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 217K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Homelab, Server, and Networking. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution 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: +217K members
Growth: +26.5% / 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: 118K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 14K members
  • 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: 10K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    9 posts in the past month
    1. Rate my Setup
    2. If you had to rebuild your homelab from scratch today, what would you do differently?
    3. How can I improve my homelab
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Rate my Setup · If you had to rebuild your homelab from scratch today, what would you do differently? · How can I improve my homelab
    9
  • Solution Requests
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Need help picking out a good PC!
    2. Does anyone know what I could do with this UPS
    3. Weird question, where to go for my LTE homelab now that Google CBRS SAS is gone??
    #2
    Solution Requests
    Need help picking out a good PC! · Does anyone know what I could do with this UPS · Weird question, where to go for my LTE homelab now that Google CBRS SAS is gone??
    5
  • Pain & Anger
    1 post in the past month
    1. I feel like I got robbed. How bad did I do (more storage later, TrueNAS for a Proxmox cluster)
    #3
    Pain & Anger
    I feel like I got robbed. How bad did I do (more storage later, TrueNAS for a Proxmox cluster)
    1

Topics

  • Homelab
    232 posts in the past month
    1. Anyone else homelab journey go like this?
    2. New homelab
    3. My small German homelab – NAS, OPNsense, Plex and lots of backups
    #1
    Homelab
    Anyone else homelab journey go like this? · New homelab · My small German homelab – NAS, OPNsense, Plex and lots of backups
    232
  • Server
    128 posts in the past month
    1. $30 lowball = 12 IBM/Dell Servers. The guy did not know what he had.
    2. First Small Server
    3. It ain't much but it's my home media server (14tb)
    #2
    Server
    $30 lowball = 12 IBM/Dell Servers. The guy did not know what he had. · First Small Server · It ain't much but it's my home media server (14tb)
    128
  • Networking
    48 posts in the past month
    1. Need help with the networking part of my HomeLab
    2. How to Visualize HomeLab Networking?
    #3
    Networking
    Need help with the networking part of my HomeLab · How to Visualize HomeLab Networking?
    48
  • Hardware
    46 posts in the past month
    1. Anyone ever feel like you went a tad overboard on hardware but can’t stop?
    #4
    Hardware
    Anyone ever feel like you went a tad overboard on hardware but can’t stop?
    46
  • Storage
    45 posts in the past month
    1. Update on my 10" storage project (Adding 3U, Keystones, and better airflow) - Thanks you!
    2. Storage Migration
    #5
    Storage
    Update on my 10" storage project (Adding 3U, Keystones, and better airflow) - Thanks you! · Storage Migration
    45

Flair

  • Project Showcase: Hardware
    73 posts in the past month
    1. $30 lowball = 12 IBM/Dell Servers. The guy did not know what he had.
    2. Mom Told Me to Organize My Gear, So I Built This
    3. I am Hungarian, got this from a neighbouring country. Takes up a lot of space in the yard, but now I have wifi even in the next village.
    #1
    Project Showcase: Hardware
    $30 lowball = 12 IBM/Dell Servers. The guy did not know what he had. · Mom Told Me to Organize My Gear, So I Built This · I am Hungarian, got this from a neighbouring country. Takes up a lot of space in the yard, but now I have wifi even in the next village.
    73
  • Discussion
    36 posts in the past month
    1. Some stuff I saw at computex that I thought might interest people here
    2. The bill doubled this month...
    3. CyberPower UPS LIES!
    #2
    Discussion
    Some stuff I saw at computex that I thought might interest people here · The bill doubled this month... · CyberPower UPS LIES!
    36
  • Help
    36 posts in the past month
    1. Good buy?
    2. Sadly my homelab finally has let me down.
    3. Am I crazy for wanting to run my own email server just to avoid depending on Gmail?
    #3
    Help
    Good buy? · Sadly my homelab finally has let me down. · Am I crazy for wanting to run my own email server just to avoid depending on Gmail?
    36
  • LabPorn
    17 posts in the past month
    1. My AliExpress friend delivered
    2. Asked the wife what she thought of Home lab. Her answer: "where's the printer?"
    3. New homelab
    #4
    LabPorn
    My AliExpress friend delivered · Asked the wife what she thought of Home lab. Her answer: "where's the printer?" · New homelab
    17
  • Labgore
    8 posts in the past month
    1. Vintage home lab?
    2. My Screwy Homelab Setup
    3. TOTPally ****** - losing my entire TOTP collection
    #5
    Labgore
    Vintage home lab? · My Screwy Homelab Setup · TOTPally ****** - losing my entire TOTP collection
    8

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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