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Reddit rules index · read 2026-10-04
Can you promote on r/sideprojects?
Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.
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A community to share and discuss side projects.
What its rules say about promotion
No Spam or Excessive Self-Promotion
Valuable posts are appreciated, blatant advertisements are not. Please refrain from posting the same project without significant updates from your last post, refrain from posting affiliate links, and engage with the community beyond just promoting your work.
Flair Appropriately
Please select the appropriate flair that matches your post. If you are showcasing a project, use the "showcase" flairs, and if you vibe-coded the project, use the "vibecoded showcase" flairs.
All 6 rules of r/sideprojects
- Project Posts Must Include Details
When posting a project, please provide details which readers can use to gain value from your post besides the project itself. Examples include explaining the problem it solves or needs it addresses, technologies used, resources (ie. GitHub, blog posts, etc.) - No Spam or Excessive Self-Promotion
Valuable posts are appreciated, blatant advertisements are not. Please refrain from posting the same project without significant updates from your last post, refrain from posting affiliate links, and engage with the community beyond just promoting your work. - Feedback Must Be Constructive
When providing feedback, be respectful and helpful. Remember the person. Provide specific, actionable feedback and refrain from personal attacks or harassment. - No Funnelling
Refrain from "funnelling posts" which serve to either openly or slyly get people to DM you asking for more information. This is an open community, and as such any value your post provides should be wholly contained within the post. - No Astroturfing
It's important to be transparent about your relationship to any project you post, if you are caught astroturfing both you and your project will be permanently removed from the community. - Flair Appropriately
Please select the appropriate flair that matches your post. If you are showcasing a project, use the "showcase" flairs, and if you vibe-coded the project, use the "vibecoded showcase" flairs.
What the written rules don't show
- Unpublished minimums. Many communities remove posts from new or low-karma accounts through AutoModerator settings that are not on the rules page, often before a moderator sees them.
- Reddit's own filters. Reddit's site-wide spam filters can remove posts from accounts that mostly share links to their own site, in any community.
- The community's norms. Many communities see themselves as peers, not an audience: post where you already take part, and make the post worth reading without the link.
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The verdict is our reading of r/sideprojects's rule text on 2026-10-04. Rules change and moderators decide: read the current rules before you post. Not affiliated with Reddit or r/sideprojects.