Can you promote in r/homelab?

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

The short answer

Help first — provide useful, detailed technical answers; if you mention your product/company do so briefly and transparently, avoid links or overt promotion, and contact mods before posting anything clearly commercial or a giveaway.

What works here

Answer questions with technical help and detailed lab context
Share non-commercial personal projects (follow software project rules)
Post builds, diagrams, tutorials with proper flair and research shown

What gets posts removed

Posting product ads, affiliate/monetized/referral links
Using the subreddit for lead generation, sales, or recruiting customers
Posting giveaways or AMAs without prior moderator approval

Where this comes from

View the current official rules on Reddit

No Commercial Advertising

Monetized referral links, affiliate links, product/company advertising are disallowed; mods must be contacted for exceptions.

Sales & Offers redirected

Sales, offers, deals and price checks must be posted in /r/homelabsales, so direct selling here is not permitted.

Giveaways & AMAs need approval

All giveaways and AMAs must be vetted/approved by moderators before posting.

Non-commercial projects allowed with rules

Non-commercial personal projects are permitted but must follow all subreddit rules; software projects have specific posting requirements and flairs.

Community focus on detailed, helpful posts

Subreddit expects detailed homelab builds, research before asking, and non-low-effort content — favor helpful technical participation.

Official rules of r/homelab

01Don't be an asshole.
02Post Details.
03Not Homelab Related
04Shitpost/Low Effort
05No piracy
06No Commercial Advertising or Monetized Referral Links
07Software Project Posting Requirements
08Sales & Offers
09No Pandering
10Giveaways
11AMA's

Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed July 25, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.

Read the Intoru research and correction methodology.

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