I Built a Home Server Rack! (And How You Can Too)
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Here's a list of all the stuff in the rack: kit.co/ThioJoe/server-networking-rack
Thanks, Do you have a video on the setup of Untangle as the firewall?
Love your videos
In your video you mentioned that the rack shelves do not connect to the back support bars. So, if I am understanding, each rack component is only supported by the 4 screws in the front? There is no middle bar that the components can rest on? Seems like that puts a lot of pressure on the front rack component panel? Is this how all racks operate?
Post links for background music too!
I Deleted my comment. I goofed!
You want the UPS on the bottom. Batteries are heavy!
If you put the PDU in the back the power cables are hidden.
Each item you "rack" adds rigidity to the cage.
i thought the pdu in the front was a troll !
thought the same.... It is completely stupid to do it as shown.
@larsaskogstad "Power distribution Unit". He says it in the video.
@larsaskogstad PDU is a Power Distribution Unit. In other words, a glorified power strip.
They use them in racks of servers. The advanced ones can be controlled remotely to manage power on each outlet.
Also you want to allow 2U space for the UPS since most 1 U UPSs only have 6 or 7 outlets. the 2 U have 8 or more outlets.
I love grown up legos.
Always put the bottom screws in FIRST! If the rack equipment happens to fall you will save yourself equipment damage and having to find new rack tabs.
I think you need to get Linus to drop it. then it will be complete.
I think someone mentioned it in another video on another channel, they mentioned how they thought that he was becoming the go to I.T. tech of RUclips.
lol
@@morganrussman it was the ijustine video
@@NOSTIC yeah, I think your right.
Shoots fired!
At this point, ThioJoe channel exists only because Joseph needs a legit way to deduct his taxes
Yeah, I'm glad that he quit doing all that Prank-Crap. A channel can only last so long with that type of content.
Out of the rack builds I’ve seen on RUclips so far, I appreciate you showing your plan first before diving into bolting all things on without us seeing the thought process.
Great video 👌 I am getting into home servers and improving my home network from the standard setup. Thank you for creating an easy to follow and informative video!
Awesome! I've been searching for this kind of video and there's not that many out there. I didn't even have to search for this one!
Nice job and from experience I'd like to suggest no zip ties as the zip tie edges can cut/penetrate cable insulation.
Recommend using the velcro banding systems of which are many options from one cable to 50 and more and look for the velcro bands made for cables.
Enjoy your videos !
Thank you.
They snug and are secure and will not disturb cable integrity.
Little additional tip, You have plenty of room on the rack, I recommend giving a little breathing room to devices that are close together like the Netgear and Unifi. I'm an IT field tech who's constantly is replacing equipment for businesses who's IT think it's better looking to cram everything together leaving a wide open area in the bottom of the rack and wonder why equipment keeps dying when they have 2 DVR's a 48 port POE switch and rack mounted APU in the top 4 U of the rack in a closet with no ventilation. In your case it's probably not an issue but if it gives one of those devices an extra 3 months of life out of the 10 years or more it may work by dropping the Unifi down 1 U, may or may not be worth it. To Mike, I love seeing Velcro's used in racks as replacing, adding, and upgrading is future proofed for ease. Tech's are lazy and redoing zip ties is a lot of work so they won't which starts a slow decay over time converting a server rack and all it's synchronized glory of blinking lights and low volt pulses captured by impossibly delicate receivers interpreted by precise clocks into a spaghettis monster.
A few things to note. 1. Not all rack equipment is rated to be in non-enterprise space as shielding of EM fields varies. I am not saying you can't do this; I am saying to just be aware of the specs, UL warnings, etc. 2. Be sure to think about cooling and ventilation. A simple, but sometimes missed issue is just ensuring you don't have the fan output of one piece of equipment blowing on another. 3. Be sure your circuit can handle the equipment load. In a home/apartment that means knowing what else is on that circuit keeping in mind some outlets/fixtures could be in other rooms.
