Just an update on my homelab rack.

From top to bottom: • TP-Link AX21 - Wireless Router • PDU - powers network and Synology • Synology DS419slim - horridly managed w/ about 6TB of combined storage, no raid • Netgear ProSafe 5748T - main switch • Cisco Catalyst 3560-X - unused, planned for home automation / IoT devices • Proliant DL180 g9 - Proxmox with a couple containers(JellyFin, Trillium, VaultWarden, Ignition, and a couple Linux distros), 8x 1TB HDDs, raid 5 , 32GB ram • Cisco Multiservices Platform - about to install FreeNAS w/ 4x 12TB HDDs in raid 6, 8GB Ram • DataDomain DD160 - unused, wanted to turn into a JBOD rack but will probably become ewaste ☹️ • APC Smart-UPS X 1500 - currently powering the whole rack with a new battery bank • APC ??? - not used yet. It’s a 220v model, so I won’t be using it until I move my rack later next year. But the batteries were good when I got it.

Not pictured is my PFSense router running on a Protectli VP2420.

All in I think I’m under $700, when the drives for the new NAS get in I’ll be at $1000.