My 27U Rack
I've been perusing here for quite a while now & figured it was time to show off what I have. This is something I have been working on for quite a few years now. I started off with a single Raspberry Pi then upgraded up some used HP EliteDesk 800 G3's which I donated to a friend so they can start their home labbing journey. And now here we are!
I will say that TechnoTim's philosophy of "Buy Once, Cry Once" is how I got myself to invest in some expensive equipment. It is also why I will be upgrading my storage to an HL15 2.0 & then using my current NAS as an off site backup at my parent's or brother's house.
Server Rack: 27U 35" Depth Sysrack
For those interested in the blanks, they are just some cheap ones I got off amazon & spray painted with Rust-oleum Metallic Aluminum spray paint. I only did a single layer & didn't add a clear coat, which I may redo soon in the future as the thin layer of spray paint comes off super easily especially you drop them on each other.
Networking:
Compute:
- 3x Raspberry Pi 5 8GB on a GeeekPi 19 inch 1U Rack Mount
- GMKtec AI Mini PC Ultra 9 285H
- GMKtec Mini PC Gaming, M7 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
Storage:
- UGREEN NAS DXP6800 Pro running TrueNAS with 6 8TB HDDs & some NVMe drives for cache
UPS:
- CyberPower CP2000PFCRM2U on a dedicated 20amp outlet
What I am running & using it all for?
Sometimes I have no idea, but currently the primary usage is my media stack & running plex. I also host game servers for my friends such as modded minecraft, & Project Zomboid and much more. There are also some public web services I will run like my Jekyll blog. Then I also run some test environments to learn & get ready for IT certifications.