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Reddit rules index · 68 communities for developer tools and open source · read 2026-09-26

Where can developers promote on Reddit?

We read the rules of 68 Reddit communities for developer tools and open source. 8 allow sharing your own work (most with conditions), 7 only in a dedicated thread, and 32 restrict it. Every community links to its own rule text and the date we read it.

Allowed, some with limits (8)

CommunityMembersSelf-promotionRead
r/Frontend 351,413Allowed2026-09-26
r/iOSProgrammingSelf-promotion is allowed to some extent 206,428Allowed2026-09-26
r/javascript 2,452,396Allowed, with limits2026-09-26
r/vibecodingWhere: Normal post about a vibe-coded project in 'here's the project; here's how I made it'… 364,796Allowed, with limits2026-09-24
r/SoloDevelopment 152,763Allowed, with limits2026-09-26
r/buildinpublicWhere: Normal post framed as progress, lessons learned or a feedback request (not a bare… 119,349Allowed, with limits2026-09-24
r/PostgreSQLWhere: Normal post; commercial posts are accepted when they are useful to Postgres users 88,667Allowed, with limits2026-09-24
r/foss 53,512Allowed, with limits2026-09-26

Only in a dedicated thread (7)

Promotion goes in the community's weekly or pinned thread, not in a post of its own.

CommunityMembersSelf-promotionRead
r/cscareerquestionsPromotional or advertising threads are only allowed in the monthly stickied… 2,395,164Only in a dedicated thread2026-09-26
r/PythonNo showcase posts 1,513,978Only in a dedicated thread2026-09-26
r/devopsSelf Promotion / Vendors / Personal Affiliation Disclaimer 515,130Only in a dedicated thread2026-09-26
r/csMajorsAI Large Language Models (LLMs) 462,660Only in a dedicated thread2026-09-26
r/ChatGPTCodingWhere: Weekly Self-Promotion thread (find it pinned or via the sub's search); GitHub repo links… 402,357Only in a dedicated thread2026-09-24
r/githubPromote your projects in the pinned megathread 213,965Only in a dedicated thread2026-09-26
r/kubernetes"New tool" posts must be in the weekly thread for the topic 212,879Only in a dedicated thread2026-09-26

No rule mentions promotion (21)

That is not permission. Read every rule, say plainly that it's yours, and make the post useful on its own.

CommunityMembersSelf-promotionRead
r/compsci 3,995,028No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/linux4noobs 430,130No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/rust 423,943No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/java 407,624No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/archlinux 400,385No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/golang 378,600No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/cpp 365,440No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/node 351,532No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/SQL 290,896No rule mentions promotion2026-09-24
r/django 166,197No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/programminghumor 128,663No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/coolgithubprojects 121,584No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/WebDeveloperJobs 103,250No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/emacs 90,089No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/Terraform 85,137No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/rails 74,550No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/CLI 56,026No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/FastAPI 33,564No rule mentions promotion2026-09-24
r/OpenSourceAI 31,358No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/opensourcegames 17,997No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/programmingrequests 3,381No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
Restricted: don't promote here (32)
CommunityMembersSelf-promotionRead
r/ProgrammerHumorNo merchandise (mugs, t-shirts) or advertising 4,760,982Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/learnprogrammingNo spam or tasteless self-promotion 4,415,251Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/webdevNo vague support questions about WYSIWYG editors or other software. 3,313,502Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/linuxRelevance to r/linux community / Promoting closed source applications over FOSS 1,920,743Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/learnpythonReplies on this subreddit must be pertinent to the question OP asked. 1,056,772Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/codingAdvertising 646,934Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/computerscienceNo advertising 522,377Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/reactjsPosts must conform to our guidelines 514,192Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/linuxquestionsNo Self-Advertising 404,344Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/opensourceNo Spam or Excessive Self-Promotion 384,892Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/csharpNo spam of tools/companies/ads 328,887Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/dockerPromotion and Self-Promotion 322,284Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/learnjavascriptNo unvetted self-promotion. 315,069Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/androiddevMust be Related to Native Android Development, No App Promotion or Recruiting… 294,349Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/dotnetSelf-Promotion 244,754Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/AskProgrammingNo (self-)promotion 234,976Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/PHPNo spam or low-effort content 203,487Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/typescriptNo general advertising, promoting services/libs with zero TS utility or closed… 186,101Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/FlutterDevHelp requests go in r/FlutterHelp 183,205Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/nextjsNo posts shilling your product, project, portfolio, etc 175,544Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/SoftwareEngineeringModerator Approval 174,018Self-promotion restricted2026-09-24
r/neovimNo soliciting/spamming/selling 164,604Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/commandlineState your affiliations with paid things 132,182Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/laravelDon't Spam / No Clickbait 110,868Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/KotlinNo spam 108,524Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/CodingHelpDon't post spam or ads. 108,417Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/ProgrammingBuddiesNo promotion. 104,591Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/flaskNo spamming or repeated self-promotion. 93,498Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/webdevelopmentNo self-promotion 83,687Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/webflowShare your project with read-only 43,125Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/FreelanceProgrammingFor Hire 34,701Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/devblogsContent must be a blog post or video 23,029Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26

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