About r/Proxmox
Welcome to r/Proxmox , the main subreddit regarding the Proxmox hypervisor!
The community at a glance
r/Proxmox is a Subreddit for Self-Hosters with roughly 214K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 6th largest community in the Self-Hosting topic page.
Roughly 51K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Proxmox, Struggling, and Server. Product recommendations often mention proxmox and storage.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2014: 10 members
- 2015: 36 members
- 2016: 124 members
- 2017: 802 members
- 2019: 5K members
- 2020: 16K members
- 2021: 16K members
- 2022: 15K members
- 2024: 71K members
- 2025: 54K members
- 2026: 35K members
Past year (monthly)
- Oct: 4K members
- Nov: 5K members
- Dec: 5K members
- Jan: 5K members
- Feb: 5K members
- Mar: 5K members
- Apr: 4K members
- May: 4K members
- Jun: 4K members
- Jul: 3K members
- Aug: 4K members
- Sep: 1K members
Topics
- Proxmox32 posts in the past month#132Proxmox
- Struggling26 posts in the past month#226Struggling
- Server11 posts in the past month#311Server
- Storage9 posts in the past month#49Storage
- Vm8 posts in the past month#58Vm
Flair
- Question150 posts in the past month
- What is my best course of action?
- Is it possible that my node has been compromised?
- Could someone help me understand why my 3-node cluster cannot reach quorum with one node offline?
#1150QuestionWhat is my best course of action? · Is it possible that my node has been compromised? · Could someone help me understand why my 3-node cluster cannot reach quorum with one node offline? - Homelab11 posts in the past month
- My life expectancy went down again this morning
- SHout out to Proxmox Menux for an early warning
- Anyone moving to a Proxmox ARM64 home lab this year?
#211HomelabMy life expectancy went down again this morning · SHout out to Proxmox Menux for an early warning · Anyone moving to a Proxmox ARM64 home lab this year? - Guide10 posts in the past month
- Proxmox expands Enterprise support to 24/7
- New cluster!
- Windows XP with a working passed-through GPU on PVE 9.2 — and the two `pci-bridge` devices you have to strip to get there
#310GuideProxmox expands Enterprise support to 24/7 · New cluster! · Windows XP with a working passed-through GPU on PVE 9.2 — and the two `pci-bridge` devices you have to strip to get there - Discussion10 posts in the past month
- How do you handle vendors not officially supporting Proxmox?
- Nvidia vgpu licensing is making me want to completely abandon gpu partitioning in proxmox
- I logged my Minisforum MS-01 CPU temperature for 30 days. Baseline is 85C.
#410DiscussionHow do you handle vendors not officially supporting Proxmox? · Nvidia vgpu licensing is making me want to completely abandon gpu partitioning in proxmox · I logged my Minisforum MS-01 CPU temperature for 30 days. Baseline is 85C. - Community Showcase!8 posts in the past month
- (UPDATE) Joulenap 1.0 is out: multiple PVE hosts, multiple backup servers, and off-site PBS to PBS sync, all still powered off until they are needed.
- I automated Windows 11 Autopilot VM deployment on Proxmox
- Proxmox Storage: Matching the Right Type to the Right Workload
#58Community Showcase!(UPDATE) Joulenap 1.0 is out: multiple PVE hosts, multiple backup servers, and off-site PBS to PBS sync, all still powered off until they are needed. · I automated Windows 11 Autopilot VM deployment on Proxmox · Proxmox Storage: Matching the Right Type to the Right Workload
Product recommendations
- proxmox4 posts in the past month
- Can anyone recommend a VPS to run Proxmox VE on?
- Recommended hardware/configuration of a new Proxmox installation
- Recommended Proxmox setup?
#14proxmoxCan anyone recommend a VPS to run Proxmox VE on? · Recommended hardware/configuration of a new Proxmox installation · Recommended Proxmox setup? - storage3 posts in the past month
- Recommend for storage
- Recommend Storage
- Recommended storage setup?
#23storageRecommend for storage · Recommend Storage · Recommended storage setup?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/Proxmox for?
- Best for Self-Hosters enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/Proxmox 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/Proxmox have?
- Roughly 214K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/Proxmox on?
- r/Proxmox 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/Proxmox cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/Proxmox is organized under Self-Hosters.
- How do I join r/Proxmox?
- You can join r/Proxmox by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Self-Hosting communities like?
- Communities for people running their own servers, home labs, and self-hosted applications. Reddit dominates with massive communities for home automation, self-hosted media servers, and container orchestration, covering everything from beginner setup to advanced homelab builds.
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