Blake Smith

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The Server Rack Expands

The server rack continues to expand! In an effort to buy hardware before the AI bubble continues to drive up computer hardware prices, I’ve added three more Minisforum UM690L mini PCs to the basement rack (this time in black!).

Expanded Server Rack

I’ll be using this new batch of machines to separate a testing cluster from “production” infrastructure that runs the stuff in the house (Home Assistant, Jellyfin, etc.)

I haven’t yet isolated the network switching / routing, but that’ll come at some point.

In the meantime, I’ll keep on cheering for the AI bubble to crash in hopes of computer hardware returning back to earth.


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Blake Smith is a Principal Software Engineer at Sprout Social.