r/selfhosted listing

Reddit community: 858K members; ideal for self-hostable/open-source tools.

Community launch · reddit.com/r/selfhosted

Cost to list: Free
Approval: Reviewed in weeks
Shows up in searches for: 1 business type; Top directory for 1
Popularity: Tranco #103; Rank of reddit.com
Countries: Worldwide

Not established yet: whether links are dofollow. We leave gaps blank rather than guess. Checked Oct 20, 2026 · 4 sources

Is r/selfhosted worth it?

Our reading of the measured data, not a score.

For its audience

Worth a post if its members are your customers.

r/selfhosted didn't make Google's top 10 in any of the 12 buyer searches we ran for the 3 business types it accepts. That's typical: directories of any kind held only 18% of the top-10 spots in those searches, so what r/selfhosted offers is the people who browse it directly. Listing is stated as free.

What works

The top-ranked directory in Google for 1 business type, out of the 100 we searched
Free to list

Watch out for

Not in Google's top 10 for mobile apps, online communities, and startups (0 of 12 searches)
Member count from Hive Index (Reddit blocked direct checks). Read each subreddit's self-promotion rules before posting

Measured fit, by business type

How often r/selfhosted made Google's top 10 in our US buyer searches for the types it accepts.

Mobile apps 0/4

Not seen
Online communities 0/4

Not seen
Startups 0/4

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Where r/selfhosted shows up when people search

We ran 399 real buyer searches (Google US, desktop) for 100 business types on Oct 20, 2026 and recorded which directories made the organic top 10. Local packs and ads are not counted.

r/selfhosted accepts 3 business types we measure. Here is every one, with what Google showed instead, so you can see where a listing would and wouldn't be found.

Open-source projects check eligibility

2/4

r/selfhosted ranked as high as #3 in 2 of these searches. Directories of any kind held 32% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Medium 2/4, awesome-selfhosted (GitHub) 1/4, r/macapps 1/4

Other sites

reddit.com, xda-developers.com, datamation.com

Searches: “open source alternative to notion”, “self hosted alternatives”, “best open source crm”, “open source alternatives” result
Mobile apps

0/4

Not in the top 10 of any of these searches. Directories of any kind held 3% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

SmartAsset SmartAdvisor 1/4

Other sites

reddit.com, youtube.com, alexanderfyoung.com

Searches: “best habit tracker app”, “best budgeting app”, “best meditation app”, “best language learning app”
Online communities

0/4

Not in the top 10 of any of these searches. Directories of any kind held 12% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Medium 2/4, Techreviewer 1/4, Online Geniuses 1/4

Other sites

reddit.com, quora.com, google.com

Searches: “best discord servers”, “best slack communities for founders”, “best telegram channels”, “online communities for entrepreneurs”
Startups

0/4

Not in the top 10 of any of these searches. Directories of any kind held 39% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

r/SaaS 3/4, Facebook Pages 1/4, Instagram 1/4

Other sites

quora.com, peerlist.io, ycombinator.com

Searches: “product hunt alternatives”, “where to launch a startup”, “startup directories”, “best startup launch platforms”

Bars show the searches where it made the organic top 10. "Directories" lists the tracked directories that did rank for the same searches, with their hit count. How we measure

What r/selfhosted costs and who can list

As stated on r/selfhosted's own pages or reported by a named source. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Who can list: Mobile apps
Online communities
Startups

Census audience: founders, app makers, communities · Worldwide
Pricing: Free

Posting on Reddit is free; no paid listing option within the subreddit.
Approval: Reviewed in weeks. Community subreddit with moderator-enforced rules: per the March 2026 rules update and weekly 'New Project Megathread' posts, projects younger than 3 months are not allowed as standalone posts and must go in the current week's megathread (top-level comment with project name and repo/website link); low-effort/spam/self-promotion posts are removed. Requires a Reddit account.
Requirements: Reddit account; project older than 3 months for a standalone post (otherwise megathread).
Note: reddit.com blocks curl/WebFetch and the browser pane was unavailable; rules taken from Redlib mirrors of the official subreddit posts via search; link rel not inspected.
Sources: redlib.groet-infra.nl/r/selfhosted/comments/1rmt39o/rules_update_new_project_friday_here_to_stay
redlib.groet-infra.nl/r/selfhosted/comments/1tqhzoo/new_project_megathread_week_of_28_may_2026
axebps-redlib.hf.space/r/selfhosted/wiki/rules
thehiveindex.com/communities/r-selfhosted

Not established: link attribute (treat links as nofollow until you see the live profile). Prices and rules change; the linked pages are the authority.

How to get listed on r/selfhosted

1
Prepare your details

r/selfhosted asks for: Reddit account; project older than 3 months for a standalone post (otherwise megathread).
- The community's own rules, read before posting
- An account with some genuine history
- A post that is useful on its own, not just a link
- Product URL, short description and images
Our standard checklist for this kind of site (community and consumer site), not a list published by r/selfhosted.
2

Find the sign-up path

We haven't found a public submit page. Start from reddit.com/r/selfhosted.
3

Approval: reviewed in weeks

Community subreddit with moderator-enforced rules: per the March 2026 rules update and weekly 'New Project Megathread' posts, projects younger than 3 months are not allowed as standalone posts and must go in the current week's megathread (top-level comment with project name and repo/website link); low-effort/spam/self-promotion posts are removed. Requires a Reddit account.
4

Check the watch-outs

2 things to know before you post.

r/selfhosted alternatives

Ranked by the same evidence: Google top-10 appearances for the business types r/selfhosted serves, then audience fit, then Tranco popularity.

Questions about r/selfhosted

Is r/selfhosted worth it for getting listed?

Worth a post if its members are your customers. r/selfhosted didn't make Google's top 10 in any of the 12 buyer searches we ran for the 3 business types it accepts. That's typical: directories of any kind held only 18% of the top-10 spots in those searches, so what r/selfhosted offers is the people who browse it directly. Listing is stated as free. This is our reading of the measured data.

How much does a r/selfhosted listing cost?

Free. What we found: Posting on Reddit is free; no paid listing option within the subreddit.. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Is a link from r/selfhosted dofollow?

Unknown. We haven't tested r/selfhosted's link attribute and found no reliable report. Treat it as nofollow until you see the live profile.

How do I get listed on r/selfhosted?

We haven't found a public submit page; start from reddit.com/r/selfhosted. Approval: reviewed in weeks (Community subreddit with moderator-enforced rules: per the March 2026 rules update and weekly 'New Project Megathread' posts, projects younger than 3 months are not allowed as standalone posts and must go in the current week's megathread (top-level comment with project name and repo/website link); low-effort/spam/self-promotion posts are removed. Requires a Reddit account.). Have your details ready first (see "How to list" above).

What are the best r/selfhosted alternatives?

Ranked by the same evidence: r/SaaS, DEV Community, and Online Geniuses. The full list of 8 is above, with the searches each one appeared in.

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