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.
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.
12 Comments
r0ckr@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
That is a cool idea 😄 . Are you getting enough airflow?
crazyminner@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y
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.
r0ckr@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Well executed idea!
terusgormand8465@lemmings.world · 2 pts · 1y
Cool idea for repurposing an old file cabinet.
Kullback@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Are cables running behind the drawers an issue? I would imagine running them through and keeping them from catching on the rails would be a concern.
crazyminner@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 3y
There is a back rail that holds them.
rafadavidc@ttrpg.network · 1 pts · 3y
I was gonna say "put the server in the rack for better airflow" but then I scrolled down.
emanon458@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
What's holding the drives in place?
crazyminner@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 3y
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.
LostCause@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 3y
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 · 4 pts · 3y
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.
world_hopper@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
this is the best lab gore i have ever seen. I love it. super creative!