Thanks for your comments! Just a mention here: 1) I vocalized at the end of this video that the ground was attached after recording and not included in my video. 2) No, I don't currently have a patch panel. I'm considering adding one but for my fairly quick setup, that was a step I skipped on purpose since I'm very time constrained. 3) the wifi AP was just plugged into the UDM to get registered with the network. I moved it after the fact to a new setup mounted on my ceiling. I actually had two ruckus APs already pre-mounted over POE that my new Unifi APs replaced. The AP sitting in the rack was temporary just for registration purposes. 4) No, I don't need a larger rack. I specifically chose this one for my own requirements and devices. It is metal but I see no degredation of signal for my IoT hub devices. I've kept an eye on this via packet captures to ensure they work fine! If they do see a decline in signal, they will be moved, but this is not needed right now. 😊 I appreciate your comments! Please remember that this is my build for my own use cases. It's not a data center. And TBH, there's a lot of steps I didn't really feel necessary since this isn't going in a data center nor am I running any servers (other than Plex). It's for a home and a KZread studio and fairly simple. There is no reason for my to spend more money than needed or spend more time than needed on this build.

@trumanhw

2 жыл бұрын

You ... don't want a larger rack? I mean ... _never_ is when a larger rack isn't better.

@ShannonMorse

2 жыл бұрын

Did you see the little ledge under the stairs? If I push it back into that corner a larger one wouldn't fit. But thanks!

@laelpalmer

2 жыл бұрын

It look great and it sounds like you had fun. In the comms world the idea is that if it looks good it works good. I have two suggestions. Switches have a tendency to produce a lot of heat, especially if they are POE. I would suggest moving one up or down to have a 1RU space between. Also, for the devices that are in the rack that are not fixed with screws, I suggest that you put double sided tape or better velcro tape on the bottom of them. This is not necessary. It does prevent the devices from sliding around and potentially falling out, and subsequently becoming un-plugged. This is also for anyone reading this who is sharing tips.

@SFA1.0

2 жыл бұрын

@Shannon Morse what was the largest Synology model you have in this video? Is this the 8 Bay AMD model, I think it's 1821???

@Fattal2005

2 жыл бұрын

For your patch panel, you could get one that uses keystone rj45 passthru. So you don't have to punch down all the cables. Simple, effective and quick.

The sped up rack construction was great. I like How people, cat and dogs came and went during the build. Makes IKEA furniture look easy in comparison :)

@krenner13

2 жыл бұрын

Same thoughts haha 🐾❤

OH MY FREAKING GOD ANOTHER WOMAN WHO BUILDS SERVERS! Thank you so much for being out there and sharing this! ❤️

@ZoneOne2150

Жыл бұрын

Calm the eff down

@JKLionheart

Жыл бұрын

I, for one, loved your enthusiasm! :)

@jennifermedia6288

Жыл бұрын

I’m going to mine too !

@akshajhui

8 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤

@wnathanielw

6 ай бұрын

Yea weird... You don't need servers to play candy crush

So gad you finally got this installed! I recently did a similar thing for my parents home, and they were amazed. Best thing I can manage the entre network for them. Your network rack looks great and well thought out!

Very nice! Just a heads up as a Fellow Denver guy here. There are several Electronic Recycling companies local. I got 2 of those same server racks (minus the fans) from a facility in Commerce city for $20. Pre built. Saved me sooo much time.

@BDBD16

2 жыл бұрын

I got a client trying to donate a full size Dell rack but can't find anyone to take it!

@derkaderkamohamadallaackbarnut

2 жыл бұрын

@@BDBD16 I wish I had so much more room! I like racks. When I was out of country my job site gave me 3 full size racks, but as I could not actually take them back with me... They were thrown out. It was sad seeing such beautiful racks just sitting next to the dumpster.

@ShannonMorse

2 жыл бұрын

Well, I don't have space for another one lol but thanks!

@firesurfer

2 жыл бұрын

@@BDBD16 I really could use one, I actually built one from plywood. What a pain. Too bad I'm in NY. I'm using it for audio equipment.

@rcmindset1738

2 жыл бұрын

@@derkaderkamohamadallaackbarnut Thanks for calling out the recycling company as an option. I'm also in Denver. Mind sharing where you found the smaller racks? I called around, but unfortunately was unable to find any recyclers that had them. Only found one and it was a 42U rack. Thanks!

been thinking about doing this one for my home too and I'm about to get into all those patch panel things. glad you showed a simple use case scenario for home. most youtube home server rack tutorials have that patch panel thing. it's convenient sure but for someone like me who needs to get this thing started (currently a mess on the floor) it's a good thing you showed this. thanks!

