r/homelab is a subreddit with 1.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution 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
Advice Requests
: "Trying to revitalize my laptop"
9 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Does anyone have experience with the ASRock Rack W880D4U and MCIO?"
6 posts
Popular Topics in r/homelab
#1
Homelab
20 posts
#2
Server
11 posts
#3
Storage
11 posts
#4
Hardware
7 posts
#5
Nas
7 posts
#6
Linux
5 posts
#7
Networking
4 posts
#8
Upgrade
3 posts
#9
Software
3 posts
#10
Ups
2 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
: "How to dowload zima os?"
40 posts
#2
Project Showcase: Hardware
: "Dell Poweredge T420 semi newbie to servers trying to get this DAMN THING WORKING! LOL"
20 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Year 11 aiming for a Level 3 IT/Hardware Apprenticeship – do homelabs/linux experience actually matter to employers?"
18 posts
#4
Project Showcase: Operations
: "My Github portfolio"
3 posts
#5
LabPorn
: "8 month of homelabbing later: turned an €80 first server into this rack by buying/selling gear along the way"
3 posts
#6
Project Showcase: Software - Mostly AI Generated
: "one Go binary watches my VPS and my cupboard laptop, and texts my own Telegram bot when something breaks"
2 posts
#7
Solved
: "Let get this money yall"
1 post
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+232k members(26.7%)
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Last updated: October 2, 2026