r/selfhosted
r/selfhosted is a Technology & IT community on Reddit with 803,408 members, ranking #38 of 2,569 in Technology & IT. 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.
How big is r/selfhosted?
Created in 2014, r/selfhosted has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Technology & IT it ranks #38 of 2,569 communities we track — the top 1.5% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 1,166× the median Technology & IT subreddit, which has 689 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Technology & IT community we track is r/Futurology with 21,683,866 members — roughly 27 times the size of r/selfhosted. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2014 sits in the middle wave of community building on the platform. Subscriber counts indicate reach, not activity — a large community can be quiet, and a smaller one busy. Open r/selfhosted on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 803,408 |
|---|---|
| Category | Technology & IT |
| Rank in category | #38 of 2,569 |
| Created | 2014 |
| Category median size | 689 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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