SubTrends

Averages 89 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 7 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (78%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
89 7%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
18 23%
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 9%
Activity Rank #1,130 by posts/day among 91,563 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jun 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#1,130 110
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.
16%
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.
37%

r/selfhosted Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0123401234
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (25 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.

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45%
10–99
40%
100–999
14%
1K+
2%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 23%
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. 2.6K

r/selfhosted Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 3 PM
Mon 12 PM
Tue 7 AM
Wed 9 AM
Thu 1 PM
Fri 11 AM
Sat 10 AM

r/selfhosted Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Need Help833 (31.3%)9
Release (AI)320 (12.0%)9
Release (No AI)292 (11.0%)13
Software Development208 (7.8%)7
Product Announcement115 (4.3%)6
Media Serving100 (3.8%)26
Automation80 (3.0%)18
Wednesday Exceptions80 (3.0%)4
Monitoring Tools78 (2.9%)8
Guide73 (2.7%)21

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

79%text posts

r/selfhosted Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
moderator
2.6K (97.1%)
1812
removed
2.6K (97.1%)
1812
self
13 (0.5%)
2223
built
11 (0.4%)
14
server
10 (0.4%)
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r/selfhosted Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

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 Tuesdays around 7 AM 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 89 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 18 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/selfhosted get most?

On r/selfhosted, most posts are text posts (78%)