Rack Screws, Cage Nuts, and Clip Nuts: Which Fits Which Rail
Every MSP eventually opens a box of cabinets from a new distributor, pulls out the bag of hardware taped to the rail,...
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HP EliteDesk G3, G4, G5 Homelab Build
The used HP EliteDesk Mini is the box that quietly powers a large fraction of the homelabs on the internet, and the...
Dell Optiplex Micro Homelab Build (3000/5000/7000 Series)
A three-node Proxmox cluster is the project that turns a homelab from a single box you are afraid to reboot into something...
Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X: Still a Homelab Workhorse in 2026
The EdgeRouter X is old. Ubiquiti launched the ER-X in 2015, and by the calendar that makes it a decade-old product still...
Documenting a Client's Rack: Photo SOP and Diagram Template
The first time an MSP regrets not documenting a client's rack is at 11 p.m. on a callout, standing in front of...
Cable Management for a 12U Homelab Without Real PDUs
A 12U homelab is the awkward middle. It is large enough to hold a real stack — a gateway, a switch or...
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...
UniFi Express 7 Deep Dive: Wi-Fi 7 in a 1U Slot
The original UniFi Express — the little cube that was equal parts gateway, single access point, and stripped-down controller — was the...
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,...
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