r/selfhosted is a subreddit with 829k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses self hosted, struggling, ai, docker, and self hosting, and they frequently recommend/review vps, applications, and vps provider.
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Popular Themes in r/selfhosted
#1
Solution Requests
: "Any "reverse" uptime monitoring services?"
8 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How you do cover yourself in case of hardware failure?"
2 posts
#3
News
: "Aurral is about to pass 1 million downloads, and 2.5.0 is a big step toward a real self-hosted music library"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/selfhosted
#1
Self Hosted
: "Searching for a Latex and doc Self Hosted editor"
29 posts
#2
Struggling
11 posts
#3
Ai
11 posts
#4
Docker
6 posts
#5
Self Hosting
4 posts
#6
Open Source
4 posts
#7
App
4 posts
#8
Looking For
4 posts
#9
Music
3 posts
#10
Cloud
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/selfhosted
Vps
132 reviews
#1
Hetzner
4.5★ from 15 reviews
#2
netcup
4.0★ from 10 reviews
#3
DigitalOcean
4.1★ from 8 reviews
Applications
111 reviews
#1
Jellyfin
5.0★ from 18 reviews
#2
Vaultwarden
5.0★ from 13 reviews
#3
Immich
4.8★ from 12 reviews
Vps Provider
100 reviews
#1
Hetzner
4.3★ from 9 reviews
#2
Racknerd
4.1★ from 8 reviews
#3
Hostinger
3.9★ from 7 reviews
Flair Used in r/selfhosted
#1
Need Help
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
66 posts
#2
Release (No AI)
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
10 posts
#3
Webserver
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
8 posts
#4
Release (AI)
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
7 posts
#5
Docker Management
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
5 posts
#6
Software Development
: "Put Self Hosting on Your CV"
5 posts
#7
Media Serving
: "Aurral is about to pass 1 million downloads, and 2.5.0 is a big step toward a real self-hosted music library"
5 posts
#8
Personal Dashboard
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
5 posts
#9
Meta Post
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
3 posts
#10
Wednesday Exceptions
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
3 posts
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+246k members(42.2%)
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Last updated: August 28, 2026