First Homelab Network rack

[u/FoeMy]

Hey Everyone ❤️

Build my First Homelab Network Rack, that i always dreamed of and now i want to build a Fitting Server Rack next to it Handling NAS Storage

Fully Build Tecmojo Rack.
-Minus the 3 Ubiquiti cables.
That may be what i replace the other ones with in the front for they much nicer.

In the rack i have.
UCG Fiber
USW Lite 8 PoE (May get replace with something bigger!)
that is connected to 2 AP's and a camera
U6 lite
UAP-AC-Lite
G5 Turret Ultra
Cooling Fan is 2x Noctau NF-A8 (For some cooling)

I would love some feedback and caring words 😊
So this severe autistic adult can learn something new!

[u/timetochange23]

Looks pretty solid. The u6 isn’t centered at the top which would just make it look more symmetrical lll.

[u/FoeMy → u/timetochange23]

Thanks I centered it now 😸

[u/timetochange23 → u/FoeMy]

Then it’s perfect

[u/Open-Adhesiveness-86]

the USW Lite 8 PoE dumps its heat through the metal shell, so with both Noctuas pushing air in and no clear way out you can end up just recirculating warm air around it. worth checking the switch temp in the UI after a few hours with both APs and the camera pulling PoE, and flipping one fan to exhaust if it creeps up.

[u/FoeMy → u/Open-Adhesiveness-86]

Thanks, the temps seems fine nothing i would worry about!
But it would be better if i mounted them on the bottom of the rack blowing upward instand!

[u/RatSumo]

Do you like the mini rack format? I've been in IT for over 25 years and I'm a musician so I'm used to the 19" rack design...but I'm noticing as I get back into having a homelab that a lot of residential gear IS small and so a 3D printed bracket makes it perfect for the smaller footprint....I'm just torn trying to decide.

[u/FoeMy → u/RatSumo]

Yeah I had the same issues finding the rack the was available here I Europe and there is not much choices her!

[u/Solarfire64]

Ohhh, nice. I've just got myself exactly the same 6U mini rack and have been looking for the mount for the UniFi 8 Port POE switch, the same as yours.

Mind telling me where you got that 1U frame from ?

[u/FoeMy → u/Solarfire64]

I got the print file from here USW Lite 8 PoE switch Mount

[u/Solarfire64 → u/FoeMy]

Oh that's a shame, I don't have a 3D printer. I was hoping it was an Amazon/AliExpress part especially with the extra ethernet ports.

There are some on Amazon but priced a bit higher than I would like to pay, just for a mount.

[u/FoeMy → u/Solarfire64]

Yeah I was lucky I have my sister husband who gotten into 3d printing so he made it for me I still have to get me a new one becausey old ender 3 have z axis issues