# geerlingguy/mini-rack

Miniature rack builds, for portable or compact Homelabs.

Repository: https://github.com/geerlingguy/mini-rack
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mini-rack
Homepage: http://mini-rack.jeffgeerling.com/
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: cluster, edge, homelab, rackmount
Last push: 2026-08-25T22:08:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 44
- inputs: {"age_days": 624, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3868, forks 99 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:27.690137+00:00)

## What it is
A community guide and reference site for building miniature 10-inch rack setups for compact or portable homelabs. It catalogs compatible hardware like racks, PDUs, UPSes, shelves, and network gear, and documents the de facto mini rack dimension standard.

## Use cases
- build a compact homelab rack
- find 10-inch rackmount hardware
- make a portable network rack
- learn mini rack dimension standards
- find 3D printable mini rack parts
- set up a small cluster at the edge

## When to choose
- you are planning a compact or portable homelab build
- you need a curated list of 10-inch rack-compatible gear
- you want community examples and build showcases

## When to avoid
- you need 19-inch full-size rack guidance
- you need software for managing homelab services
- you are outside regions where the listed gear is available

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: hardware, self-hosted, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: homelab, mini-rack, rackmount, hardware-guide, networking, 3d-printing

## Member repositories
- geerlingguy/mini-rack (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:27.690137+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:25:49.977465+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/geerlingguy/mini-rack (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:27.690137+00:00, sha 84baf76a39e3)
  - homepage: http://mini-rack.jeffgeerling.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:20:24.964032+00:00, sha 92fd992f0c26)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.