r/openbsd
ActiveGeneral OpenBSD community subreddit. For gaming-related discussion, visit /r/openbsd_gaming. If you have genuine questions or concerns, you're always welcome. Tone matters.
Members
19,611
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 27, 2026
Posts (30 days)
64
Created
2008
October 23, 2008
Total posts
10.0K
archived
Total comments
78.1K
archived
Is r/openbsd dead? Active community.
r/openbsd is posting regularly — the latest post was today. Active subreddits can't be requested through r/redditrequest.
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How many members does r/openbsd have?
r/openbsd had 19,611 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/openbsd dead?
No. r/openbsd is active — the most recent post was today, with 64 posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/openbsd created?
r/openbsd was created on October 23, 2008.
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Activity checked September 28, 2026from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive. Member counts come from the archive's most recent crawl and may lag Reddit. DeadSubs is not affiliated with Reddit Inc.