Well done Shannon :) watching someone is build their first rack brings up the feelings I had at my first bigger and cleaner cabinet. Take care

Awesome video Shannon. Cannot wait to see the next one

Looks awesome!!!! What a fun project and learning process!!! I am thinking of doing something similar, so thanks for all the links!! You rock Shannon!!!!

Having built my own 42u for my office, very much a pain. But so worth it. A lovely build!

Thank you. I am a programmer and researcher in information security. I learned and benefited a lot from you. Thank you very much for the valuable information

Super video. Great detail. Thank you for posting.

Great work Shannon , It's really great that your voice is clear

Very nice video. I like how it was in fast forward mode. Network setup is very fun!

Great job Shannon!

Yea! Another studio tour video. Love these. Still waiting to hear how you keep the sump pump in the corner quiet. So nice that including the cables you ran, the builders left plenty of slack. I see lots of people complaining you should have done it this way or the other, but once the cables are cut that's it. Like in my case, the electrician cut them so short I had to wall mount my rack higher than I wanted and then stand on a ladder doing punch-downs on a 2x4 on top of the rack. Cables don't grow once cut. Also, if you move your next occupants will appreciate the slack if they want to do any networking and may also move to a wall mounted rack. Good job!

@ShannonMorse

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I'm incredibly grateful to have cables that are longer than I'd need because cutting them would've given me less options.

Good build and good content. I love this geek stuff.

Thank you I just got a new office and I was looking for a server build out video. Going to study this!

Great video, I have a very similar setup with my server rack and UDMP as well as my DiskStation! Thank you for the tip on the UPS!

Very nice! TheSailor Moon pants were a nice touch, too. 👍🏻

How fun! Hope you're doing well Shannon!

looks awasome

I like how the pup laid in the cabinet. cute.

Nice Job Shannon!

Nice job! you should use the sfp port to connect the switch and switch. Trust me it looks clean, and you have an entra port to use. I did that myself plus if you have a fast ISP it will help. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for sharing. I enjoy your content. Blessings on your day.

Great video! Thanks for this!

I’m glad your pets helped out!

Shannon, looks awesome!

@ShannonMorse

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Well done build with some great tips. The most important ones I had to learn the hard way -- think hard about where the rack rails should be and install gear before putting on the side panels. I've had to completely unload and reposition so many rack rails at work when non-network folks try to help and start loading their equipment into racks. "Buy a larger rack than you think you need" made me laugh. Soooo many past projects where someone counted up their current U of known equipment and ordered the exact size. FWIW - The Unifi application is vulnerable to log4j and they've released a couple updates in the past few weeks. They don't have a release with 2.17 out yet, but they're at least up to 2.16.

I'd love to see you do a full video about the Ubiquiti router. I have four of their access points right now, and really love the interface. I've got Google Fiber, and I'm thinking about changing from their network box to Ubiquiti one, but I suspect the system you got is kind of overkill from my purposes. Anyway, I'd love to see a thorough examination of the interface and throughput. Thanks again!

wow gorgeous and a networking professional 😍😍

Nice setup! I need to find a place to install a rack. It makes everything so organized. You forgot to mention to mention your canine "help". ;)

Yeah, my racks (two 9U racks stacked/bolted together, makes moving them a lot easier since I can split them in half without fully disassembling) have cheap locks. I basically just had to insert a rake and pull it out... I would totally buy good locks if I was truly concerned but I'm a bit chill about it since it's at my home. Guess you can say I've accepted that they just make sure the doors don't accidently open.

Shannon Merry Xmas and Happy hopefully better new year. The coasters on the rack cab you get lockable ones? Need it for my battery build please.

