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: forms.gle/PP5rPXLF6Gm8X2FfA — **Congratulations to Sam J on winning the mini rack**; happy homelabbing! NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. See official contest rules here: www.jeffgeerling.com/2025-sweepstakes-rules

Resources mentioned in this video:

Project MINI RACK: mini-rack.jeffgeerling.com/
LabStack Mini: github.com/JaredC01/LabStack
Blog post with more info: www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/project-mini-rack
Mini Rack 001: github.com/geerlingguy/mini-rack/issues/3
Mini Rack 002: github.com/geerlingguy/mini-rack/issues/4
Mini Rack 003: github.com/geerlingguy/mini-rack/issues/6

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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