r/selfhosted
ActiveSelf-Hosted Alternatives to Popular Services
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.
Members
473,081
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2014
July 8, 2014
Total posts
132.3K
archived
Total comments
2.0M
archived
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How many members does r/selfhosted have?
r/selfhosted had 473,081 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/selfhosted dead?
No. r/selfhosted is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/selfhosted created?
r/selfhosted was created on July 8, 2014.
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