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How to prettify an homelab into a rack? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've turned a couple of old desktop computers into my homelab. They are currently "stacked" on top of each other with a Raspy, router and switch on top and a UPS on the side.

To my eye this looks "pretty enough" but it doesn't score high on the Wife Approval Rating and I would really like to turn it into a "pretty" little rack. Hence, the question: how to do it? Which parts should I get?
I'm mainly having a hard time finding some kind of "rack case" so that I can insert my desktop HW into it; should I buy a server and strip it out?

Just a few more info:

My homelab is extremely silent (since it sits close to my desk) and I would very much like to keep it this way. I absolutely don't want server fans screaming at me all the time.
It would be cool to have a "NAS like" enclosure for the NAS drives that currently sit inside a normal desktop case.
I'm UK based, I know in the US might be easier to get all this stuff, but any tip or help is highly appreciated anyway.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (5 children)

You can get empty server cases, I guess even in the UK. Search for server case or 19" case. These come in different heights. Starting with a height of 2 or 3 U you can insert decent sized and therefor silent fans.

For the WAR depending on your DIY abilities you could build your own closet, add some 19" rails to an existing closet or get a small 19" rack

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Thanks, that's very helpful! I couldn't find much on Amazon but I can find some different retailers with better googling..
I guess the fans can be easily replaced since they seem normal-sized but now I'm wondering about the PSU, it looks like only some 4U can accommodate an ATX power supply but that would limit my choice immensely.
Are there any "server shaped" PSUs (how are they called?) that are also silent?

[–] diggit 0 points 1 year ago

I did a DIY NAS in an old 2U case I had. It has a TFX type of PSU, and it’s not very loud. Quiet(ish) 1U fans are hard to find but you shouldn’t need any. I’ll edit this post with more details when I dig up the pictures of it.

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