geerlingguy / geerlingguy/mini-rack

RackMate T1 - Side mount for laptop, Tripp Lite UPS, 10Gbe, RPis, Mac Minis

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Description

I knew I wanted a mini rack as soon as I saw the RackMate T1 to downsize and move off my 12U full size rolling rack.

## Details

1. Lenovo M920Q w/ Dual 10Gbe running OPNsense
2. [QNAP QSW-M2106PR-2S2T](https://www.qnap.com/en-us/product/qsw-m2106pr-2s2t)
3. [DeskPi RackMate 12 Port Patch Paenl](https://deskpi.com/products/deskpi-rackmate-accessory-10-inch-network-switch)
4. Two DeskPi SBC Shelves
- Pi4 running my personal blog
- Pi4 (non-operational)
- Pi5 w/ Geekworm PoE and NVME hat
6. Two Mac Minis
7. [Tripp Lite 600VA 300W 4-Outlet UPS](https://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-Cloud-Connected-Management-BC600RNC/dp/B0CPN6QSBF)
- See here for images - https://github.com/geerlingguy/mini-rack/issues/1#issuecomment-2599063696
8. Mounted to the side of the rack is a Lenovo 530S laptop running Proxmox. The keyboard stopped working, so I was planning on slotting this into a .5U shelf, but the laptop was .1 inches too wide. :( So instead I found [this aluminum laptop stand that was perfect for mounting to the side of the rack.](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079VHSJSB)

## Future

1. JetKVM w/ 4 machine KVM switch
2. 3D print uplink port for back
3. 3D print rack mount for m920q
4. 3D print nicer slotted SBC shelf
5. Tools for cable management

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raspberry-pi
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