# CUBE _This is a #project identified by the tag #cube-lab, which is a subtag of #homelab._ I have various small computers running services and workloads for me. I would like to keep the clutter to a minimum and make the hardware look organized. There are many mini-rack projects out there, this is mine. This particular note is about the curent iteration of the "Cube" minirack and its contents, both hardware and software. This note will link to other notes as necessary to go deeper into the details. ## Project Requirements - conforms to the 10" standard - 5U tall (making it a cube!) - Looks great - single power cord to plug in (so it needs a PDU) - single network cable (so it needs a switch) - "low" noise - Hosts a set of related services that are useful to me and my family - Bonus: performs something by itself (doesn't need other parts in order to be useful) ## Purpose The first iteration of this build has organically centered around a media server. The services it runs are for fetching, organizing, storing, and streaming media (movies, tv shows, music). ## Hardware Components - the rack frame itself ([[rack]]) - compute ([[compute]]) - storage ([[storage]]) - networking ([[networking]]) - power ([[power]]) ## User Interface How much is this server going to be self-manageable? As in, with a full screen, keyboard and pointing device I can use to connect to any of its nodes? If I have a screen for management, and I want a screen for monitoring, do I use one screen or two? - keyboard - daisy? atreus? - something with a builtin pointer? - pointing device - arc mouse is small, could slot in somewhere - ploopy nano, except it doesn't have buttons - omg, [ploopy bean!](https://ploopy.co/bean/) ## TODO ```tasks not done tags include cube-lab ```