Raspberry Pi Rack - 6 node 3D Printed 1U Pi cluster

I got tired of having Raspberry Pis hanging about my office. So I found a really nice 3D model for a 1U Pi rack by russross on Thingiverse, printed it, and put it in my new rack.

I'll show you everything in this video!

Special thanks to Russ Ross for his videos and 3D models:

1U Rack mount bracket:    • Raspberry Pi 4 1U rack-mount bracket  
2U Rack mount bracket:    • Raspberry Pi 4 2U rack-mount bracket  
1U Thingiverse model: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:412...
2U Thingiverse model: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:407...

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Mentioned in this video:

Echogear 20U open frame rack: https://amzn.to/3v2pgsW
UCtronics 1U Pi Rack (the one I didn't buy): https://amzn.to/3eYzDsc
Ender 3 V2 3D Printer: https://amzn.to/3eYAvNg
ZYLtech 3D Printer PLA Black filament: https://amzn.to/3bzuEMr
M2.5 x 12mm 25 pack screws: https://amzn.to/3tRWU32
#10-24 Threaded Rod: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Steelworks-1...
#10-24 Hex Nuts: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-10-x...
P-Touch Label Maker: https://amzn.to/2T26m7h
HP Aruba 2530-8G PoE+ Switch: https://amzn.to/2QukEg7
APC Smart-UPS 2200xl: https://amzn.to/3hHdUXv
QNAP QSW-M2108-2C 10 GbE/2.5 GbE Switch: https://amzn.to/3wah8GE
Cable Matters 1' black Cat6 cable: https://amzn.to/3tZxQqK
InstallerParts 2' black Cat6 cable: https://amzn.to/3fu7bxi

Blog post with a few more pretty pictures: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/202...

#RaspberryPi #Rackmount #Homelab

Contents:

00:00 - 1U Pi Rackmount
01:08 - 3D Printing the Rack
02:03 - Assembly
02:57 - PoE and UPS
04:37 - What do the Pis do?
05:19 - Final thoughts and outtakes