https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/3defbdaf-c23d-4f52-8c6e-58b8da18e9aa The time has come for the MINI homelab! Special thanks to DeskPi for sending over their mini racks! Note: they did not pay me to make this video nor have any input into the contents. The DeskPi RackMate T0 Pi 5 cluster giveaway is over, and a winner has been contacted. I have not yet heard back, but will update this post with further information. The entry form (now closed) was located here: https://forms.gle/PP5rPXLF6Gm8X2FfA — Congratulations to Sam J on winning the mini rack; happy homelabbing! NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. See official contest rules here: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/2025-sweepstakes-rules Resources mentioned in this video: Project MINI RACK: https://mini-rack.jeffgeerling.com, LabStack Mini: https://github.com/JaredC01/LabStack, Blog post with more info: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/project-mini-rack, Mini Rack 001: https://github.com/geerlingguy/mini-rack/issues/3, Mini Rack 002: https://github.com/geerlingguy/mini-rack/issues/4, Mini Rack 003: https://github.com/geerlingguy/mini-rack/issues/6, Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: https://www.redshirtjeff.com 2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GeerlingEngineering 3rd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff Contents: 00:00 - You CAN take it with you! 01:17 - Little modular racks 02:49 - Project MINI RACK 03:25 - LabStack Mini - modular, open, and free! 08:27 - Some things work, some things need improvement 09:35 - Mini Rack 001 - go-anywhere multi-gig cluster 11:41 - A solar-powered portable rack 12:44 - Mini Rack 002 - a more economical Pi cluster 14:34 - Mini Rack 003 - ITX to the gills 15:44 - Build Showcase 15:59 - JaredC01's party tricks 19:56 - Raid Owl's hashtag 20:41 - TechnoTim's RGB-powered rack 21:41 - Hardware Haven 3D printed all the things 22:18 - Just the beginning - and 002 giveaway Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:23:52 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/3defbdaf-c23d-4f52-8c6e-58b8da18e9aa All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.