That was really interesting actually. I loved your progress bar toward the end! Ha!
Damn this, first i was a console player then around 2006 I switched to PC and got hooked on upgrading the hell out of them finding more and more ways to gain speed and power then the lag in gaming then i got interested in solving that problem! Then I started buying expensive routers to solve the slow modem issues to now my interest shifts to building a solid back end for my network from wireless access points to building a untangle firewall with rules and managed and unmnaged switches. My god where does it end, I keep falling deeper and deeper down the rabbit hole and its addicting as all hell, but I love it! 😈
Very glad you have a serious channel now where I can go to get some assistance and ideas as well as learn something new.
On my setup I had a PDU like yours, a single master switch, it didn't work well for me. I found one where each of the 8 outlets had their own power switch, convenient for power cycling.
Thanks for the video!
Trying to properly install all this new network equipment for max airflow, etc.
(18u rack)
- UDM Pro
- UniFi 24 port POE Pro
- Linksys WiFi router
- Netgear CM1100 cable modem
- rackmount PSU (1u)
- rackmount cable/brush management (1u)
(That’s the core of it, omitting any external switches and other devices. Will be hardwiring CAT6 soon and adding a patch panel.)
Brilliant video with nice explanation of the basics. First video I've seen that explains the planning process well.
I didn't think I would need something like this. But now that I'm adding cameras I think I might need this type of organization.
I indeed did enjoy watching this video. Thanks Thio!
Congrats on your turn around ThioJoe, you have come a long way since being a troll. I appreciate your videos these days! Proud of you as a fellow who has also turned around their life.
When you get the UPS you should put it on the very bottom because of how heavy they are.
Great video! Thank you!
You nailed it! Thank you!
A couple ideas as you work with your rack. Come up with a color code scheme. We used one color for phone and another for data on my last data center (the guy who set it up was a Dallas Cowboys fan, so those colors were blue & white), later I added another color for all the management cables. Also, I've tended to secure all devices that are screwed in tight with cable ties. Less movement with the cables the better. Good luck and thanks for the informative videos.
That server rack building music was pretty groovy, man. I'm going to do something like this in a few weeks when I move into my new house. :)
Whenever I get the chance, I always rack switches between patch panels and use 6-inch patch cables to patch into the one directly above.
Its an eye opener man !
Very nice thanks for the support of.
All (or at least most) equipment have power plug at the back, I would have installed the PDU at the back side of the rack., less cable to the front this way.
Why you still need the NETGEAR switch when you have a lot of ports on your new switch? Just curious.
The Netgear is 10G, even though he has 2 SFP+ Ports on the ubiquiti, he's using the Netgear for the ease of installation...
That looks professional.
Untangle !! WOOT !!! Damn ! Nice to see !! I swear by Untangle and use it in alot of places !
Awsome set up 👍
Thinking about the 4 ports per room. I was thinking about doing the same thing. I bought 1000FT of CAT8 and ran two cables to my office. Then I got sticker shock on the CAT Keystone cost, hahaha (technically, I knew that were expensive beforehand). After some thinking, I decided I wouldn't go overboard with running a ton of cables around my home. Having at least one (1) can be enough to save you from relying on wireless. If you have at least one (1), then you can put a small 4 port switch on it, and you are still in a much better position than using wireless.
Kind of like how big office buildings are done, but scaling it down to a house. Could run a single CAT8 cable (or fiber back haul) to each room, then use a small PoE switch to give the extra ports.
Good looking and all managed
I just got a dell poweredge server i,m so ready to build my homelab
Ive done this and it’s really fun ..
Use velcro strips to hold power cables. Zip ties get cut the first time you need to then never tied again. Velcro you can reuse.
This is a project I have in mind when when I am able to afford my own house.
Love you videos
Hey Joe, question about the cloud key rack mount. Do you have to plug in from the front or can you also plug in the back with the cloud key port? Hearing people say front only others say you can pick one no straight answer.
good start.
