The Rack-Mounted Streaming Stack: Apple TV 4K, Shield TV Pro, and Roku Ultra
Streaming boxes are the last thing most people move into the rack, and usually the thing they regret leaving out. The AV...
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The 2.5G Switch Upgrade Path: Who Actually Needs It
Every homelab eventually has the 2.5G conversation. A new mini PC shows up with a 2.5GbE port, the ISP starts advertising a...
A Hot-Swappable Raspberry Pi Cluster: Vertical Sleds, K3s, and Spares
A node in a Raspberry Pi cluster eventually needs to come out — a corrupted SD card, a board that's overheating, a...
Vertical Sled or Flat Mount: Two Ways to Rack a Raspberry Pi Cluster
Once a Raspberry Pi project grows past a single board, there are two fundamentally different ways to rack the boards that follow,...
Sizing a Raspberry Pi Rack Mount: From One Board to a Five-Node Cluster
The Raspberry Pi rack mount problem usually starts small: one board running Pi-hole, or Home Assistant, or a single Kubernetes node someone...
Minisforum UM790 Pro and UM890 Pro: The Quiet 2U Homelab Node
The UM790 Pro and the UM890 Pro occupy a specific slot in the homelab hierarchy: the machine you buy when a Raspberry...
Vented Blanks vs Solid Blanks: When Ventilation Actually Matters
There is a piece of received wisdom that circulates in homelab forums: blanking panels should be solid, because solid panels force air...
Building a Closet Rack for Renters (No Drilling)
Most homelab build guides quietly assume you own the walls. They tell you to find a stud, sink four lag bolts, and...
HP Mini G2 Through G9: What Changed, and What It Means for Racking
The HP Mini is the most common thing I see people rack that was never meant to be racked. It is cheap...
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