I say “proper” rack because I was going cheap and didn’t realize this one uses threaded holes for mounting instead of the square holes + cage nuts like a big boy rack. (The uprights actually have the square holes on the sides, but the way it assembles, they are just about 1/2" too narrow to accommodate rack mount equipment)

Nothing too crazy… AT&T craptacular modem, Ubiquiti gateway, couple of switches, media server chock full of refurb drives, pihole to keep the ads away, and an ancient laptop for a console. But it was all scattered on some plastic shelving before… Now it’s at least on a wheeled rack where it kinda looks like I know what I’m doing.

Next step is cleaning up the cabinet above it, including a giant mess of coax cables lying in a heap 😅

  • clearedtoland@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    2 days ago

    …Sigh…I hadn’t been in Lemmy in a while. This pops up. I’d never thought to do this. My wife’s going to kill me! But look at it. It’s compact, nothing fancy, neat and makes me happy.

    • dmention7@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      8·
      2 days ago

      Pro tip: if you’re not super fussy, search for AV racks instead of server racks. Many come with handy shelves and they seem to cost less, despite having the same basic functionality.

    • dmention7@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      5·
      2 days ago

      UPS = Uninterruptable Power Supply

      Basically just a battery backup to help ensure that a short power outage doesn’t wreak any havoc, and gives the media server a chance to shut down gracefully.

  • ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    Looks nice

    I have a big fuck off rack I got cheap off Craigslist and while it looks cool I wish I had something like this sometimes. It’s nice to have the crazy sturdiness and expansion space but it was a nightmare to move around and if I ever move I very well may just leave it in my basement because it’s like 450lbs haha

    If you have access to a 3d printer you can print inserts for some of the smaller stuff like that switch and what I assume is an rpi? Helps clean everything up and avoid accidentally unplugging things when you work around in there. I printed one for my modem and it is very nice to have (though I’m lucky to live in a place outside of the reach of AT&T/comcast/verizon where I can still provision my own hardware and just have a normal modem that fits in a 1u space. Downside is no fiber ever though)

    Also they make rack mount drawers 1-4u. Like $30-50 on ebay/ali. It seemed silly but it’s soooo handy