HomeNode Tech News – curated home lab and self-hosting news from around the web.
Our vetted list of the best places to follow home lab, self-hosting, hardware, and infrastructure news. Updated monthly.
Daily aggregators
- Hacker News – the technical community front page. Home lab and self-hosting topics regularly hit the front page.
- Lobsters – invite-only community with high signal-to-noise. Strong on Linux, systems programming, and infrastructure.
- r/selfhosted – most active self-hosting community on Reddit. See our 2025 update analysis.
- r/homelab – hardware-focused home lab community.
- r/HomeServer – home server questions and setup guides.
- r/Proxmox – the go-to for Proxmox VE users.
Homelab-specific publications
- ServeTheHome – the deepest hands-on hardware reviews in the self-hosting space. Especially strong on enterprise hardware repurposed for home use.
- TechRepublic – IT pro news that often applies to home labs at scale.
General tech news (worth following for context)
- Ars Technica – deep-dive tech journalism with strong coverage of security and infrastructure.
- The Register – enterprise IT news with wry commentary. Great for hardware news.
- TechCrunch – startup and product launch coverage.
- The Verge – consumer tech reviews and news.
Newsletters worth subscribing to
- Self-Hosted Podcast newsletter – weekly self-hosting show notes.
- Hardware Weekly – hardware release roundup.
Manufacturer blogs to watch
- Synology blog – Synology firmware and product news.
- Ubiquiti blog – UniFi ecosystem updates.
- Home Assistant blog – Home Assistant release announcements.
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