r/datacenter
42k members
r/datacenter is a subreddit with 42k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, data center, job, networking, and conference, and they frequently recommend/review label printer, work shoes, and noise cancelling earbuds.
Rack and stack! News, comments, tools, and questions about servers, network hardware, DC infrastructure, industry jobs, and more are welcome here. If you have a question about personal servers, data storage, or hardware smaller than several racks please try /r/homelab or /r/DataHoarder instead
Popular Themes in r/datacenter
#1
Advice Requests
: "Transitioning to Data Center Career"
13 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Hey guys I built an offline data center calculator app for rack power, breaker headroom, and PUE"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Are skilled trades becoming the real bottleneck for AI infrastructure?"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "What do you think is the biggest challenge in modern data center design?"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "Without telling location what's your hourly rate as a datacenter tech?"
1 post
#6
Opportunities
: "Job opportunities after meta training opportunity"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/datacenter
#1
Looking For
8 posts
#2
Data Center
4 posts
#3
Job
4 posts
#4
Networking
2 posts
#5
Conference
1 post
#6
Security
1 post
#7
Web Based Pos
1 post
#8
Lieberts
1 post
#9
University
1 post
#10
Incident Response
1 post
Products Discussed in r/datacenter
Label Printer
6 reviews
#1
Brady
3.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
Brother
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Panduit
1.0★ from 1 review
Work Shoes
5 reviews
#1
Reebok
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Red Wing
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Keen
5.0★ from 1 review
Noise Cancelling Earbuds
2 reviews
#1
Sony
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Nothing
4.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/datacenter
Yearly
+16k members(61.9%)
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Last updated: August 1, 2026