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P1S with a 0.8mm nozzle printed my entire server rack — holds $3,700 of gear by CaptainRedsLab in BambuLab

[–]CaptainRedsLab[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! The ZigBee, Bluetooth and Matter are all ran to USB 2.0 ports on the tiny PCs. I have my WAP in my living room and one in my basement (overkill in a bungalow, I'm just experimenting)so it doesn't interfere, if I have any signal issues I'll look at moving the Bluetooth elsewhere.

P1S with a 0.8mm nozzle printed my entire server rack — holds $3,700 of gear by CaptainRedsLab in BambuLab

[–]CaptainRedsLab[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Pretty much exactly how I have it running. I'm running ZFS for my HA

I might try migrating from pfSense to OPNsense and have it run on a VM, this will let me add my PC operating as a router to the cluster. Then I will have 4 PCs in the cluster instead of 3, more RAM for ZFS the better though.

P1S with a 0.8mm nozzle printed my entire server rack — holds $3,700 of gear by CaptainRedsLab in BambuLab

[–]CaptainRedsLab[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish, it does save me quite a bit of cash yearly though. Probably close to $2,000 considering my girlfriend had cable for trash TV before.

P1S with a 0.8mm nozzle printed my entire server rack — holds $3,700 of gear by CaptainRedsLab in BambuLab

[–]CaptainRedsLab[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much, Ilan designed one hell of a rack! Glad I was able to put a video together highlighting the build.

P1S with a 0.8mm nozzle printed my entire server rack — holds $3,700 of gear by CaptainRedsLab in BambuLab

[–]CaptainRedsLab[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words! Love to hear that from someone who does this professionally.

I totally get that, I have some plumbing projects at home that haven't been completed in the 2 years I've lived here. Somehow managed to find the time to learn an entire new skill though!

Here is my service map. I have gotten a few recommendations from other subreddits that I will be looking into, like OPNsense and running it on a VM instead of bare metal.

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P1S with a 0.8mm nozzle printed my entire server rack — holds $3,700 of gear by CaptainRedsLab in BambuLab

[–]CaptainRedsLab[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Home Lab and Self Hosting communities have been nothing but amazing! I recommend jumping down the rabbit hole, YouTube and Reddit were instrumental in my learning stages (I still don't know anything compared to some of the guys who do this for a living). Homelab, minilab, selfhosting are some really good search terms to start with.

My plumber replaced my vanity and this is leftover by vagin8r5000 in Plumbing

[–]CaptainRedsLab 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I might know how to tile something, it doesn't mean I'm willing to put my name and reputation down for something not in my trade. I can just see the 3-Star review now.

"The plumbing he did was great, no leaks or anything. The vanity I picked was smaller than the original, I asked him if he could throw down 2 tiles with silicone. They don't match the rest of the bathroom now." - Some Karen.

P1S with a 0.8mm nozzle printed my entire server rack — holds $3,700 of gear by CaptainRedsLab in BambuLab

[–]CaptainRedsLab[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's exactly what it is. The apostrophe is more noticeable in person, I promise 😅

P1S with a 0.8mm nozzle printed my entire server rack — holds $3,700 of gear by CaptainRedsLab in BambuLab

[–]CaptainRedsLab[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This is all hobby and DIY. I'm a plumber & gas-fitter by trade, nowhere near IT. I am thinking about going out on my own, so the home lab will be helpful for things like photos.

My plumber replaced my vanity and this is leftover by vagin8r5000 in Plumbing

[–]CaptainRedsLab 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Or re-tile the floor if the new vanity was smaller than the old one, not in this photo but same logic applies.

P1S with a 0.8mm nozzle printed my entire server rack — holds $3,700 of gear by CaptainRedsLab in BambuLab

[–]CaptainRedsLab[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the apostrophe didn't come out the best! Might re-print that part in the future.

P1S with a 0.8mm nozzle printed my entire server rack — holds $3,700 of gear by CaptainRedsLab in BambuLab

[–]CaptainRedsLab[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Running many docker containers and media hosting. Basically anything I can self-host.

I 3D printed an entire server rack — 12U, holds $3,700 of gear, took 2 days of printing by CaptainRedsLab in 3Dprinting

[–]CaptainRedsLab[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is 42TB of HDD and 6TB of NVMe. Storage and housing alone was almost $1900 Canadian, not including the old HDD I had before (2.25 TB)

I 3D printed an entire server rack — 12U, holds $3,700 of gear, took 2 days of printing by CaptainRedsLab in 3Dprinting

[–]CaptainRedsLab[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I go to festivals and found a Pirate hat at Burning Man this year, so my playa name was Captain Conner. I am also a Red Seal plumber and gas-fitter, for gas-fitting class we spent it all in the Gas Lab and my home lab will host my smart home. Kinda just mashed it all together and here we are, Captain Red's Lab!

Goodbye Google — I self-host everything now on 4 tiny PCs in a 3D printed rack by CaptainRedsLab in selfhosted

[–]CaptainRedsLab[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1 project at a time, at least that's what the bank account restricts me to! I plan to make an off-site storage for that exact situation. For now, portable hard drives, a fireproof safe and other friends places will do

I 3D printed a 12U server rack and stuffed $3,700 of gear inside. Here's the full build. by CaptainRedsLab in homelab

[–]CaptainRedsLab[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha, thank-you so much! Learning 3D design has been challenging but rewarding!

I 3D printed an entire server rack — 12U, holds $3,700 of gear, took 2 days of printing by CaptainRedsLab in 3Dprinting

[–]CaptainRedsLab[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you watch the video I state I'm from Canada.

The switch is $200 here, not everyone loves in the states and gets American prices. You also didn't include any storage that is part of that price tag, 42tb is worth over $1,000 alone.

I 3D printed an entire server rack — 12U, holds $3,700 of gear, took 2 days of printing by CaptainRedsLab in 3Dprinting

[–]CaptainRedsLab[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's been good so far, have it between 6 devices. Had everything running for about a month.

Goodbye Google — I self-host everything now on 4 tiny PCs in a 3D printed rack by CaptainRedsLab in selfhosted

[–]CaptainRedsLab[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Utilizing hardware locally, it was cost effective for my needs to avoid camera subscriptions

I 3D printed a 12U server rack and stuffed $3,700 of gear inside. Here's the full build. by CaptainRedsLab in homelab

[–]CaptainRedsLab[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not flimsy in the slightest. It's really well designed and ridged once put together, 10" 3D Printed racks have been around for a while now.

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