Ghost in the Rack

Topic

monitoring

A collection of 16 issues

The Great Bedroom Homelab Heist: Building a Silent Server Rack (and Saving My Relationship)

My journey to build a powerful yet whisper-quiet server rack right in my bedroom was a rollercoaster of fan noise, thermal throttling, and a very unhappy partner. Learn how I tamed the decibels and built a truly silent homelab, focusing on component choices, cooling strategies, and the crucial ro...

My Experience with Building a quiet server rack in my bedroom (and why my partner wasn't happy): What I Learned

My experience implementing Building a quiet server rack in my bedroom (and why my partner wasn't happy) in my homelab - the challenges, solutions, and lessons learned along the way.

How I spent $500 on enterprise gear that didn't work for my use case Adventures: A Personal Technical Story

My experience implementing How I spent $500 on enterprise gear that didn't work for my use case in my homelab - the challenges, solutions, and lessons learned along the way.

Building a distributed storage system in my basement Adventures: A Personal Technical Story

My experience implementing Building a distributed storage system in my basement in my homelab - the challenges, solutions, and lessons learned along the way.

My Journey with Building a CI/CD pipeline for my homelab scripts and configs: A Homelab Story

My experience implementing Building a CI/CD pipeline for my homelab scripts and configs in my homelab - the challenges, solutions, and lessons learned along the way.

My Experience with Building the perfect backup solution after learning the hard way: What I Learned

My experience implementing Building the perfect backup solution after learning the hard way in my homelab - the challenges, solutions, and lessons learned along the way.

My Journey with My disaster with ZFS pools: how I lost 2TB and got it back: A Homelab Story

My experience implementing My disaster with ZFS pools: how I lost 2TB and got it back in my homelab - the challenges, solutions, and lessons learned along the way.

How I Finally Got Running fiber to my garage: drilling holes, pulling cables, and lessons learned Working in My Homelab

My experience implementing Running fiber to my garage: drilling holes, pulling cables, and lessons learned in my homelab - the challenges, solutions, and lessons learned along the way.

The Silent Sentinel: Building a Quiet Server Rack in My Bedroom (and Why My Partner Wasn't Happy)

My journey into homelab nirvana hit a snag: my partner. Discover how I tamed the beast of server noise and heat, turning a bedroom into a silent data center, all while keeping the peace (mostly!). This is a tale of acoustic engineering, smart monitoring, and the ultimate WAF (Wife Acceptance Fact...

Converting my gaming PC into a hypervisor: trials and tribulations Adventures: A Personal Technical Story

My experience implementing Converting my gaming PC into a hypervisor: trials and tribulations in my homelab - the challenges, solutions, and lessons learned along the way.