Home made wall mounted 19-inch server / data / equipment rack cabinet. Perfect for a home network!

Rather than buying a pre-made wall mount server data cabinet I decided to build one myself, custom designing it to fit a standard 19-inch network switch, power strip, patch panel, NAS (Network Attached Storage) drive, wireless WiFi access point, fibre broadband modem and the Hive central heating panel.

The unit itself is easy to make out of timber, I show you how I made it from a simple kitchen wall cabinet but alter it to fit the rack perfectly. It looks good on the wall (it looks much nicer than a metal data rack cabinet) and can be altered in the future if I feel the need to expand the unit.

The costs for a pre-built metal unit of this size is around £135.00, this one I have built cost just £39.00 - that's a huge saving!

Rack contents include (I am not sponsored):
- TP Link TL-SG1024 Unmanaged 24-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch - Amazon
- LMS Data 6-gang Horizontal Power Distribution Unit (PDU) - Amazon
- Western Digital (WD) MyCloud EX2 Ultra NAS server - Maplin (before they went bust!)
- BT Smart Hub 2 - Gigabit Router and WiFi Access Point with 802.11ac Wireless
- Hive HomeHub - Central Heating / Water Control Panel with Remote Access
- OpenReach - Fibre-to-the-home Modem with 900 mbps connection

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[skynetnetworks]

A hidden cable pip that can open and a patch panel and ethernet outlet for the equipment below the cabinet

[sko]

@5:55 talking about back-heavy, screwing in top screw first, of course. Tip: screwing in bottom ones first will force the rack-ears to the rails and hold them instead of trying to sheer off, friction is your friend! So is the principle of lever.

Rack looks really nice with the colour accents, thanks for sharing.

[LiLBitsDK]

that's a GIGANTIC case... for ONE switch... must admit I actually expected "something" in the rack...yes yes there are the stuff on the shelf below but that obviously didn't need a rack.

[jamesinbradford]

I’ve from Bradford, ever year I go to Cumbria for a week. Has soon has I leave Keighley I’m in a different world. Then a week later driving through Keighley towards Bradford I’m back in driving hell !

[lorenzopardini]

Very good job! Suggestion: add labels to cables and power supply units

[Jonbuildz]

Being a techy It's nice mate, visually looks great.

[Trotter]

Nice work, appreciating it here from Jersey, New Jersey, USA.

[crestonsimpson]

I think I would have added some rack mount fans.

[jean-sebastienfrenette]

The only thing missing is actually heat exhaust. You have just one or two switch so not the biggest heat output but I wouldn't do that with servers and big switch, need room for air in front and back

[chilson]

Well done, Your accent kept my full attention

[stanbaldwin]

Great video. I was looking for an idea to make my media room rack. Thanks!

[summerbee]

Can you do an update on your home server please

[makeamillion]

Damn, thought it was a server rack build but well done.

[TheDwight]

Did you move the ONT, or did they install to that corner?

[maxwarren]

This looks great. When do you think the sequel will come out?

[pitsnipe]

Nice, just built something similar for my home network using scrap lumber from previous projects.

[andygg]

How did you fix the Hive Hub and and BT Hub to the red accent panel? My hubs do not have any slot mounts for screws.

[arf]

I need a 1000mm deep rack
Servers don't fit in such a short cabinet

[keistian]

What are the measurements of the whole rack?

[georgelza]

do you have a link for the rack (the silver, into which you screw the components) rails.