SubTrends

Averages 85 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Fridays around 12 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (75%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
85 4%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
17 3%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
12 1%
Activity Rank #1,177 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#1,177 56
Top 5%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
20%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
38%

r/selfhosted Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0501001500204060Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (31 chars)
Peak Day Sunday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

2–9
44%
10–99
38%
100–999
17%
1K+
1%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 19%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 13
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 2.1K

r/selfhosted Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 7 AM
Mon 11 AM
Tue 12 PM
Wed 10 AM
Thu 10 AM
Fri 12 PM
Sat 3 PM

r/selfhosted Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Need Help745 (28.4%)10
Release (AI)367 (14.0%)5
Release (No AI)258 (9.8%)22
Software Development228 (8.7%)20
Product Announcement164 (6.2%)6
Wednesday Exceptions119 (4.5%)6
Automation75 (2.9%)10
Guide65 (2.5%)29
Media Serving64 (2.4%)25
Monitoring Tools63 (2.4%)5

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

76%text posts

r/selfhosted Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
moderator
2.2K (84.7%)
1612
removed
2.2K (84.7%)
1612
self
107 (4.1%)
1612
hosted
80 (3.0%)
1013
built
53 (2.0%)
14
open
40 (1.5%)
209
source
33 (1.3%)
199
server
28 (1.1%)
311
local
23 (0.9%)
16
docker
20 (0.8%)
49

r/selfhosted Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
github.com626
youtube.com61
gitlab.com324
youtu.be30

r/selfhosted Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/selfhosted Audience Overlap

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r/selfhosted FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/selfhosted?

Based on posting volume, r/selfhosted is most active on Fridays around 12 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/selfhosted?

r/selfhosted averages 85 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/selfhosted get?

Posts on r/selfhosted average about 17 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/selfhosted get most?

On r/selfhosted, most posts are text posts (75%)