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Reddit rules index · 106 communities for developer tools and open source · read 2026-10-08

Where can developers promote on Reddit?

We read the rules of 106 Reddit communities for developer tools and open source. 11 allow sharing your own work (most with conditions), 9 only in a dedicated thread, and 44 restrict it. Every community links to its own rule text and the date we read it.

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This page lists 106 communities for developer tools and open source, whose rules ThreadFox read between 2026-09-24 and 2026-10-07. Each community's page quotes the rules it lists (or says it listed none); the quoted text is the community's, the verdicts are our reading. Conditions often decide whether a post fits (a required thread, flair, posting day, account age or karma), and each community's current rules on Reddit always win over this page.

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Allowed, some with limits (11)

CommunityMembersSelf-promotionRead
r/linux_gaming 443,898Allowed2026-10-05
r/Frontend 351,869Allowed2026-10-05
r/iOSProgrammingSelf-promotion is allowed to some extent 206,958Allowed2026-10-05
r/Episode 70,719Allowed2026-10-07
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'… 370,564Allowed, with limits2026-10-04
r/SoloDevelopment 155,880Allowed, with limits2026-10-04
r/buildinpublicWhere: Normal post framed as progress, lessons learned or a feedback request (not a bare… 121,285Allowed, with limits2026-10-04
r/PostgreSQLWhere: Normal post; commercial posts are accepted when they are useful to Postgres users 88,667Allowed, with limits2026-09-24
r/VibeCodeDevs 65,247Allowed, with limits2026-10-05
r/foss 54,828Allowed, with limits2026-10-05

Only in a dedicated thread (9)

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… 2,396,984Only in a dedicated thread2026-10-04
r/PythonNo showcase posts 1,513,978Only in a dedicated thread2026-09-26
r/devopsSelf Promotion / Vendors / Personal Affiliation Disclaimer 516,264Only in a dedicated thread2026-10-04
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
r/vibecodingcommunityvibecodingcommunity rules 11,822Only in a dedicated thread2026-10-05
r/macosprogrammingNo promotion for apps with exceptions 3,974Only in a dedicated thread2026-10-06

No rule mentions promotion (42)

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 424,914No rule mentions promotion2026-10-04
r/java 408,315No rule mentions promotion2026-10-06
r/archlinux 400,385No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/golang 378,600No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/cpp 366,124No rule mentions promotion2026-10-06
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/GraphicsProgramming 96,817No rule mentions promotion2026-10-05
r/emacs 90,089No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/Terraform 85,137No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/creativecoding 76,200No rule mentions promotion2026-10-04
r/rails 74,550No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/learnSQL 70,499No rule mentions promotion2026-10-07
r/PythonProjects2 59,194No rule mentions promotion2026-10-06
r/CLI 57,108No rule mentions promotion2026-10-05
r/SaasDevelopers 56,852No rule mentions promotion2026-10-04
r/SoftwareEngineerJobs 56,687No rule mentions promotion2026-10-05
r/learnrust 55,398No rule mentions promotion2026-10-04
r/opencode 44,014No rule mentions promotion2026-10-04
r/programmer 35,456No rule mentions promotion2026-10-05
r/FastAPI 33,564No rule mentions promotion2026-09-24
r/rprogramming 32,379No rule mentions promotion2026-10-05
r/OpenSourceAI 31,990No rule mentions promotion2026-10-05
r/programmatic 25,353No rule mentions promotion2026-10-07
r/BuildWithClaude 19,877No rule mentions promotion2026-10-07
r/opensourcegames 17,997No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/cscareeradvice 16,233No rule mentions promotion2026-10-04
r/AppBuilding 15,886No rule mentions promotion2026-10-04
r/devopsGuru 11,322No rule mentions promotion2026-10-06
r/linuxapps 8,545No rule mentions promotion2026-10-06
r/dotnetjobs 7,775No rule mentions promotion2026-10-06
r/indieweb 7,073No rule mentions promotion2026-10-05
r/programmingrequests 3,381No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/AIProgrammingHardware 2,631No rule mentions promotion2026-10-05
r/apify 2,474No rule mentions promotion2026-10-05
r/phpersonalloans 1,504No rule mentions promotion2026-10-04
Restricted: don't promote here (44)
CommunityMembersSelf-promotionRead
r/ProgrammerHumorNo merchandise (mugs, t-shirts) or advertising 4,760,982Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/learnprogrammingNo spam or tasteless self-promotion 4,418,281Self-promotion restricted2026-10-06
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/developersIndiaDon't create Low-Quality Posts & Comments 1,616,179Self-promotion restricted2026-10-04
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 514,721Self-promotion restricted2026-10-05
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 329,362Self-promotion restricted2026-10-06
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… 294,944Self-promotion restricted2026-10-05
r/dotnetSelf-Promotion 245,089Self-promotion restricted2026-10-05
r/AskProgrammingNo (self-)promotion 234,976Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/PHPNo spam or low-effort content 204,048Self-promotion restricted2026-10-07
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 183,463Self-promotion restricted2026-10-04
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 132,723Self-promotion restricted2026-10-05
r/PythonLearningNo ads 121,348Self-promotion restricted2026-10-05
r/laravelDon't Spam / No Clickbait 110,868Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/KotlinNo spam 108,701Self-promotion restricted2026-10-07
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 84,350Self-promotion restricted2026-10-05
r/DeveloperJobsNo Monologuing / "LinkedIn Cringe" 59,064Self-promotion restricted2026-10-05
r/developersNo self-promotion 58,766Self-promotion restricted2026-10-05
r/AppDevelopersNo self promotion of any kind (indirect or direct) 56,139Self-promotion restricted2026-10-04
r/developersPakDon't create Low-Quality Posts & Comments 46,797Self-promotion restricted2026-10-05
r/webflowShare your project with read-only 43,268Self-promotion restricted2026-10-06
r/FreelanceProgrammingFor Hire 34,701Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/PiCodingAgentNo spam 29,210Self-promotion restricted2026-10-06
r/softwareengineerNo Job Postings 24,156Self-promotion restricted2026-10-05
r/devblogsContent must be a blog post or video 23,029Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/RobloxDevelopersDo Not Spam 22,695Self-promotion restricted2026-10-04
r/bioinformaticscareersNo AI Training Job Postings 11,690Self-promotion restricted2026-10-07
r/MuslimDevelopersNo Haram Content or Projects 5,949Self-promotion restricted2026-10-06
r/JordanDevبدون سبام أو ترويج | No spam or self-promotion 4,988Self-promotion restricted2026-10-04

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