Can you promote in r/homeserver?
/r/HomeServer: for all your home, small, and medium business server, software, and related discussions!
The short answer
Do not publicly promote your company or product; if you must engage, participate as a regular user without promotion and contact the mods first for any exception.
What works here
- general help and troubleshooting
- detailed server build advice
- participation as a non-promotional community member
What gets posts removed
- posting links with referrals or promotions
- advertising products or company services
- soliciting customers, leads, or surveys
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditNo Referral/Advertising Rule
Rules state referral links, product advertising, and company advertising are not allowed and may lead to removal or bans; exceptions require asking moderators first.
Focus on community content
Sidebar emphasizes detailed, non-promotional posts about server builds, hardware, software, and troubleshooting — community discussion, not vendor promotion.
Enforcement warning
Moderators may remove posts and ban users for rule violations, indicating active enforcement against promotional content.
Official rules of r/homeserver
- 01Don't be a dick.
- 02Post Details.
- 03Not Home Server Related.
- 04No discussions about Piracy.
- 05No Referral Links/Advertising/Company Advertising.
- 06No Misleading Posts
- 07No Obvious A.I. Generated Content
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed June 30, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.
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