r/homelab is a subreddit with 1.0M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses homelab, server, hardware, networking, and nas, and they frequently recommend/review hypervisor, managed switch, and virtualization software.
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Popular Themes in r/homelab
#1
Advice Requests
: "Rate my Setup"
9 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Need help picking out a good PC!"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I feel like I got robbed. How bad did I do (more storage later, TrueNAS for a Proxmox cluster)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/homelab
#1
Homelab
: "New Homelab"
233 posts
#2
Server
: "$30 lowball = 12 IBM/Dell Servers. The guy did not know what he had."
129 posts
#3
Hardware
: "Anyone ever feel like you went a tad overboard on Hardware but can’t stop?"
55 posts
#4
Networking
: "Need help with the Networking part of my HomeLab"
45 posts
#5
Nas
: "Can I use an old laptop as a Nas/Jellyfin Server with an external HDD enclosure"
38 posts
#6
Storage
: "Update on my 10" Storage project (Adding 3U, Keystones, and better airflow) - Thanks you!"
36 posts
#7
Struggling
19 posts
#8
Rack
: "Rate my Rack /s"
18 posts
#9
Network
: "Seeking opinion on hybrid Network cabinet for homelab/minilab setups"
17 posts
#10
Proxmox
: "I feel like I got robbed. How bad did I do (more storage later, TrueNAS for a Proxmox cluster)"
16 posts
Products Discussed in r/homelab
Hypervisor
128 reviews
#1
Proxmox
4.3★ from 51 reviews
#2
ESXi
4.0★ from 13 reviews
#3
XCP-ng
4.2★ from 12 reviews
Managed Switch
101 reviews
#1
Mikrotik
4.2★ from 19 reviews
#2
Cisco
3.9★ from 14 reviews
#3
TP-Link
3.9★ from 11 reviews
Virtualization Software
77 reviews
#1
Proxmox
4.3★ from 18 reviews
#2
VMware
4.5★ from 17 reviews
#3
Oracle
3.9★ from 10 reviews
Flair Used in r/homelab
#1
Project Showcase: Hardware
: "$30 lowball = 12 IBM/Dell Servers. The guy did not know what he had."
65 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Some stuff I saw at computex that I thought might interest people here"
37 posts
#3
Help
: "Good buy?"
35 posts
#4
LabPorn
: "Asked the wife what she thought of Home lab. Her answer: "where's the printer?""
20 posts
#5
Labgore
: "For the first time in my life, I'm trying to crimp a cable"
10 posts
#6
Project Showcase: Operations
: "My segmented homelab: 4 VLANs, 18 containers, DMZ for everything (and a teenager who keeps trying to bypass my DNS)"
6 posts
#7
Meme
: "RIP to a Legend: My ASUS P8Z77-V has finally fallen after 14 years of service 🫡"
5 posts
#8
Diagram
: "My homepage"
5 posts
#9
Blog
: "I tested every IP KVM in my Homelab [Jeff Geerling]"
4 posts
#10
Meta
: "Old NVRs are a lifesaver for beginners!"
4 posts
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Yearly
+216k members(26.5%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026