Finished cleaning up the cabling and getting the Beelink properly installed in the minirack. Overall, I miss the Pis because they looked pretty cool, but I'm not gonna complain: this looks pretty good as well.
The doggo wasn't quite as impressed.
#minirack
E-Mail is kinda fun.
I've now two pis running mail servers in my #minirack and can send mails between them.
Don't ask me why, I just wanted to try it out.
#homelab #email #mail #selfhosting #tinkering #raspberrypi #rpi
Also starting to collect my posts about my #minirack at https://thzinc.com/Mini%20rack/
Back at it with another mini rack - this time in Dark Mode.
A private Kubernetes cluster secured by Tailscale. And the whole thing? It’s being given away.
*Solution :* there you go !
*Constraints :*
- find inspiration because there's indeed a lot of mini-racks out there on the interweb ;
- reuse certain parts from the v1 which I think are cool ;
- design it in OpenSCAD ;
- must be simple prone to evolve and fit within the available space of an Ikea Svalnäs shelf system ;
- and finally, a subtle combination of Bauhaus and Brutalist architectural styles would be nice... Hello Dr Frankenstein 😜 !
*Project :* rebuild my home-server "mini-rack" because the current one was kinda rushed and is simply unsatisfying...
3D-Printed Mini Racks are GREAT... but which one? | Hardware Haven [20:24]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=776-6ph7zsQ
tl;dw: comparison of three 3D-printed #10InchRack contenders for the #HomeLab or #CouchLab - each has pros & cons
What’s one to do when you want to play a DJ set but you don’t have a power point?
Here’s some photos of an initial build of a solar powered audio amplifier and Pioneer DDJ-FLX10 power supply in an 8U mini rack!
https://2700kelvin.house/2025/10/a-solar-powered-audio-mini-rack/
#minirack #homelab #3dprinting #minilab #audiophile #dj #solar #sydney #australia
My humble #homelab is complete (for tonight)
200mm Noctua exhaust fans are plugged into USB ports. Each cabinet has some open sophets at the toe area to let cooler air in.
Left cabinet houses a #geekpi #minirack. Three lenovo sff PCs run my proxmox cluster.
Right cabinet houses my networking, ups, NAS, and the TV stuff (Wii, #steamlink, Amazon tv).
Really happy how it all came out.
Thanks @geerlingguy for all your videos on the mini rack!
Was jokingly nerd sniping a friend, and then failed my own WIL check and put together my own mini rack. Bit top heavy so either need some temporary weight in the bottom or to move things around a bit, but kinda fun mini project to put together. (and cleans up a rats nest of cables on my desk)
Also have some shorter usbc cables coming tomorrow which should let me tidy up a bit more.
Small warning about the #DeskPi DC PDU. While this is a useful device, read the manual carefully. It can handle up to 8 Amp total, but only 3A per Output and has a significant voltage drop above that (fuse reacts at 5A).
I just accidentally ran my NAS with 10,3V on the 12V line because of that (PicoPSU) and it had interesting effects. #homelab #minirack
This should be the last minirack post for awhile as it's 99.9% finished. It was a very fun build, and it's a heluva-lot quieter than what it replaced. I did lose network bandwidth, but the new cluster does exactly what it's supposed to. Live migrations are fast enough, iSCSI network means that the VMs are snappy storage-wise. The PiKVM + Switch fits perfectly in the basement.
The dual fans fixed the issue of the top Minisforum MS-A2 baking from the heat of the RPis, and the QNAP switch is a beast. I definitely recommend building in a minirack as they're adorable and very, very capable.
Got the fan grills in which significantly lowers the chances of me putting a finger or cable into one of the rear ventilation fans which totally hasn't happened.
Cable management done, there are only a couple of minor things left. I moved the power bricks to the rear of the rack instead of them being run through the front of the case. Also cleaned up the PiKVM cables in the basement as well. For now, I'm gonna just let it be as it's quiet and running well...doesn't hurt that it looks good as well.
(edited: uploaded the wrong photo)
It's a tight fit, but finally got the PiKVM + Switch stack sitting nice and flush in the basement.
Okay, everything is buttoned up again, only almost stripped a rack hole out. However, time to leave things alone and see if it catches fire.
The top MS-A2 server is very, very warm as it's ingesting heat from the RPis above along with the two switches. Grabbed a couple of fans, a 12V power supply, and a few fan screws. Give it an hour or two and see if I'll need to add something else or change the airflow.
Wooo, got the PiKVM on the OOB VLAN. That took way longer than it should've, but finally tracked down the small issue I had with the `systemd-network` files.
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