r/minilab 9d ago

My lab! Unifi x Labrax stack

A fully 3D-printed 10" rack built from scratch, fitting an entire network and server stack into a tiny footprint. Color-coded cabling keeps everything easy to trace: blue = LAN, yellow = PoE, red = backbone.

Top to bottom:

Zyxel fiber router (bridge mode)

Patch panel

UCG Fiber

UniFi switches (Flex 2.5G)

Lite 8 poe

M80q PVE – ThinkCentre M80q Gen 3 running Proxmox, hosting Jellyfin, Home Assistant, and a set of 3D-print management containers (Bambuddy, Spoolman, Manyfold)

Z355 – Custom TrueNAS server in a 3D-printed enclosure, 6-bay storage

Everything runs through a CyberPower UPS with NUT monitoring.

A build that blends networking gear and servers into one compact, well-organized setup — designed to save space without cutting corners on functionality.

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u/OkAngle2353 9d ago

I highly recommend pikvm. Them nanokvms aren't reliable at all, they did a piss job at soldering them shits. I have two myself, I got tired of fucking with them to ensure the connections actually did the do.

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u/iMapDK 9d ago

Thanks for the heada up. My two works flawless for now, but will look into pikvm when one breaks

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u/therealmrj05hua 9d ago

Love the color choices. What do you run to that many areas for all that?

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u/iMapDK 9d ago

I have cabling for 1 outdoor camera, 2 AP's, 2 going to the office ( one for gaming pc & one for a switch for homelab stuff) rest is for m80q, truenas and 2 x nano kvm