Nice job,
Avoid cable ties if possible. For my home rack I bought a roll of velcro tape, about 8mm wide from memory. Just cut to length and wrap it round itself. Least that way if you need to reach inside the rack you won't slice yourself. Also if you need to add something, you don't waste the cable tie, just peel the velcro back, add the cable and close it up again.
I was expecting an IKEA Lack table when I saw "build" a home server rack in the title ;)
i almost started that way but no ikea near me but amazon delivers in two days so i went with a 25 u
Amazing
I label both ends of the Eithernet cord. Great job
Woww amazing bro
Great video! Keep up the good word. :-)
Really don't have a clue what this is but it's a tribute to your video that I watched it till the end.
I know this is 6 months old. However:
1. UPS on the bottom.
2. Switch directly below patch panel. In this case patch panel between the two switches. Then you can use the REALLY short cables. No „cable management“ needed in this case. And it looks neat.
3. PSU at the BACK (as many have said).
great video
Nice job
excellent and useful
You need those cable management "arms/pinchers" so that the Ethernet cable can run up the sides.
Video is very cleanly
You need to think again the UPS position for the future. Usually, UPS's are very heavy and the recommended position is at the bottom of the rack. This way you will balance the weight on the rack and It will not tip over.
Thanks.Very good.
Can you show your paths of how you wired it up and configured it? Like from the modem, to patch panel to switch? Like most home users go from modem to switch and done. Did you create subnets, etc?
cool stuff
Finally a homelab tour, took you long enough lmao
Good job
Hey, does server rack has anything to apply on backside for support? I see that you applied some screws in front but what about back?
Hey I new with working with serves just a question, why did you use 2 different switches, is it because you wanted to split the network and not allow some devices to communicate with others?
that switch is overkill mate
Very Cool ! 😎✌🏼💫
How did you distribute HDMI cables for monitor(s)? Did you had any problems/limitations with wireless mouse/keyboards?
I like the setup, building a similar setup, using a close floor standing rack and Fiber Store 48 port switch, I am using Untangle as a router and firewall
Yea I enjoy my untangle so far
@@ThioJoe will you make a video of your network layout.
@@ThioJoe Is the Untangle in transparent mode?
Hey Joe, I would like to see how you set up your Intel Nuc (Yes it can be called nuck) with your smart home stuff. I think that would make a cool video
For the other switch go to your local it provider. They often have the necessary parts to mount it
You should see my flowcharts and diagrams. I obsessed over this network setup stuff for like 8 months trying to figure out how to control a fleet of headless servers. This is awesome though especially if you write out a nice GUI and have a few great sources for storage( redundant ).
Is there some sort of rhyme or reason regarding the different colored cables? Or was it just what you had available based on length? Most of mine are either blue or gray. I have a couple yellows buy I plan to replace them as they are Cat5e with Cat6 cables. Any suggestions for either bulk Cat6 cable suitable for running between floors of a residential home or ready-made patch cords to be used with female to female keystone jacks.
also with all the other tips, do the botton screw in first with units that you attache to the rack directly. then it wont hang down and makes it a little easier.
Good Job
TheoJoe has some cool stuff and is very knowledgeable, Linus could learn a lot from TheoJoe. The recipe for failure is still trying to please everyone. Keep up the good work Joe.
Ok. What could linus learn from him?
Linus has a big ass rack with 4 servers on it and shit ton of switches. And most of the software and networking plans are probably done by Anthony.
I usually put PDU’s at the back facing towards the switches, never installed them that way because of wire management issues … but it’s new to me! all power to you brother ✊🏽
Something about that progress bar is seriously comforting. What software did you use to create it?
ThioJoe, do you have a link to the cable management you used for your rack???
Rack screws are always to short 😂. Nice build ! Untangle setup and app videos next please!
4:13 I'm always careful about "future proofing" with equipment. I go back and forth on if it's worth it.
