UniFi homelab in a 9U 10 inch rack
A UniFi gateway and PoE switch up top, a keystone patch panel, two Lenovo Tiny PCs and a Minisforum MS-01 for compute, and a PDU at the bottom. A complete small homelab on a desk.
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
9 of 9U used. 6 items need mounts ($176.94 in mounts); the rest has its own rack ears.
| Slot | Height | Part |
|---|---|---|
| U1 | 1U | UCG Ultra, UXG Max or UCG Max mount $23.99 |
| U2 | 1U | Patch Panel - 12 Keystone mount $15.99 |
| U3 | 1U | Unifi USW-Lite-8 PoE mount $23.99 |
| U4 | 1U | Vent / fan panel your own gear |
| U5 | 1U | Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny - Fits M70q-M90q & M710q-M920q mount $31.99 |
| U6 | 1U | Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny - Fits M70q-M90q & M710q-M920q mount $31.99 |
| U7 to U8 | 2U | Minisforum MS-01, MS-A2, MS-R1 & MS-03 mount $48.99 |
| U9 | 1U | DeskPi 10 inch 1U PDU rack-ready |
Racks it fits
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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.