/r/sysadmin/

r/sysadmin

1.3M members
r/sysadmin is a subreddit with 1.3M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses annoying, struggling, frustrating, tired, 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
Solution Requests
: "Imaging Windows PCs in 2026"
6 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Sysadmin or related websites/Blogs you’d recommend or enjoy?"
6 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I am tired."
3 posts

Popular Topics in r/sysadmin

#1

Annoying

22 posts
#2

Struggling

21 posts
#3

Frustrating

18 posts
#4

Tired

14 posts
#5

Hate

13 posts
#6

It

10 posts
#7

Windows

: "Microsoft Windows Update Supplied Quectel Driver Breaks Lenovo Cell connection"
10 posts
#8

Struggle

7 posts
#9

Issue

6 posts
#10

Meraki Vpn Ipv6

: "Meraki Vpn Ipv6 Issues"
6 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
#1
BeyondTrust
4.5 from 14 reviews
#2
AnyDesk
4.3 from 11 reviews
#3
ConnectWise
4.0 from 10 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
Question
: "Imaging Windows PCs in 2026"
43 posts
#2
General Discussion
: "Expired DMARC endpoint exposed a NYSE Fortune 1000's infrastructure - check your own rua records"
21 posts
#3
Rant
: "So the engineers bought a tool."
8 posts
#4
End-user Support
: ""We moved all our RMM and network access away from you, why cant you get into our local network""
3 posts
#5
Microsoft
: "Verifying a suspicious binary on a locked-down server using only what's already installed"
3 posts
#6
Career / Job Related
: "8 years in IT and I’m glad I didn’t quit"
2 posts
#7
Linux
: "Migrated WHMCS 8.13 off my old Plesk/CloudLinux box onto Debian 13 - my notes on ionCube/OPcache so you don't spend an afternoon cursing!"
2 posts
#8
X-Post
: "Local IT-related club chapters: NPA, ISSA, ISC2, etc"
1 post
#9
Wrong Community
: "Where do I begin?"
1 post
#10
SolarWinds
: "Logging"
1 post

Member Growth in r/sysadmin

Yearly
+164k members(14.2%)

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Last updated: August 14, 2026