r/sysadmin is a subreddit with 1.3M members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, annoying, struggling, frustrating, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review ticketing system, remote desktop software, and ticketing software.
A reddit dedicated to the profession of Computer System Administration.
Popular Themes in r/sysadmin
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Why are there so many d* heads in this field"
10 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Tool recommendations for scanning 60+ network endpoints for adult content?"
8 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "How do you handle non-tech users complaining about lack of support?"
8 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Should we start building our own servers?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/sysadmin
#1
Looking For
58 posts
#2
Annoying
24 posts
#3
Struggling
22 posts
#4
Frustrating
18 posts
#5
Hate
14 posts
#6
Tired
14 posts
#7
Windows
12 posts
#8
It
11 posts
#9
Security
: "How Stop AD Users From Installing Applications That Don’t Need Admin Privileges"
10 posts
#10
Struggle
8 posts
Products Discussed in r/sysadmin
Ticketing System
611 reviews
#1
Spiceworks
4.0★ from 50 reviews
#2
Freshdesk
4.0★ from 48 reviews
#3
OsTicket
3.8★ from 39 reviews
Remote Desktop Software
219 reviews
#1
BeyondTrust
4.5★ from 14 reviews
#2
AnyDesk
4.3★ from 11 reviews
#3
ConnectWise
4.0★ from 10 reviews
Ticketing Software
209 reviews
#1
Spiceworks
3.8★ from 22 reviews
#2
osTicket
3.7★ from 18 reviews
#3
ManageEngine
4.2★ from 13 reviews
Flair Used in r/sysadmin
#1
General Discussion
: "Telstra - Australia's largest telco blames outage on obsolete server and known cyclical 20-year bug"
44 posts
#2
Question
: "I am the guy who probably will be hated by the next guy at my job. How do I prevent it?"
28 posts
#3
Rant
: "I'm not burnt out. I'm just bored and annoyed all the time."
16 posts
#4
Microsoft
: "TIL: Holding the CTRL key in Windows Task Manager stops the process list from jumping around"
11 posts
#5
Career / Job Related
: "Not seeing any solo sys admin jobs anymore..."
6 posts
#6
Work Environment
: "The slop has arrived, wish me luck."
2 posts
#7
End-user Support
: "End user comes up with "How can I do this specific thing in (App)?'"
2 posts
#8
Off Topic
: "idrac6 workaround firmware remote update"
2 posts
#9
COVID-19
: "Don’t Let AI Hype Get To You"
1 post
#10
Workplace Conditions
: "Feeling Pretty Useless"
1 post
Member Growth in r/sysadmin
Yearly
+179k members(15.9%)
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Last updated: July 20, 2026