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My DIY server rack. (imgur.com)

submitted 2 years ago by crazyminner@sh.itjust.works to c/homelab@lemmy.ml

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Made from an old filing cabinet.

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[–] terusgormand8465@lemmings.world 2 points 7 months ago

Cool idea for repurposing an old file cabinet.

[–] LostCause@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Looks cool and stealthy. Whats kinda keeping me from homelab rn is both the price and the space/looks. You seemingly solved all of that with some creativity.

[–] crazyminner@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah old cabinets are super cheap if you buy them second hand, a lot of businesses are just trying to get rid of them. I recommend the extra deep ones.

[–] r0ckr@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That is a cool idea 😄 . Are you getting enough airflow?

[–] crazyminner@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Oh darn I forgot a picture of the sides. The two rop racks have a fan on each side, so 4 fans. I cut holes in the sides for them to fit.

[–] rafadavidc@ttrpg.network 1 points 2 years ago

I was gonna say "put the server in the rack for better airflow" but then I scrolled down.

[–] emanon458@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What's holding the drives in place?

[–] crazyminner@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Good ol Velcro. Some underneath, some in between each drive so they stick together and some on top.

Was the cheapest solution I could think of and it offers some build in vibration dampening.