UniFi Flex Mini with Keystone Breakouts: A Patch-Panel Replacement
The patch panel is one of those rack components that homelabbers buy because it is what a "real" rack has, then quietly...
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UniFi Switch Ultra: The Fanless Homelab Default
Two years ago the default downlink switch in a quiet homelab was a USW-Lite-8 PoE if you could live with eight ports,...
Rack-Mounting a Raspberry Pi Cluster: Cooling, Cable Routing, PoE
A Raspberry Pi cluster is one of those homelab projects whose appeal is roughly inversely proportional to how much it makes sense...
Quiet Rack: Noise Mods for UniFi, HP, and Lenovo Homelab Gear
Noise is the homelab problem nobody warns you about until the rack is already in the bedroom. The spec sheets quote "fanless"...
Firewalla in a Homelab Rack: Gold, Gold SE, Gold Plus, and Purple
Firewalla occupies an unusual slot in a homelab. It is not quite a router in the UniFi sense and not quite a...
UniFi USW-Lite-8 PoE vs USW-Lite-16 PoE: Which to Buy
The two most common switches in a UniFi homelab are the USW-Lite-8 PoE and the USW-Lite-16 PoE. They sit at the bottom...
TP-Link Omada in a 10-Inch Rack: ER, EAP, and Switches
If UniFi is the homelab default for SDN-style network management, Omada is the quieter alternative that keeps showing up in budget-conscious builds....
Mac Mini, Intel NUC, and HP/Dell/Lenovo Mini PCs in a 10-Inch Rack
Mini PCs are the second-most common thing in a homelab rack after the network gear, and they're never sold with rack ears....
UniFi Cloud Gateway Ultra and Max in a 10-Inch Rack
The UniFi Cloud Gateway Ultra (UCG-Ultra) and Cloud Gateway Max (UCG-Max) are the gateways most homelabbers move to once the Express runs...
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