r/homelab is a subreddit with 1.1M members. The community frequently discusses homelab, server, nas, storage, and hardware, and they frequently recommend/review hypervisor, managed switch, and virtualization software, and the most common flair used is help, project showcase: hardware, discussion, labporn, and labgore.
Welcome to your friendly /r/homelab, where techies and sysadmin from everywhere are welcome to share their labs, projects, builds, etc.
Popular Topics in r/homelab
#1
Homelab
35 posts
#2
Server
15 posts
#3
Nas
13 posts
#4
Storage
12 posts
#5
Hardware
9 posts
#6
Rack
6 posts
#7
Linux
5 posts
#8
Network
5 posts
#9
Networking
4 posts
#10
Cable
3 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
: "Help] Best practices for securing a headless homelab (Terminal-only management)"
81 posts
#2
Project Showcase: Hardware
: "By far the dumbest thing in my setup"
37 posts
#3
Discussion
: "WRT54GL Find"
37 posts
#4
LabPorn
: "The Lab Got A Few Upgrades! Gaming PC + 128GB DDR4!"
7 posts
#5
Labgore
: "Remember to look where yer putting yer FC cables"
6 posts
#6
Project Showcase: Operations
: "Manage your n8n and use it also as a simple Docker orchestrator"
5 posts
#7
News
: "RTL8127 based m.2 NIC now available"
2 posts
#8
Project Showcase: Software - Mostly AI Generated
: "Back with a RACK? | CTRoadmap v0.7.0"
2 posts
#9
Project Showcase: Software - Little or No AI Assistance
: "How to secure SSH and Postgres with Warpgate"
2 posts
#10
Diagram
: "A (long overdue) update to a network diagram of my Homelab. Any critiques and suggestions are welcome! I am also very happy to answer any questions about my setup."
1 post
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Last updated: September 5, 2026