rack & stack

homelab notes // future-me is the only reader

Half of this is here so I stop re-solving the same problem every six months. If it reads like a diary, that is because it is one.

quieting the mini rack

Swapped the screamer fans for Noctuas, set a saner curve in the BMC. Idle went from "airport" to "fridge". Worth every krona.

// jul 2026

backups I actually test

A restore drill on the first of the month, calendar reminder and all. A backup you have never restored is a rumour.

// may 2026

DNS, again

It was DNS. It is always DNS. Wrote it down this time so I believe myself in December.

// apr 2026