I’ve been an avid computer builder since my college days, and that transitioned naturally into homelabbing and self-hosting. Like any self-respecting homelabber, my setup has undergone countless iterations, and it will never be finished. But I’m pretty happy with my most recent work. The whole homelab fits on one shelf: The heart is a machine…

Not much remains of the machine that launched my illustrious computer building career. I only kept the processors and one case fan when I scrapped the rest circa 2014. Having no income at the time, the thing was achieved on my parents’ dime, justified with “for educational purposes.” There were two remarkable things about this…