I know I am late to the game here, as I am just now watching this, but keep in mind the way the UDM Pro works. The 8 LAN ports are basically a switch with a 1Gbps uplink to the CPU in the UDM Pro. This means that all 8 of those ports are limited to 1Gbps max to the network and can lead to a bottle neck situation. The ARM processor that they use in the UDM Pro has 2-10G ports and 2-1G Ports built into it. They bring out each 10G port to the SFP+ modules and then the 1G WAN copper port and then use the last 1G port as the connection to the 8 port switch (LAN Ports). I would highly suggest that you use the 10G SFP+ LAN port to connect to your switch. Purchase a 1G SFP to install in your UDM Pro (LAN SFP+ port) and connect the switch to the UDM that way instead of using one of the 8 LAN ports. You can do it one of two ways, either get two 1G SPF fiber modules and short fiber cable between switch and UDM. Or the other option is to use a 1G SFP copper RJ45 and connect to any switch port or even putting another in one of the SFP ports on the switch and free up a normal copper port. The two 10G SPF+ ports on the UDM (1 is LAN and 1 is WAN) can both accept 1G SFP modules and do support copper 1G connections as well. This will give you better performance if you have multiple VLAN's / networks setup. By using the two 1G SFP ports on the switch you can use them as 1G Copper as well so you gain a few extra non-blocking ports for generic use too. I see that your switch is pretty full. The more you can put on the switch the better non-blocking performance you can get. Ideally a USW Pro switch would get you 10G port and can connect that directly to the UDM Pro with DAC cable or fiber. Even if you have only 1G or less internet connections the ability to transverse VLANs and allow non-blocking traffic between computers or NAS/Plex helps a bunch. THe Pro series switches can also do layer three routing as well without having to use the resources of the UDM and can offload that to the switch directly. Those 8 ports on the UDM Pro should only be used with low bandwidth things that don't need to communicate with things on the switch at high speed that could. Keep up the good work! 😁👍

Your hair is perfect, wow!

The rug really tied the room together.

Nice job. Some good hints. More pro than my effort.

GitS:SAC Sticker!!! Great Video! Both you and TastyPc set yourselves up with Ubiquiti, and they seem like they're pretty dang cool.

I love this! Great job shannon! I would love to have a server rack in my apt, but no room.

Oh yes, yay for Denver winters. Mine is also in the basement.

Shannon, this looks great! I am the owner of a IT company in Round Rock Texas and we do network buildouts for small businesses. If you allow me to give you one tip, at 6:12 you can use a 2 Gang Low-Voltage Mounting Bracket for the wall and a face place with mesh fringe for the cleaner look. Otherwise a small wall patch panel would work well too. Otherwise, looks fantastic.

Jealous. Building rack tech and tetris-ing cable management is just more fun than human beings should be allowed. All Hail ZipTies! The glue of electronic civilization! :-) I found great geek joy working on a few large scale tech installations over my career, including crimping many hundreds of BNC connectors for the largest analog video routing matrix in the world (circa 1990). In this millennia, I got to geek on a pilot project involving engineering of dozens of servers, network routers and hundreds of Linux thin client installations for several of Atlanta's area public schools. Fond memories! Thanks for sharing your fun with us!

Cool video ! Keep up the good work !

@ShannonMorse

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great video!

This is 100% a new goalfor me

Awesome video ^_^ I'm hoping to do something similar when I move next!

I have a small rack i use that is mainly for audio gear but works, I went for a keystone punch down block to organize my cables better and I think it would look great here as well.

Great setup!

@ShannonMorse

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

These videos are excellent

@ShannonMorse

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Love love love watching the series. I might have missed it, but what did you replace your Ruckus APs with from Ubiquiti? I have about 40 clients (thank you IoT), and while I know the Ruckus APs are good for client dense environments, I'm curious if that was part of your decision in Ubiquiti APs or if it was just the familiarity with the interface and whatnot?

very nice, i finally installed a rack as i got tired of always having to move my servers to get to the one i want to work on, i only have 5 but its still a pain, my employer moved buildings and i was able to grab a full height telecom rack which i do plan to install and move my 2 switches and router to that and other things as i grow my dev business

Good job !! :)

Hey love the video. I REALLY MISS YOUR TECH TIPS VIDEOS.

Nice build I'm ready to get a space to setup a small rack and home lab

I love the Ubiquity UDM and the Synology products. I've been using them at work for years. Also, for about $20 you can get the copper SFP cable to tie your UDM and your switch together as a 10GB link.

@ShannonMorse

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Dhovin

2 жыл бұрын

If you are going to do that might as well do fiber.

@robcho8388

2 жыл бұрын

Only if the switch is the "PRO" series otherwise it's GBE. However I agree buy it as it free's up a port on both units

Love your RGB Hair ❤❤❤

awesome!

Nice!!

I currently use a 22 U rack on my home lab. I plan on eventually to upgrade to a 44 U rack so I can get a battery backup.

The advice about "Getting stuff that is bigger than you think you'll need" is something both my former and current employer need to hear more about 🤣️

@ShannonMorse

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I did!

Just picked up a Dream Machine Pro myself!

