https://www.nbhometech.com.au/blogs/guides/ten-four-10-inch-rack-specs-drawings-cad 2026-11-02T08:48:28+10:30 weekly https://www.nbhometech.com.au/blogs/guides/what-is-a-mini-homelab 2026-10-04T14:14:33+10:30 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0690/1389/7314/articles/NBHT_guide_01_what-is-a-mini-homelab.jpg?v=1791083349 What is a mini homelab, and do you need one? 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. https://www.nbhometech.com.au/blogs/guides/10-inch-vs-19-inch-rack 2026-10-04T14:14:33+10:30 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0690/1389/7314/articles/NBHT_guide_02_10-inch-vs-19-inch-rack.jpg?v=1791083356 10" vs 19" racks for a homelab: which one do you need? To-scale front view comparing a 19-inch 1U panel, 482.6 mm wide, with a 10-inch 1U panel, 254 mm wide, both 44.45 mm tall. https://www.nbhometech.com.au/blogs/guides/10-inch-rack-sizes-explained 2026-10-04T14:14:34+10:30 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0690/1389/7314/articles/NBHT_guide_03_10-inch-rack-sizes-explained.jpg?v=1791083362 10" rack sizes explained: U, hole spacing and depth To-scale front view of an 8U TEN-FOUR rack with its 298.525 mm width, 236.525 mm hole centres and 355.6 mm of rack space dimensioned, beside an enlarged rack unit showing three holes 15.875 mm apart. https://www.nbhometech.com.au/blogs/guides/what-fits-in-a-10-inch-rack 2026-10-04T14:14:34+10:30 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0690/1389/7314/articles/NBHT_guide_04_what-fits-in-a-10-inch-rack.jpg?v=1791083369 What fits in a 10" rack? To-scale top view of a 10-inch rack's 300 mm usable depth with a 1L mini PC and two Raspberry Pi 5 boards placed inside, beside a checklist of depth, width and height. https://www.nbhometech.com.au/blogs/guides/raspberry-pi-vs-mini-pc-homelab 2026-10-04T14:14:35+10:30 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0690/1389/7314/articles/NBHT_guide_05_raspberry-pi-vs-mini-pc-homelab.jpg?v=1791083375 Raspberry Pi vs mini PC for a homelab To-scale top view of a Raspberry Pi 5 board beside a 1L mini PC, with each one's rated power supply shown as a bar. https://www.nbhometech.com.au/blogs/guides/how-many-u-10-inch-rack 2026-10-04T14:14:35+10:30 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0690/1389/7314/articles/NBHT_guide_06_how-many-u-10-inch-rack.jpg?v=1791083381 Planning a 10" rack layout: how many U do you need? Front elevation of a 10-inch rack numbered by U, with a patch panel and switch at the top, compute on shelves in the middle, a spare U, and power at the bottom, each zone labelled. https://www.nbhometech.com.au/blogs/guides/cable-management-10-inch-rack 2026-10-04T14:14:36+10:30 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0690/1389/7314/articles/NBHT_guide_07_cable-management-10-inch-rack.jpg?v=1791083388 Cable management and networking in a small rack A patch panel above a switch with short blue patch leads looping straight down between matching ports, beside a rear panel with two 50 mm cable pass-throughs. https://www.nbhometech.com.au/blogs/guides/powering-a-mini-homelab 2026-10-04T14:14:36+10:30 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0690/1389/7314/articles/NBHT_guide_08_powering-a-mini-homelab.jpg?v=1791083394 Powering a mini homelab: power boards, PDUs and a UPS Diagram from a wall outlet to a UPS feeding six devices directly, with example wattages adding up to 73 W, and a crossed-out power board plugged into another power board. https://www.nbhometech.com.au/blogs/guides/cooling-a-mini-rack 2026-10-04T14:14:36+10:30 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0690/1389/7314/articles/NBHT_guide_09_cooling-a-mini-rack.jpg?v=1791083401 Cooling and noise in a closed mini rack Side section of a closed rack: cool air enters low at the front, passes through three pieces of gear, and warm air leaves through an 80 mm fan in the top panel, with a blank panel sealing a gap at the front. https://www.nbhometech.com.au/blogs/guides/build-your-own-10-inch-rack 2026-10-04T14:14:37+10:30 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0690/1389/7314/articles/NBHT_guide_10_build-your-own-10-inch-rack.jpg?v=1791083407 Build your own 10" rack from 2020 extrusion, or buy a kit? Exploded drawing of a 2020 aluminium extrusion rack frame: four uprights, top and bottom rails, three-way corner connectors and two rack rails, with a T-nut and screw shown enlarged. https://www.nbhometech.com.au/blogs/guides/home-assistant-mini-homelab 2026-10-04T14:14:37+10:30 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0690/1389/7314/articles/NBHT_guide_11_home-assistant-mini-homelab.jpg?v=1791083414 Home Assistant on a mini homelab: what to run it on, and how Diagram of Home Assistant on a small box with a USB radio on an extension lead, talking over Zigbee and Thread to a door sensor, a temperature sensor and a smart plug, with phone, lights and backups linked on the other side. https://www.nbhometech.com.au/blogs/guides/beginner-homelab-projects 2026-10-04T14:14:38+10:30 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0690/1389/7314/articles/NBHT_guide_12_beginner-homelab-projects.jpg?v=1791083420 Beginner homelab projects: where to start Six project cards climbing like stairs from left to right: AdGuard Home, Home Assistant, backups, media server, monitoring and remote access, with 'start here' under the first. https://www.nbhometech.com.au/blogs/guides/home-assistant-web-apps 2026-11-02T09:21:56+10:30 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0690/1389/7314/articles/NBHT_guide_13_home-assistant-web-apps.jpg?v=1793570218 Home Assistant dashboards hitting their limits? Build a small web app instead Diagram of a Home Assistant box and a small web app side by side, joined by an MQTT broker, with the app's summary sensors flowing into Home Assistant and a wall tablet showing the app.