IT IS DONE! Final server is in place

I know there is no such thing as "done" but right now, I am really happy.

After a number of years of planning and refining, last night I put the final server into the rack.

Full Server (with old gaming PC off to the side)

In order from top to bottom -

  • 10gb TP Link SFP+ switch - main distribution switch

  • Blank brush panel

  • 1gbe PoE Switch - for wireless APs

  • 1gbe Switch - this was my first switch, I thought it was failing, offloaded it with the other two switches, then figured out what was wrong with it. Now it is just a bunch of ports.

  • Proxy and VPN server - i5-6500t with 8gb RAM running Debian.

  • Synology NAS (DS918+) - File server

  • TP-Link Omada controller

  • Gaming PC (this is the new and final addition) - freshly built, Ryzen 7 9700x, 32gb RAM, 4080s. Running fiber HDMI and Displayport cables to my office and TV in the den with 2 USB over ethernet extenders. Sunshine is installed for remote gaming on the Steam Deck.

New Gaming PC

  • Lastly is my Unraid Server - Plex and VM machine - i7-7900x, 96gb RAM, p4000 GPU, 85tb. Sharing to upwards of 30 people with 10-15 concurrent streams of various 1080p and 4k content. I am thinking of putting in an Intel a380 as I would like to experiment if it is more efficient than the p4000. I know I could have with a 12th gen CPU. But parts in Canada are stupidly expensive and I wanted to put that money towards my gaming rig. Also, I wanted the PCI-E lanes for experimenting and expansion. I am probably going to pull out the smaller, secondary GPU. It isn't pretty on the inside, but it works and I am really happy with the performance.

Media and VM server