Guides

Plain-English guides to planning, building and running a mini homelab. Start with the basics, choose your hardware, and build something useful.

TEN-FOUR specs, drawings & CAD (8U) Explore the rack in 3D

Diagram of a small homelab: NBN connection to a router, then a 10-inch rack holding a patch panel, switch, mini PCs, a Raspberry Pi, a NAS and power, with Home Assistant, AdGuard Home, a media server, backups and monitoring listed as what runs on it.

What is a mini homelab, and do you need one?

A mini homelab is a few small, low-power computers at home running things you'd otherwise rent or go without: ad blocking, home automation, backups, media. What goes in one, what...

What is a mini homelab, and do you need one?

A mini homelab is a few small, low-power computers at home running things you'd otherwise rent or go without: ad blocking, home automation, backups, media. What goes in one, what...

TEN-FOUR 10" Rack: Specs, Drawings & CAD (4U–12U)

Every number behind the TEN-FOUR rack, in every size from 4U to 12U: the interface spec, dimensioned drawings, 3D models, cut lengths and where to buy each part.

TEN-FOUR 10" Rack: Specs, Drawings & CAD (4U–12U)

Every number behind the TEN-FOUR rack, in every size from 4U to 12U: the interface spec, dimensioned drawings, 3D models, cut lengths and where to buy each part.