Home network and smart home in a 6U 10 inch rack
Cable modem, UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber, a patch panel, Home Assistant Green and a Philips Hue bridge, all in one tidy 6U rack.
Most mini PCs, Macs, modems and small switches can't go in a rack on their own. When you add one, the planner puts it in a rack mount made to fit that exact device, from 3D Rack Mounts. Gear that already has rack ears goes straight in.
In a mount made for it
Rack-ready
Open
Tap an open slot to choose where the next item goes. Drag an item to move it (on a phone, press and hold first). Tap it to remove it.
Parts list
6 of 6U used. 5 items need mounts ($141.95 in mounts); the rest has its own rack ears.
| Slot | Height | Part |
|---|---|---|
| U1 to U2 | 2U | Spectrum Modem mount $39.99 |
| U3 | 1U | Unifi Cloud Gateway Fiber (UGC Fiber) mount $31.99 |
| U4 | 1U | Patch Panel - 12 Keystone mount $15.99 |
| U5 | 1U | Home Assistant Green mount $31.99 |
| U6 | 1U | Philips Hue Smart Hub mount $21.99 |
Racks it fits
- DeskPi RackMate T1 (8U)
- DeskPi RackMate T1 Plus (8U)
- DeskPi RackMate T2 (12U)
- DeskPi RackMate T2 Plus (12U)
More 10 inch builds
How it works
- Pick a rack. 10" mini racks (DeskPi, GeeekPi, Lab Rax and similar) or a standard 19" rack, at the height you have.
- Add your gear. Search a device to place it. Gear that already has rack ears, like UniFi and Netgear switches, Synology RackStations, UPS units and PDUs, is in the list too and goes in as rack-ready.
- See what's missing. Anything without ears shows as "needs a mount", with a mount you can buy for it.
- Share it. The link holds the whole layout, so a build can be posted, compared or finished later.