AI, IT & automation
r/sysadmin stats
r/sysadmin has 1,335,997 members and gets about 45.1 new posts a day. The best time to post is Wednesday around 5am US Eastern.
- Members
- 1.3M
- Posts per day
- 45.1
- Avg comments
- 33.7
- Created
- 2008
From the subreddit: A reddit dedicated to the profession of Computer System Administration.
Best time to post on r/sysadmin
When this month's top 100 posts went up, weighted by score. Times are US Eastern.
- #1
Wed 5am
- #2
Wed 4pm
- #3
Mon 5pm
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Top posts this month
- Topgolf saved over $11.3 million after leaving VMware▲ 3K
- Just had my position eliminated▲ 2K
- This week I resigned after 28 years▲ 2K
- I'm tired of putting out the PHP fire▲ 2K
- Hostname: TEMP-PHP-2014▲ 1K
Who buys on r/sysadmin
Teams asking for automation help, AI tooling, managed IT and security vendors.
Useful for IT and managed service providers and cybersecurity consultants.
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Common questions
r/sysadmin has 1,335,997 members, read from Reddit on October 28, 2026.
Based on when this month's top posts went up, Wednesday around 5am US Eastern. Check the heatmap for runner-up slots.
It gets about 45.1 new posts a day, and a new post averages 33.7 comments.
Read the subreddit rules first; most business subreddits remove promotional posts. What works is answering posts where someone asks for help, being genuinely useful, and disclosing when you mention your own product.
Watch for posts where someone asks for a recommendation, a quote, or an alternative to a tool. Leadhoot watches r/sysadmin for you, scores every new post 0–100 for buyer intent, and alerts you within a minute of the high scorers.
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