Rack-mount servers seem like the best solution for a powerful homelab, right? That’s what I thought—but I was so wrong. I recently decommissioned two of my rack-mount servers in favor of a single ...

Have you been trying to make the decision between a rack-mount server and a desktop? Do you even know what a rack-mount server is? These enterprise-grade servers are what run the internet, but do they ...

Thecus has widened their product range a great deal over the last couple of years with new products forming at both the high and low end of the scale. This has opened the door for multiple products to ...

Any recommendations for a decent 1u rack mount that would have SFP+ capabilities, and potentially a 4 port 1000BaseT NIC? I was thinking I'd pick something up to throw on my rack as my router to run ...

In the crowded world of rack servers, the HP ProLiant DL380p 2U server stands out. This eighth-generation ProLiant offers twice the memory capacity of its seventh-gen predecessor, a third more cores ...

A few months ago I embarked on a journey to build an enterprise grade, rack mount server from scratch for our business. The project was a success on all accounts and we’re happily running a slew of ...

Most of the Ethernet uses 10GBASE-T and Cat6 cabling and connectors, with some interconnects use fiber optical cable and LC connectors. Unsurprisingly, as this setup grew and grew, [spooky] had to ...

There’s really no benefit to leaving drives spun up 24/7 in a homelab environment. Your drives will typically last longer and ...

While I've been bugging people about servers and equipment for the new server room I've been working on laying out the equipment in racks and Netshelters we own in Excel. Lots my layouts use every ...

With redundant power supplies, extensive backup options, and a wealth of handy features, the low-cost, multilingual QNAP TS-859U-RP offers flexible network storage to smaller shops There’s an area of ...