u/Nice-Ad-1151

It's actually my first Homelab in this setup. If you have suggestions, go for it. Power and network cables are just temporary. I will have to work on this.

UniFI Dream Machine Pro
UniFi Switch 24 POE
UniFi Cable Internet (I don't have fiber in my area)
UniFi UPS 2U

TrueNAS Scale
Ryzen 9 9900X
RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
128 GB DDR5 5600 Mhz
3 x 2 TB NVMe | 4 x 16 TB HDD

Original primary use was as a NAS to self host family photos/videos, Jellyfin, etc.

It now hosts Home Assistant, Immich, Nextcloud, Pihole, Minecraft servers for the kids, etc., plus a few VM's, including my primary gaming system which is accessed via Moonlight (+ Tailscale if I'm traveling).

I also upgraded all of my extended family's networks, and as part of the deal, I dropped small satellite systems that receive backups of this system nightly via ZFS replication.

Everything is undervolted and utilizing max power saving for efficiency so the whole rack draws about 120W when the system is idling and caps out at about 260W when rendering or gaming.

Considering switching to Proxmox in the near future for better virtualization support and transitioning my TrueNAS into a VM to sit alongside the others.

u/issue9mm I owe a lot of credit to them for helping me with my build. An amazing person in the community. They built me the Spotify Carthing rack mount you see in the first image clearly(having issues getting it to run off my pi, also tried proxmox debian vm)

RPi 4 2gb, 2u screen, tp link switch, u/issue9mm spotify car thing holder, hp prodesk g6, hue hub, protectli v1410, pdu, unifi u6+

Eventually really want to get a NAS, server isnt Arr focused more for vuln vms firewall router etc cyber focused as you can see I’m running splunk.

My internship I’m teaching students hacking set up tailscale acl etc log their attacks on splunk and show them attack/defense. Running opnsense suricata crowdsec etc.

Go like my tik tok if you want. I will make more videos on it

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8t8qFf3/

your flipper dolphin comes with a name, i never changed it and if you never changed yours id like to hear it, my flippers name is enelp1p

I reversed the polarizer on my flipper's screen to give it a cool light-on-dark look. I also have a transparent shell and an RGB backlight mod. Any other mod suggestions? I am planning on doing the internal RGB mod soon.

Posted some servers previously in r/homelab but i finished my latest addition and wanted to share here. Turn away if you are scared of jank. some pics are older or "in progress", im bad at taking pics as its really an afterthought but here we go.

Specs:

1- Apple Xserve 3u, 14 drive DAS converted to be mostly standard/upgradable NAS. (QD coolant linked)

5900XT, 64GB ECC 2133, RTX 2060S 8GB, 56TB HGST (4TBx14) 48TB Usable, 10g NIC, 2TB NVME, Unraid.

2- Apple Xserve 1u, Converted to be mostly standard/upgradable.

4600G, 32GB 3200, RTX 3060 12GB, 2x 512 SATA, 2x 1tb SATA, 1x 1tb NVME. Unraid. Primarily management, LLM inference. (built fully from hardware i had laying around, i know its a weird combo)

3- SuperMicro CSE chassis, my main everything server. (QD coolant link)

9950X, 64GB 6000, ARC A380, 10g NIC, mix of 10, 8 and 6TB HGST drives, about 90tb usable. 4x 2tb NVME.

4-My primary desktop computer (at the bottom). This system used to run liquid standalone so it has its own radiators and d5 pump. I have since added a QD and just "linked" it in to the rest of the system

7950X3D, 64GB 6000, RTX 4070ti Super, 10g NIC, 4x 2tb NVME. Unraid.

5-PC in home office, Not in server room. This PC is hardline cooled, I soldered almost every connection (USB 3.0, Fan headers, CPU and ATX power, and all 6x 8pin GPU power connectors have a corresponding female header on the reverse side of the MB. All of the parts from this build were a gift from my friend after he upgraded his PC. Air is discharged through the floor, through the same opening the cables are run (2 desks on other side of the room). the GPU wires i soldered on are attached to a XT90 that then go to the PSU.

5950X, 128GB 3200, 2x 3080ti, 2x 2tb NVME, 10g NIC. 2x 480mm EK rad.

These were all built and have been running for years, the two Xserve ones are the latest builds, but ive made updates and changes here and there and am sharing this as its final form since prices have gone parabolic, I was lucky enough to have gotten all the hardware i wanted before then. I buy stuff in used lots sometimes, some parts are gifts from friends, some were trades for repair or labor, and some i spend real life money on (it hurts me though because im cheap and refuse to pay insane prices)

Atop of the server case is two "1500VA" UPSs that i got for almost free, shoved into a spare case that used to be a lead acid APC battery holder and tied in Lifepo4 batteries 2S2P (4x30ah). (I HATE lead acid/AGM) (i can remotely cycle them and its actively cooled)

Systems 1, 3, and 4 are in my "central loop". where the CPUs are all cooled by coolant piped in with PEX that runs to the utility room to my transmission coolers where the heat is dumped into the air, and the water heater is a "heat pump" unit that essentially absorbs all of that and uses it to heat my water. each system has "quick disconnects" for each system that are also reversable and mounted to a 3d printed housing that magnetically attaches to the side of the rack using old HDD magnets. on average i paid about 10$ for each EK CPU water block, 25-30$ for each D5 pump, 40$ for the ek res pump combo from a lian li, about 80$ for all 3 transmission coolers (copper tube) new. Xserves were free. Rack was free. Coolant is 60% automotive glycol and 40% water. total fill was about 3 gallons. idle wattage around 600w but includes all network PoE. Temps are very low, idle 36-42c typically. 40 micron filter at the lowest point. res at the highest point and i run the system under vacuum.I have shutoff valves, leak sensors etc. the pumps and fans all run as a pre-set speed with potentiometer dial.

I dont take myself too seriously i call my "business" (I don't have a business(not enough brain wrinkles)) ReReTech (REcycle, REEuse, REEEbuild REEEEtarded). I have experience in automotive, aviation mechanical and electrical + QA, and I.T. So i always JOKINGLY said its okay to break the rules, aslong as you know what rules you're breaking, For personal projects its not a joke though, more like a rule. (making the disclaimer now because... internet.)

I'm one of those people that just loves working on stuff. I've fixed tons of random stuff for people throughout the years and ill either get trades or donations to the "cause" haha (which usually helps me do other free or cheap repairs for people). Most things in my rack are either traded, gifted or etc. Its just more fun for me this way especially since my friends know me as being extremely cheap. (maximize fun per dollar)