About r/selfhosted
A place to share, discuss, discover, assist with, gain assistance for, and critique self-hosted alternatives to our favorite web apps, web services, and online tools.
The community at a glance
r/selfhosted is a Subreddit for DevOps Engineers and Programmers with roughly 777K members. It has been around since 2014. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 2nd largest community in the DevOps topic page.
Roughly 241K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Self Hosted, Struggling, and Docker. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention vps provider and vpn.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2015: 4K members
- 2016: 9K members
- 2017: 9K members
- 2018: 15K members
- 2019: 26K members
- 2020: 41K members
- 2021: 51K members
- 2023: 151K members
- 2024: 139K members
- 2025: 218K members
- 2026: 115K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 18K members
- Aug: 17K members
- Sep: 15K members
- Oct: 19K members
- Nov: 21K members
- Dec: 23K members
- Jan: 22K members
- Feb: 23K members
- Mar: 23K members
- Apr: 24K members
- May: 20K members
- Jun: 3K members
Themes
- Solution Requests3 posts in the past month
- Smart Thermostat with Home Assistant (or equivalent)
- Referencing the Strava Post, Wanderer.to could be your solution
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#13Solution RequestsSmart Thermostat with Home Assistant (or equivalent) · Referencing the Strava Post, Wanderer.to could be your solution · [ Removed by moderator ]
Topics
- Self Hosted31 posts in the past month#131Self Hosted
- Struggling16 posts in the past month#216Struggling
- Docker9 posts in the past month#39Docker
- Self Hosting7 posts in the past month
- "Core" Self-Hosting Stack
#47Self Hosting"Core" Self-Hosting Stack - Backup5 posts in the past month#55Backup
Flair
- Need Help69 posts in the past month
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#169Need Help[ Removed by moderator ] · [ Removed by moderator ] · [ Removed by moderator ] - Release (No AI)14 posts in the past month
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#214Release (No AI)[ Removed by moderator ] · [ Removed by moderator ] · [ Removed by moderator ] - Media Serving10 posts in the past month
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#310Media Serving[ Removed by moderator ] · [ Removed by moderator ] · [ Removed by moderator ] - Monitoring Tools10 posts in the past month
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#410Monitoring Tools[ Removed by moderator ] · [ Removed by moderator ] · [ Removed by moderator ] - Meta Post8 posts in the past month
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Product recommendations
- vps provider4 posts in the past month
- What, in your opinion, is the best VPS provider?
- Which VPS provider is the best?
- Can anyone recommend a VPS Provider in Jamaica or English first language speaking Caribbean country?
#14vps providerWhat, in your opinion, is the best VPS provider? · Which VPS provider is the best? · Can anyone recommend a VPS Provider in Jamaica or English first language speaking Caribbean country? - vpn3 posts in the past month
- Best VPN config for connecting to home media and security remotely
- Which VPN would you subscription would you recommend?
- Which VPN server do you recommend?
#23vpnBest VPN config for connecting to home media and security remotely · Which VPN would you subscription would you recommend? · Which VPN server do you recommend?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/selfhosted for?
- Best for DevOps Engineers and Programmers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/selfhosted 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/selfhosted have?
- Roughly 777K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/selfhosted on?
- r/selfhosted 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/selfhosted cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/selfhosted is organized under DevOps Engineers, Programmers.
- How do I join r/selfhosted?
- You can join r/selfhosted 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.
Monthly Stats
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- Visitors
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