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...
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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"...
Patch Panel Mounting: 24-Port, 48-Port, Keystone vs Punch-Down
The patch panel is the part of a small-business network closet that, if you get it wrong, you regret for years. The...
PETG vs ASA vs PC: Which Filament for 3D-Printed Rack Brackets
A 3D-printed rack bracket lives a strange life. It is asked to hold a 1.2 kg switch perfectly square against a rail...
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....
Heat Load Math: BTU Calculation for a Network Closet
A lot of small-business network closets run too hot. Not "fire alarm" hot — just "the switch reboots once a quarter on...
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....
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