r/homelab is a Subreddit for DevOps Engineers, Programmers, and Self-Hosters with roughly 1.0M members. It has been around since 2012. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style. On the Hive Index it ranks #1 in the Self-Hosting communities list and #3 in the DevOps communities list.

Roughly 222K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Homelab, Server, and Storage. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention homelab, ups, and hypervisor.

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Established 2012
1.0M Members

Community Topics

Community Features

Forum

This community has a forum

Chat

Only 9% of Self-Hosting communities have live chat

This community has a realtime chat

Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +222K members
Growth: +26.8% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 5K members
  • 2014: 10K members
  • 2015: 12K members
  • 2016: 25K members
  • 2017: 43K members
  • 2018: 54K members
  • 2019: 94K members
  • 2020: 126K members
  • 2021: 95K members
  • 2023: 161K members
  • 2024: 115K members
  • 2025: 177K members
  • 2026: 130K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Aug: 17K members
  • Sep: 13K members
  • Oct: 14K members
  • Nov: 19K members
  • Dec: 18K members
  • Jan: 19K members
  • Feb: 18K members
  • Mar: 35K members
  • Apr: 18K members
  • May: 18K members
  • Jun: 18K members
  • Jul: 5K members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Looking for a self-hosted wiki for my homelab
    2. Mac mini + Synology ArrStack with hardlinks, running into some issues and could use some direction.
    3. Eaton UPS 5E 1600 G2 AVR relay click causes Windows USB disconnect sound and brief USB freezes whenever AVR switches on/off
    #1
    Solution Requests
    Looking for a self-hosted wiki for my homelab · Mac mini + Synology ArrStack with hardlinks, running into some issues and could use some direction. · Eaton UPS 5E 1600 G2 AVR relay click causes Windows USB disconnect sound and brief USB freezes whenever AVR switches on/off
    6
  • Advice Requests
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Can someone help????? Plsss
    2. Help with university OneDrive on Ubuntu
    3. homelab startup - figuring out where to go
    #2
    Advice Requests
    Can someone help????? Plsss · Help with university OneDrive on Ubuntu · homelab startup - figuring out where to go
    4
  • Ideas
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Is integrating AI with an existing SIEM like Wazuh a good cybersecurity project idea?
    2. BACKUP IDEA For Immich For Cloudflare Tunnellingggg
    #3
    Ideas
    Is integrating AI with an existing SIEM like Wazuh a good cybersecurity project idea? · BACKUP IDEA For Immich For Cloudflare Tunnellingggg
    2
  • Money Talk
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Supermicro 6029U-E1CR4T Server 2x Xeon 6140 NVMe/U.2 - for $500 w/o RAM/Storage/Rails- deal or not?
    2. Got this ProLiant DL360p gen 8 from e-waste, worth using or to much $$$ for electricity?
    #4
    Money Talk
    Supermicro 6029U-E1CR4T Server 2x Xeon 6140 NVMe/U.2 - for $500 w/o RAM/Storage/Rails- deal or not? · Got this ProLiant DL360p gen 8 from e-waste, worth using or to much $$$ for electricity?
    2

Topics

  • Homelab
    25 posts in the past month
    #1
    Homelab
    25
  • Server
    16 posts in the past month
    #2
    Server
    16
  • Storage
    14 posts in the past month
    #3
    Storage
    14
  • Nas
    11 posts in the past month
    #4
    Nas
    11
  • Hardware
    11 posts in the past month
    #5
    Hardware
    11

Flair

  • Help
    39 posts in the past month
    1. Struggling with bigger (>2TB) disks in HP MicroServer N40L
    2. Radarr / Sonarr do not download where I would like to
    3. BACKUP IDEA For Immich For Cloudflare Tunnellingggg
    #1
    Help
    Struggling with bigger (>2TB) disks in HP MicroServer N40L · Radarr / Sonarr do not download where I would like to · BACKUP IDEA For Immich For Cloudflare Tunnellingggg
    39
  • Discussion
    24 posts in the past month
    1. Laid 1500 ft of fiber and kinked one of the strands right at the end - can I fix this?
    2. has anyone tried to install ai/hermes/openclaw into their servers to manage filing?
    3. Picking HDD for massive storage
    #2
    Discussion
    Laid 1500 ft of fiber and kinked one of the strands right at the end - can I fix this? · has anyone tried to install ai/hermes/openclaw into their servers to manage filing? · Picking HDD for massive storage
    24
  • Project Showcase: Hardware
    19 posts in the past month
    1. Repurposed my cracked-screen Huawei FIG-LX1 into a Headless Wireless Home Server
    2. I (hopefully) created the most versatile 3D-printable Keystonepanels
    3. My Silly Sun Servers
    #3
    Project Showcase: Hardware
    Repurposed my cracked-screen Huawei FIG-LX1 into a Headless Wireless Home Server · I (hopefully) created the most versatile 3D-printable Keystonepanels · My Silly Sun Servers
    19
  • Project Showcase: Operations
    2 posts in the past month
    1. My Homelab Monitoring: full monitoring
    2. I'm adding QR Codes on my cables
    #4
    Project Showcase: Operations
    My Homelab Monitoring: full monitoring · I'm adding QR Codes on my cables
    2
  • News
    1 post in the past month
    1. If your homelab uses KVM/Proxmox with nested virtualization, patch for CVE-2026-53359
    #5
    News
    If your homelab uses KVM/Proxmox with nested virtualization, patch for CVE-2026-53359
    1

Product recommendations

  • homelab
    7 posts in the past month
    1. Homelab Setup Advice – Best Way to Bridge WiFi to LAN?
    2. [Help] Looking for the Best Price/Performance PC for Homelab (Upgradeable RAM & Storage)
    3. Best way to use Synology to host website for local media server
    #1
    homelab
    Homelab Setup Advice – Best Way to Bridge WiFi to LAN? · [Help] Looking for the Best Price/Performance PC for Homelab (Upgradeable RAM & Storage) · Best way to use Synology to host website for local media server
    7
  • ups
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Best buys for a rack-mount UPS?
    2. Best All-Around mid-range UPS
    3. Best way to integrate a UPS?
    #2
    ups
    Best buys for a rack-mount UPS? · Best All-Around mid-range UPS · Best way to integrate a UPS?
    4
  • hypervisor
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Best OS for hypervisor, using the VMs interatively?
    2. Best OS for hypervisor, using the VMs interatively?
    3. What is best option for hypervisor platform on laptop / wifi?
    #3
    hypervisor
    Best OS for hypervisor, using the VMs interatively? · Best OS for hypervisor, using the VMs interatively? · What is best option for hypervisor platform on laptop / wifi?
    3
  • network switch
    3 posts in the past month
    1. How I Chose the Best Managed Network Switch for My Home Lab
    2. Cheap 1G Cisco Managed Switch Recs
    3. [recs please!] Affordable Switch
    #4
    network switch
    How I Chose the Best Managed Network Switch for My Home Lab · Cheap 1G Cisco Managed Switch Recs · [recs please!] Affordable Switch
    3
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/homelab for?
Best for DevOps Engineers and Programmers and Self-Hosters enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
Is r/homelab 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/homelab have?
Roughly 1.0M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/homelab on?
r/homelab 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/homelab cover?
On the Hive Index, r/homelab is organized under DevOps Engineers, Programmers, Self-Hosters.
How do I join r/homelab?
You can join r/homelab by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the DevOps communities like?
Communities for DevOps engineers and platform teams covering CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and site reliability. Discord and Slack host active practitioner communities, with discussion ranging from tool comparisons and troubleshooting to career paths and on-call culture.
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