r/SelfHosting is a subreddit with 38k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses self hosted, server, open source, vps, and media.
All things selfhosting (hosted by yourself) for beginners and newbies. The scope of this community also includes discussion of hosting in general: homelabs, VPS hosting, colocation, dedicated, cloud providers, and managed infrastructure.
Popular Themes in r/SelfHosting
#1
Solution Requests
: "OCIS setup nightmare. Need help or alternative."
2 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Im tired of paying for cloud storage, so I want to build one on my own."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/SelfHosting
#1
Self Hosted
: "Self-hosted streaming app: No hard drives, no downloading, just direct streams on a Raspberry Pi"
43 posts
#2
Server
: "Hosting a Game Server"
27 posts
#3
Open Source
: "A self-hosted ManyChat alternative for Telegram, WhatsApp, Instagram, SMS and email."
16 posts
#4
Vps
12 posts
#5
Media
: "How do you structure your Jellyfin setup for security and Media management?"
7 posts
#6
Dev
6 posts
#7
Network
: "Rate my planned Network architecture"
4 posts
#8
Ai
4 posts
#9
Home
: "1 month ago i built Home server and it's so good, im using casa os"
4 posts
#10
Linux
: "Hosting a Game Server"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/SelfHosting
Yearly
+32k members(566.3%)
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Last updated: November 5, 2026