r/homelab for B2B sellers
1,106,630 members · rules and posts checked 17 October 2026
r/homelab is a community of about 1,106,630 members who run homelabs and self-host. Sellers get very little room here: the community forbids commercial advertising, company promotion, affiliate links and product advertising unless moderators approve an exception.
Buyers often ask for recommendations and purchasing advice on homelab gear: Wi‑Fi networking, NAS and storage hardware, racks, cabling, mini PCs, drive enclosures and related equipment.
Self-promotion: strict
Commercial advertising, company promotion, affiliate links, and product advertising are not allowed. Some exceptions may be possible only through moderator approval, and sales, wants, offers, deals, and price checks belong in a separate sales-focused subreddit.
1Don't be an asshole.
Be respectful and avoid hostile or unnecessary negative behavior.
2Post Details.
Include detailed information and context when showing your homelab.
3Not Homelab Related
Posts must be related to homelabs or homelabbing.
4Shitpost/Low Effort
Low-effort posts and questions without prior research are not allowed.
5No piracy
Do not discuss, endorse, or sell pirated software, keys, or similar items.
6No Commercial Advertising or Monetized Referral Links
Commercial advertising, company promotion, affiliate links, and product advertising are not allowed unless moderators approve an exception.
7Software Project Posting Requirements
Software project posts must follow the subreddit's disclosure, flair, relevance, and posting requirements.
8Sales & Offers
Sales, wants, offers, deals, and price checks must be posted in the separate sales subreddit.
9No Pandering
Do not use humble-brag or age-based titles to seek extra attention.
10Giveaways
Giveaways require moderator approval before posting.
11AMA's
AMAs require moderator approval before posting.
Summarised from the community's posted rules on 17 October 2026. Moderators change rules; read the current rules before you post.
What buyers ask for here
Sample requests from public posts, paraphrased and anonymised, found 17 October 2026.
- “Seeking an affordable Wi‑Fi mesh system with Ethernet backhaul and proper roaming for an upcoming gigabit fiber connection.”
- “Looking for recommendations on a rack or cabinet solution for homelab equipment.”
- “Asking what specifications and qualities to look for when buying Cat6 cabling for a whole-house installation with some PoE use.”
- “Needs specific tape-library software for a storage system and is asking where to obtain it.”
- “Looking for a low-cost USB enclosure or dock that supports at least four SAS hard drives.”
- “Seeking advice on small-form-factor systems to expand a homelab after moving into a new house.”
- “Looking for a budget NAS appliance that can synchronize cloud storage services automatically.”
- “Seeking a lower-cost way to attach and manage 20–30 hard drives for home AI dataset storage.”
- “Asking for recommendations on shelves or a small rack to organize equipment.”
- “Looking for mini-PC recommendations suitable for local AI models, websites, game servers, and related homelab uses.”
Of 198 recent posts we checked, 6% read as someone looking to buy or hire. How we collect this
Who it suits
Good for
- NAS and storage hardware vendors
- Networking equipment and Wi‑Fi infrastructure
- Self-hosted software and homelab tooling
- Server, mini-PC, and virtualization hardware
Less useful for
- General consumer products unrelated to homelabs
- Affiliate marketers
- Companies wanting to run promotional campaigns or advertisements
How to take part without getting removed
- Keep contributions focused on homelabs and homelabbing.
- Be respectful and avoid hostile or needlessly negative behavior.
- Give detailed, useful information and context when posting.
- Avoid low-effort answers, and questions that show no prior research.
- Do not post commercial advertising, company promotion, affiliate links or product advertising without moderator approval.
- Do not use the community for sales, offers, wants, deals or price checks. Those belong in a separate sales-focused subreddit.
What a good reply looks like here
A good reply is detailed, technical and vendor-neutral. Help the person weigh options and tradeoffs instead of promoting a product or company.
Sample reply: For a gigabit fiber connection, I would prioritize a mesh system that supports wired Ethernet backhaul on every node and standards-based roaming, so devices can move between access points smoothly. Check whether the system can handle gigabit WAN speeds, supports centralized management, and lets you put access points where you need coverage while using Ethernet for the uplink. If you can share the size of the space, what the walls are made of, and how many access points you expect to need, people can give more specific recommendations.
When to skip r/homelab
This community is usually not worth the effort if you want to run promotions, advertise products, use affiliate links or launch a marketing campaign. It is also a poor fit for products not directly related to homelabs, networking, storage, servers or similar technical infrastructure.
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