It has been a long time since I’ve given an update on how the server cabinet is going. Well, snugg.ie has had a bit of an upgrade!

As you might’ve noticed, we’re in a totally new cabinet now! The older wooden cabinet outlived its lifespan after a few house moves. It was also never originally designed to be disassembled, which was its biggest hindrance.

The setup has now moved into a whole new 24U enclosure (Lehmann) made of metal. It’s disassemble-able and has sound-dampening foam, which gets everywhere 🌨️!

We’ve expanded!

  • totally new network setup! New VLANs, FTTx XGS-PON full-fibre wired directly into router using a WAS-110 ONT/ONU ‘on a stick’ SFP+ module
  • a lot more smart-home gear running through a Home Assistant ZBT-1, including Everything presence sensors, smart light bulbs (Philips Hue & Twinkly), and more!
  • using Docker containers for pretty much all of my services with docker-compose
  • switched from Plex to Jellyfin

What’s inside?

Top to bottom:

  • Unifi Dream Machine Pro*
  • Cisco Meraki MS225-48FP*
  • Silver patch panel*
  • Blanking plate*
  • Cisco Meraki MX100* (currently unused)
  • Homebrew Opnsense router* (currently unused)
  • 10 blanking plates*
  • cuddle server* (4c/4t Intel Xeon E3-1225v2 & 14 GiB DDR3)
  • hug server (16c/32t 2x Intel E5-2630v3 & 64 GiB DDR4)
  • Eaton 5PX 1500 UPS

*new!

How much power does it all draw?

On average the whole cabinet draws 340 watts, about 8.38 kWh total a day, which using current UK energy prices is around £2/day. It’s an expensive hobby to keep, so bear in mind if you’re looking to getting into self-hosting things yourself!