r/selfhosted is a subreddit with 822k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses self hosted, struggling, open source, docker, and ai, 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
: "Request - Paperless-NGX but with File System?"
12 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How do you security-test your self-hosted apps?"
3 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "AdventureLog 2 Year Anniversary + v0.13.0 Release"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/selfhosted
#1
Self Hosted
: "Free Open Source Secure AI Agent | Self-Hosted LLM Agent for macOS Linux WSL2 | MIT Licensed | No API Keys"
26 posts
#2
Struggling
11 posts
#3
Open Source
: "Conjure OS: A local-first mobile workspace (Open Source)"
7 posts
#4
Docker
5 posts
#5
Ai
4 posts
#6
Self Hosting
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 ]"
36 posts
#2
Release (AI)
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
6 posts
#3
Guide
: "PSA for maintainers: "we'd like to sponsor your project" emails through pump.fun are not real sponsorships"
5 posts
#4
Release (No AI)
: "reconYa v0.26.0 is out. Self-hosted network recon and asset discovery, no agents, no cloud"
3 posts
#5
Software Development
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
3 posts
#6
Remote Access
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
2 posts
#7
Self Help
: "How do you security-test your self-hosted apps?"
2 posts
#8
Media Serving
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
2 posts
#9
Product Announcement
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
2 posts
#10
Meta Post
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
2 posts
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Last updated: August 13, 2026