Subreddit rules check
r/homeautomation
Can you promote here?
Promotion is allowed only with moderator permission (or inside designated threads). A short, honest modmail before posting costs two minutes and functions as a safe-conduct pass; skipping it is the most common avoidable removal.
From the rules · Referral/affiliate/crowdfunding links are banned; vendor/self-promo requires following the vendor rules or asking mods, and posts must use the correct flair and include project details.
Links
No explicit link policy. Default to no URL: link-plus-young-account is one of the most common automated removal patterns on Reddit.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: showcase, question, guide
Headline: concise description + platform/hardware. Use first person for projects ('I built…') and provide ~200–800 words of step-by-step detail: hardware, wiring, config snippets, screenshots/diagrams and logs. Tone: practical, factual, helpful. Upvoted: thorough DIY builds and clear troubleshooting questions with configs. Removed: one-line/image-only posts, vague content, or anything that reads like an unapproved product ad.
Arriving in the local format matters: cross-posting the same text everywhere reads as tourist instantly. The wider method is in the Reddit playbook.
Classified mechanically from the community's published rules and recent top posts, last checked July 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/homeautomation's rules page before posting anything that matters.
Thread Otter checks this before every send
These profiles power the product: promo-banned communities never receive a promotional draft, drafts arrive in the local format, and a fact-check gate plus human pacing protect the account doing the talking.