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How to transition to rack or cabinet? Help! (imgur.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Krispiez69@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

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My "networking corner" has sprawled into a chaotic pile and my wife is starting to catch onto things... I feel like my next mog3 would be to try and get everything organized into some type of rack or cabinet to try and hide the damage as things continue to expand. Any suggestions on where to start or what I should look for?

I have Two Dell Optiplex 9010s (with their delightful proprietary filled insides still ontact) and then an ATX mid tower. I attached a picture of what I'm working with and then the second is what my wife refers to it as, haha.

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[–] JoeB-@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

A server rack certainly is possible, but an appropriate furniture cabinet may function for housing your lab as well. It just needs to be deep enough for your equipment and well ventilated. This can even be custom built if you have woodworking skills and tools.

I built this cabinet a few years ago. It meet with my wife's approval not because it was pretty, but it wasn't too ugly.