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.
Welcome to your friendly /r/homelab, where techies and sysadmin from everywhere are welcome to share their labs, projects, builds, etc.
Popular Themes in r/homelab
#1
Solution Requests
: "Need suggestions on what to do with 55 4tb sas hdds."
11 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "I need some advice on network switches"
2 posts
#3
Ideas
: "My 3 node Proxmox homelab, what should I build next"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/homelab
#1
Homelab
25 posts
#2
Server
14 posts
#3
Storage
13 posts
#4
Hardware
11 posts
#5
Nas
10 posts
#6
Worst
5 posts
#7
Home Lab
5 posts
#8
Networking
5 posts
#9
Linux
5 posts
#10
Struggling
4 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
: "Just got into homelabbing!"
64 posts
#2
Discussion
: "For the love of god PLEASE DELETE YOU DATA BEFORE YOU THROW AWAY YOUR HDD"
53 posts
#3
Project Showcase: Hardware
: "Fun thrift store find, with a warning..."
50 posts
#4
LabPorn
: "1 Year ago I posted my first homelab here, now it's grown to a 1.2 million user/container platform."
13 posts
#5
Diagram
: "the homelaber is running out of ideas for stuff to host"
3 posts
#6
Meme
: "My wife says I don't do enough around the house, but the Australian Census disagrees 😎"
2 posts
#7
Satire
: "Found this Server Rack Gashapon in Japan"
2 posts
#8
Meta
: "Mind BLOWN going to microcenter today. 64gb sd is nearly $200. 8tb nvme is $3600. 4tb is exactly half of that."
2 posts
#9
Labgore
: "Learning homelab means finding a 8 year old machine in the attic. Dragging it out. Attaching every mismatched piece of equipment I had laying around and adding it as a new project !"
2 posts
#10
Blog
: "My homelab right now."
2 posts
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Last updated: August 13, 2026