r/homelab is a subreddit with 1.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are money talk and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses homelab, server, nas, storage, and hardware, and they frequently recommend/review hypervisor, managed switch, and virtualization software.
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Popular Themes in r/homelab
#1
Money Talk
: "Got this ProLiant DL360p gen 8 from e-waste, worth using or to much $$$ for electricity?"
2 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "10inch or 19inch server rack which do you choose?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/homelab
#1
Homelab
: "Opinion r/Homelab"
32 posts
#2
Server
18 posts
#3
Nas
16 posts
#4
Storage
14 posts
#5
Hardware
11 posts
#6
Networking
6 posts
#7
Rack
6 posts
#8
Backup
5 posts
#9
Linux
5 posts
#10
Gpu
5 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
: "Built My First Homelab"
87 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Insanity"
40 posts
#3
Help
: "Feeling buyers remorse about my server"
25 posts
#4
LabPorn
: "I made something I built better, on accident."
14 posts
#5
Project Showcase: Operations
: "I'm adding QR Codes on my cables"
9 posts
#6
Labgore
: "Wanna see something sad?"
6 posts
#7
Satire
: "I just used all of my luck for this year"
5 posts
#8
Meme
: "Alright, which one of you guys/gals?"
3 posts
#9
News
: "Samsung RAM Profit = $196B in 2026, >Past 40 years combined."
2 posts
#10
Diagram
: "RAM prices aren't coming down, but upgrade was long overdue"
2 posts
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Yearly
+223k members(26.9%)
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Last updated: July 16, 2026