r/homelab is a subreddit with 1.0M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses homelab, server, hardware, networking, and storage, and they frequently recommend/review virtualization software, poe switch, and backup solution.
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Popular Themes in r/homelab
#1
Solution Requests
: "Has anyone implemented a solution like this to game/use a pc from elsewhere in the house (NO STREAM SOLUTION) ?"
10 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Got any good recommendations for keeping documentation together?"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "RAM prices are absolutely out of hand"
2 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Improving my playground"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/homelab
#1
Homelab
: "Found by dumpster, new to Homelabbing, good find?"
184 posts
#2
Server
: "Fractial North Style 3U Server Case"
92 posts
#3
Hardware
: "Hardware trash"
59 posts
#4
Networking
: "Recently organized my Networking cabinet with patch panel, switches, router/ONT, and cable management. Trying to keep it clean, compact, and easy to maintain.
Any suggestions to improve this network cabinet setup? Trying to make it cleaner and more efficient. 👀"
49 posts
#5
Storage
: "Genuine question. How are the Australians in this sub affording Storage space?"
46 posts
#6
Nas
: "My Zimaos home Nas"
33 posts
#7
Struggling
25 posts
#8
Software
: "Faking an IIS welcome page to entrypoint of my homelab domain, just for fun..."
21 posts
#9
Proxmox
: "Automatically shut down a Proxmox server if not in use."
18 posts
#10
Struggling With
17 posts
Products Discussed in r/homelab
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
Poe Switch
39 reviews
#1
Ubiquiti
4.8★ from 6 reviews
#2
Aruba
4.2★ from 5 reviews
#3
Cisco
4.8★ from 4 reviews
Backup Solution
38 reviews
#1
Veeam
4.6★ from 9 reviews
#2
Backblaze
4.0★ from 4 reviews
#3
Synology
4.7★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/homelab
#1
LabPorn
: "Gambled and won: 2x4TB for $10.98!"
49 posts
#2
Help
: "Found by dumpster, new to homelabbing, good find?"
47 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Genuine question. How are the Australians in this sub affording storage space?"
45 posts
#4
Projects
: "Faking an IIS welcome page to entrypoint of my homelab domain, just for fun..."
38 posts
#5
Labgore
: "Damn i fckd up big time"
5 posts
#6
Satire
: "Pick a lane guys!"
4 posts
#7
Meme
: "My CAT1 homelab"
3 posts
#8
Blog
: "My first home server 1.5 years later: Proxmox, LXCs, media, docs, DNS, and way too much learning"
3 posts
#9
Diagram
: "Digital Nomad Portable Homelab. Open for suggestions"
2 posts
#10
Creator Content
: "Homelab first"
2 posts
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Yearly
+215k members(26.4%)
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Last updated: June 4, 2026