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my server rack before I nuke everything
my server rack before I nuke everything
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“Joshua Blais”
A review of my 18U Server rack for 2024 before I downsize to a travel friendly setup.
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2:20 if it makes you feel better i bought a 42u thinking i was going to fill it out and i have like 2 more things than you lol.
7:58 One of my 2u "servers" is actually just 2 mini pcs mounted inside with breakout cables because modern mini pcs sip like 10watts and have huge amounts of processing power. A comparative intel i3 i5 system will use nearly 100 watts. N95 chips are amazing.
The m910q actually will work with 64Gb of RAM
Get Home Assistant on that Raspberry Pi.
Ya, you really need to connect the UPS to the PCs so they know that they need to shut down. There's a pi Network UPS Tool that looks solid and would be a great use case for the spare Pi.
Watched the whole thing, I started building my "homelab" over the last couple years. Not a typical rack, but several machines I have connected and VPN'd together. Very fun, and I do understand how now I have a burden of non-portability. I like to be fairly minimal but computer networking really draws me and my wallet in… I hope my setup is done, I really dont like continually investing more money into this although I enjoy the end result. In fact I despise spending but this hobby is so fun. Glad I found your channel 🙂
I can't help but the laugh at the idea of an ITX board in a 4U case. 😂 I will agree that most people could consolidate their labs down to a very small amount of hardware though. It's just not as fun. Also there's some things you can't get in a compact setup unfortunately. Always seems like you have to compromise if you want to keep things small.
Like the rack. I happen to also be moving my rack. 42u with a storage server, 5 mini's runing k3s, and loads of networking gear.
I’ve moved to virtual private servers instead of physical servers at work, and I love not managing hardware, but it is tough when I know a tiny Lenovo would far outperform the virtual machine for a fraction of the price.
Nice setup, I’m interested in where you go from here.
Out of curiosity, are you still using a tiny split keyboard? They travel nicely 😅