diff --git a/Designing-and-buliding-the-minirack.md b/Designing-and-buliding-the-minirack.md index 3cfeed0..79d23ec 100644 --- a/Designing-and-buliding-the-minirack.md +++ b/Designing-and-buliding-the-minirack.md @@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ ## Overview -This page outlines the process of designing and constructing a mini-rack for my homelab. +This page describes the process of designing and constructing a minirack for my homelab. ## Initial Objectives -The primary goal of this project was to organize and tidy up the various components of my homelab to improve usability and reliability. For the two years I've had a homelab, including one year with physical (non-virtualized) hardware, I hadn't paid much attention to how it was stored, as long as it was powered and connected via Ethernet. This led to piles of cables, mini-PCs, and power supplies in inappropriate places, causing issues like accidental unplugging, falls, and maintenance difficulties. I needed a more sustainable solution than the gradual stacking of equipment I had allowed to happen. +The primary goal of this project was to organize and tidy up the various components of my homelab to improve usability and reliability. For the two years I've had a homelab, including one year with physical (non-virtualized) hardware, I hadn't paid much attention to how it was organized, as long as it had power and network access. This led to piles of cables, mini-PCs, and power supplies in inappropriate places, causing issues like accidental unplugging, falls, and maintenance difficulties. I needed a more sustainable solution than the continuous stacking of gear I had allowed to happen. -I see my homelab as a space for experimentation and learning, and this project fits into that approach. Having never worked in a data center or managed a physical infrastructure beyond my personal PCs, I wanted to solve this problem not just by following a guide from A to Z or buying a ready-made solution online, but also to progress in an area I knew little about. This is how the minirack project was born. +I see my homelab as a space for experimentation and learning, and I wanted this project to follow that mindset. Having never worked in a data center or managed a physical infrastructure beyond my personal PCs, I wanted to tackle this not just by following a guide from A to Z or buying a ready-made solution online, but also to learn about a field I knew little about. This is how the minirack project was born. -Rack, but why mini? The standard for organizing server hardware is the 19-inch wide rack, commonly found in data centers. It optimizes vertical space usage. However, this standard was too large for the space I had available. That's why I started looking for something smaller, hence the minirack. +Why did I pick a minirack ? The standard for organizing server hardware is the 19-inch wide rack, commonly found in data center, as it optimizes vertical space usage. However, this standard was too wide and cumbersome for the space I had available. That's why I started looking for something smaller, hence the minirack. ## Research and Conceptualization