r/homelab

Homelab

Welcome to your friendly /r/homelab, where techies and sysadmin from everywhere are welcome to share their labs, projects, builds, etc.

Members: 1,106,630
Created: 2012
Posts a day: 70
Avg comments, top posts this week: 162

r/homelab is a Reddit community with 1,106,630 members, created in 2012. It averaged about 70 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts had a median score of 441 and an average of 162 comments each. Homelab, server and home are the words that show up most in recent titles. This month's top posts went up most often around 18:00 UTC, and most often on a Sunday.

Only approved members can post in r/homelab.

Data checked October 18, 2026 · Open on Reddit

What people ask

405Why do you NOT use IPv6?1,589 comments · October 13, 2026
738What software router to use in late 2026?267 comments · October 11, 2026
338Will homelabing add to my resume or it's just a side thing ?267 comments · October 14, 2026
1,457Giant noob here. Is it safe to stack everything like this on my desk?229 comments · September 21, 2026
1,400Found while dumpster diving. Keep, Use, Salvage or sell?194 comments · October 13, 2026
363What are these ports on this ThinkCentre Tiny? DisplayPort Mini?88 comments · October 12, 2026

Common words in titles

homelab 13
server 8
home 5
lab 5
not 5
nas 4
rack 4
mini 3
add 2
ago 2
bought 2
building 2

Best time to post

18:00 UTC · 4 top posts
17:00 UTC · 3 top posts
08:00 UTC · 3 top posts
Sunday · 6 top posts
Tuesday · 6 top posts

These are counted from the timestamps of this month's 25 top posts. They show when popular posts went up and don't guarantee reach.

Rules

Don't be an asshole.
Post Details.
Not Homelab Related
Shitpost/Low Effort
No piracy
No Commercial Advertising or Monetized Referral Links
Software Project Posting Requirements
Sales & Offers
No Pandering
Giveaways
AMA's

How to post in r/homelab without breaking its rules

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Member growth

We started recording r/homelab member counts on October 18, 2026. Growth will show here once we have a few weeks of history.

Get this data from the API

Every number on this page comes from ChatterAPI's Reddit endpoints and is refreshed about once a week. You can pull the same data for any subreddit from your own code or AI agent.

curl "https://chatterapi.com/v1/reddit/subreddits/homelab" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHATTERAPI_KEY"

{
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/",
    "name": "homelab",
    "nsfw": false,
    "title": "Homelab",
    "createdAt": "2012-06-19T19:22:23.000Z",
    "description": "Welcome to your friendly /r/homelab, where techies and sysadmin from everywhere are welcome to share their labs, projects, builds, etc.",
    "subscribers": 1106630
  },
  "credits": {
    "charged": 2
  }
}

Recorded response, October 18, 2026, trimmed.

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Questions about r/homelab

How many members does r/homelab have?

r/homelab had 1,106,630 members when we last checked on October 18, 2026.

How active is r/homelab?

Based on its newest posts, it got about 70 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts averaged 162 comments each.

When is the best time to post in r/homelab?

This month's top posts in r/homelab went up most often around 18:00 UTC, and most often on a Sunday. That's when popular posts were published, so use it as a starting point, not a rule.

Can I get r/homelab data through an API?

Yes. Call GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/homelab for members, rules and description, and GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/homelab/posts for its posts. Each call costs 2 credits, and new accounts get 100 free credits.