I kind of figure it like this. $400 for something "future proof" vs $200 for something future sustainable. It happens a lot that in a few years, you could get something even better for another $200 that would trump that of the previous $400 unit. Like 1G vs 10G vs 25G vs 40G. I recently asked myself the same question related to "future proofing" by running fiber or buying a more expensive switch capable of accepting fiber. It's a hard decision because of how fast (and even slow sometimes) that standards can change (or get strong adoption).
In actuality, we never know what the future will truly hold for us. I usually find that as long as something is still meeting my needs, I won't upgrade it. It's like the WRT54G situation a lot of people had. I held onto that for as long as I could, until it just couldn't compete with the latest needs (and most likely crowding of the bands by strong/more resilient devices). It's kind of like the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality. It comes in strong when you are a few years down the road and you have other more important priorities/interests. So future proofing can be good.
I found that future proofing my home desktop has been a good thing for me. And when I say future proofing it, I don't mean building a $5k machine (I don't really game anymore). More like building one that will still be on par with the standard desktop in 5-7 years and that you definitely start feeling the need to build a new one after 7-10 years. (note this doesn't apply to anyone who needs to play the latest and greatest games or video editing software).
Can have tremendous time-cost savings when you can continue to use something for 10+ years, even if it's not the latest tech.
Hello friend, you inspired me to make a network rack in my house, I just want you to advise me I have a problem I currently have an internet service and the router gives me a 5 and 2 G signal in which I have all my devices, my Alexa and the devices Like locks and others but now to take one more cable from my router to the switch and from there to the cloud key of course my access point is connected to the switch 8 150 poe and I am using a gate way and when adopting it the signal I had drops of 5 and 2 g in my devices but the access point remains my question, how can I keep my old signal from my provider with the company router and the new signal from my access point without dropping the first one, I occupy two routers?
I like the music in your videos. Where do you get it from?
Hi, why do you use neatgear switch and 48 ports switch? Thx in advance for explanation
Can you recommend any Unifi witch that supports layer 3 set-up?
What is the bottom tray as in your list you have 2 10inch deep ones
Me Expecting a "THIS VIDEO IS JUST A JOKE" in description lol
Thio Joe you said that you'r Synology NAS drive it might vibrating the rack I saw isolators that might work for that like the ones used under speakers hope that helps and as far as the mounting brackets why not just make a set . can you put a plate on top to make it like a table and help protect every thing in the rack ? I think that wood be a good idea if you could
Nice techno tower :-)
Where did you get the rack from?
Does anybody know the info of the music being played in the video? I liked it a lot
Nice socks dude!
14:10 no, no, no... velcro strips is the way to go 😉 buy a roll, cut the lenght you want, easier to add/delete a cable in the future... never cutting zip ties again...
Hi ThioJoe, from where can I buy this rack and how much would it cost me?
Put the switch directly under the patch panel and use very short patch cables to patch in sockets, it's much neater. Use the cable management for devices in the bottom of the rack.
I think he just likes buying stuff or he got a lot of it free. Most of what he had could not be justified for the number of connections he has.
Awesome background music. Where can I download?
love you Bro
I live in an apartment and cannot run cables into a wall. I use ether net because of the WiFi interface with my neighbors. Anything I can do to put the cables on the wall or something similar?
Extra ports are also good for redundancy when ports die.
Redundant cables in switches can cause loops if you don't have STP set up properly. Should be the default on cisco switches.
Having ocd has really helped me in cable management cx and in IT overall man .. lol
Oh man. You should see the network cabinets we have in our schools. Some of them are absolutely horrendous. I cleaned and organized about 15-20 network cabinets in the span of several weeks about 2 years ago across 2 sites. They're not in the condition I would like them to be in, but I just don't have the time to dedicated to just cleaning cabinets. Maybe if I have some down time this summer I can work on a few more, but it doesn't look too promising.
most serves have rails like draw slides that support it on the front and back wile having easy access idk about shelf's tho I think there just free floating
Just curious how the NUC is working with your smart home system?