r/selfhosted is a subreddit with 808k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses self hosted, struggling, docker, ai, and open source, and they frequently recommend/review vps, applications, and vps provider.
A place to share, discuss, discover, assist with, gain assistance for, and critique self-hosted alternatives to our favorite web apps, web services, and online tools.
Popular Themes in r/selfhosted
#1
Solution Requests
: "Moving my chats off Big Tech because of EU Chat Control. Should i pick Matrix or XMPP?"
8 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Migrating from Ubuntu to Proxmox, looking for suggestions"
3 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "My Lovable-like startup died, so I open-sourced its engine — one home for all open-source apps and coding agents"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Interesante - self-hosted topic digests that cut search noise and AI slop (Go + Postgres, MIT, bring your own keys)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/selfhosted
#1
Self Hosted
: "Self Hosted Solution for Comms"
37 posts
#2
Struggling
12 posts
#3
Docker
: "Docker Directory"
8 posts
#4
Ai
: "How do you manage access to your Ai provider accounts across a team without everyone sharing the raw keys?"
8 posts
#5
Open Source
: "My Lovable-like startup died, so I open-sourced its engine — one home for all open-source apps and coding agents"
8 posts
#6
Hosting
5 posts
#7
Selfhosted
4 posts
#8
Self Hosting
4 posts
#9
App
4 posts
#10
Homelab
: "Homelab Diagram & Documentation (Docker Image) | UPDATE 0.3.0"
4 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 ]"
54 posts
#2
Release (No AI)
: "Tinyauth is now an OpenID Connect™ Certified provider!"
8 posts
#3
Meta Post
: "This subreddit used to be fun"
7 posts
#4
Media Serving
: "Almost a year in.."
6 posts
#5
Software Development
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
5 posts
#6
Release (AI)
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
5 posts
#7
Automation
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
5 posts
#8
Remote Access
: "PSA - root access vulnerability in tailscale ssh"
4 posts
#9
Wednesday Exceptions
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
4 posts
#10
Self Help
: "PSA: UPnP and UGREEN NAS"
4 posts
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+243k members(43.0%)
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Last updated: July 23, 2026