r/homelab is a subreddit with 1.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses homelab, server, storage, hardware, and nas, and they frequently recommend/review hypervisor, managed switch, and virtualization software.
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Popular Themes in r/homelab
#1
Solution Requests
: "Worth turning my old 2017 MacBook Pro into my first homelab?"
14 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Renovating an old house and could use help planning ethernet, APs and cameras"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I replaced my Cisco C240 M5's inlet-based fan curve with a real CPU-temp-reactive one. 11k RPM pinned -> 3k idle, ramps on actual CPU temp, survives reboots."
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "*sigh* RIP my wallet"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/homelab
#1
Homelab
: "Which premium subscriptions are useful for Homelab example Paid vpn"
27 posts
#2
Server
: "At what point does a small Server setup become a micro data center?"
20 posts
#3
Storage
12 posts
#4
Hardware
9 posts
#5
Nas
8 posts
#6
Linux
5 posts
#7
Networking
4 posts
#8
Backup
3 posts
#9
Rack
3 posts
#10
Upgrade
3 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
Help
: "Bought a hard drive on Amazon-third-party seller- worried"
85 posts
#2
Discussion
: "A rack can change a life"
49 posts
#3
Project Showcase: Hardware
: "First timer going in!"
26 posts
#4
LabPorn
: "Finally finished my rack"
7 posts
#5
Project Showcase: Operations
: "I built an autonomous 5G telemetry hub & remote management suite for my Qualcomm SDX55 modem"
4 posts
#6
News
: "JetKVM mini announced"
3 posts
#7
Project Showcase: Software - Little or No AI Assistance
: "Huge Dynacat 3.0.0 Update!"
3 posts
#8
Labgore
: "I dont even know what a power bill is"
2 posts
#9
Creator Content
: "Homemade Pi5 Cooling Solution"
2 posts
#10
Tutorial
: "I replaced my Cisco C240 M5's inlet-based fan curve with a real CPU-temp-reactive one. 11k RPM pinned -> 3k idle, ramps on actual CPU temp, survives reboots."
2 posts
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Last updated: September 15, 2026