Highly envious of this setup. Nice job. I used to work for ISPs and my network is a horrid mess (at least aesthetically) :D Partially cause someone building these new apartment buildings forgot people might get a faster internet than 100M and the internals are Cat5. They've got a nice panel box for network and all, and then this... I just gave up and run everything through a Ubiquiti Edgerouter X with Wi-Fi from a Google Wifi xD

Good luck

IKEA construction on steroids LOL - Well done! More patience than I

Great video, I do have a question if you had 2 separate Wi-Fi devices why are they run in a mesh configuration

Nice!

Damn, RGBs...they're everywhere now. Even made it to her hair

As someone who works in a data centre, I'm definitely hoping that our racks are handled by our landlord rather than us specifically (or at least by a different team); they're 48U or higher, and I definitely don't want to be juggling that during assembly. Racking a server on the top U? Sure. Crimping tonnes Cat6 cables? Need more practice, but I can do that no problem. Rack assembly at that size? Fingers crossed that's not my job ':D Love the rack though, looks really thought out; I'm looking at similar for my home stuff at some point :)

So cool :)

Nice thanks 👍

Hi there Shannon, yay another women.. I’m currently doing mine to build a home network very soon. Going to the teh udmse. Any tips? Will you add a patch panel one day start do straight into your 24 switch. I bought a 12u, fan, patch panel, udmse shelf rack nuts.

In love ❤

Awesome video, can you provide a list of the parts that you used. I want to replicate this to study for the Network + Exam.

Hey how are you finding the UDM-Pro? I am in the process of replacing mine due to the firewall rule system being VERY basic compared to say pf/opn sense.

SnapAV makes some really good racks too. I use them in all my rehabs and installs.

Holy Morse just found you tonight Shannon now we shall forever be connected.... If you stay on yt and if there's no solar flares 🤘 stay awesome

Looks like it went fantastic! And you're right about rack size, I started my shopping for a 20U, ended up with a 44U, and it's full! XD The size really tends to creep up when you're trying to stuff everything into it.

Great job on the server rack. Since this is a relatively new build, did the electricians install a whole home surge protector? Between $100 and $200 and installs in the breaker panel, so should be under $400 installed and you don't need separate surge protectors for your devices.

@Starbuck8888888

2 жыл бұрын

I have a whole home surge protector as well on my main service panel, but remember, that device is just the first line of defense from a power surge. It is wise to have a network of surge suppressors on individual critical devices. Also, a surge protector will not protect against power loss, like the triplite UPS used in this rack.

Is it possible to get your video you posted about The Plex Server please Shannon? Love the server rack by the way.

That is nice 👍💯

well that was fun

Nice cabling

1 word comes to mind. Cable management😁

Came here from seeing your reply to the sexist commenter featured on BuzzFeed's recent list of best burns. Subscribed! :)

I give that UDM Pro 6 months and you'll want to change it out for a pfSense box. Doesn't take long looking at the vague firewall logs and wanting control over your ids/ips as well as VPN back to home before you realize the UDM doesn't do it well at all.

Small suggestion...get a DAC cable to go from the UDM Pro to your switch...faster connection and uses otherwise unused ports

awesome

Upgrade to a patch panel! Will Clean it up some! Looks good!

Denver in the house

Patch panel!!! 1' Patch Cables. Ditch the cable organizer. :)

Denver! Colorado is my fav US state! (I'm from Aus btw) I always assumed you were from Texas, with all the Y'alls and whatnot. Have a Merry Christmas Shannon!

@ShannonMorse

2 жыл бұрын

Southern dialects are from multiple states, not just Texas. 😉

@_BangDroid_

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShannonMorse Forgive my cultural ignorance 😆

Russell Tamany was nice to help!

Just wondering if the HUE bridge is still on the bottom shelf in this unit which you said was in your basement. You have no concerns for the Zigbee radio being in the basement and in the bottom of your server rack. Very jealous of the setup and a new wired house!

Nice hair collors

Hi! May I ask, what is the type of that big Synology NAS? Thank you! :)

Please does having a web sever running at home requires an internet connection like data all the time ?

I have the same server rack and almost the same setup. I like that idea of the cable organizer, I put a patch panel at the top of mine. I might have to look into that ups and surge protector, those are the only two things I'm missing in my rack but I also just put in a custom server. The only complaint I have about this rack is I wish it was deeper and I wish you could remove the back side easier.

@pictzone

11 ай бұрын

Why would you also need a surge protector if you install an UPS?

I miss my 2004 home I build with the CAT 5E wiring I did through my whole house.