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Project MINI RACK - a 10" Homelab Revolution! (www.youtube.com)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Seems like a cool project, but he's right, there's not enough tech that supports this form factor.

Maybe I'll integrate some rack space into my next remodel project.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Do you mean in the sense that there's not enough competition/variety in the existing types of available tech or that there are types of tech that you can't find at all?

both ?

[–] randombullet 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's kinda my issue as well. I have a core 24 port L3 switch that's multigig POE and a 3 disk NAS.

The NAS I could technically downsize with a little bit of tinkering and money.

The switch will be hard to miniaturize.

Thankfully my router is already 1/2U and 1/2 width so that's easy to migrate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I think you meant to reply to the poster above.

I have exactly the same issue though, a full rack switch and nas that i can't easily downsize to 10 inche dimensions.

I could probably just buy/build something that would fit but i can't justify it at all.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm not really up to date on homelabbing hardware, but I'm surprised to see how much the whole thing is centered around raspis given how expensive they are for their relatively low capacities. Possibility of offgriding your homelab is an interesting project but not what I'd center this "revolution" around given most homelabs stay, well, home.

DIY 10" racks for second hand mini PCs would interest me way more but looking at the YouTuber's big lab racks affordability doesn't seem to be much of a factor.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

This YouTube channel is very RasberryPi focussed. Making a RasberryPi cluster doesn't make much sense for most homelab stuff.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

For more of a focus on affordable used mini PC homelabs, I'd recommend Hardware Haven's content instead.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Additionally, Wolfgang's blog and channel. He's also toots @[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Sounds interesting, thanks!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

fuck, more and more reasons to buy a 3D printer :(

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

I currently have my homelab on a small shelf constructed from 4040 aluminium extrusion. If I could convert it to a rack, that would be epic, since right now it can be difficult to safely move.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I have a full fat rack, but I'd like to adapt the 10" onto it, is there some sort of adapter thingie to maybe go two-wide?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I was looking into DIN rails yesterday. Might be a good option to mount several smaller devices.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I don’t even understand the title but I appreciate your plug for FreeTube! Downloading tonight:)