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 frustration, storage, server, hardware, and nas, and they frequently recommend/review hypervisor, managed switch, and virtualization software.
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Popular Themes in r/homelab
#1
Advice Requests
: "Need advice on upgrading homelab/self-hosting computer"
7 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Want to set up a storage server for sister back home; how can I do this?"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "What's your worst failover horror story?"
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "The deals are you there!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/homelab
#1
Frustration
17 posts
#2
Storage
10 posts
#3
Server
10 posts
#4
Hardware
8 posts
#5
Nas
5 posts
#6
Frustrating
5 posts
#7
Homelab
4 posts
#8
Power
2 posts
#9
Annoyances
2 posts
#10
Cloudflare
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
: "Got from a friend"
38 posts
#2
Discussion
: "The deals are you there!"
19 posts
#3
Project Showcase: Hardware
: "This hobby is very addicting..."
10 posts
#4
Diagram
: "Built a small SOC/sysadmin lab at home"
3 posts
#5
Project Showcase: Operations
: "Ready to take the plunge"
3 posts
#6
LabPorn
: "I’ve been trying to wear out 4x Samsung 830 for 14 years, they won’t die - Still 20% life left 0 Faults"
2 posts
#7
Tutorial
: "Just made my cybersecurity learning platform completely free. Everything is open now."
2 posts
#8
Satire
: "Trying To Decide If I Actually Do Need To Restart"
2 posts
#9
Meme
: "My first homelab, does this count?"
1 post
#10
Solved
: "Don't neglect zfs_arc_min!!!!"
1 post
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Last updated: November 5, 2026