[vyshane]

3 years ago, I also wanted a bare metal cluster for my homelab. I wanted x86-64, low power consumption, small footprint, and low cost. I ended up building this 5 node nano ITX tower:

https://vyshane.com/2016/12/19/5-node-nano-itx-kubernetes-to...

I think that the exposed boards adds to its charm. Doesn't help with dust though.

[rwmj]

Yours is a lot neater than the four node bare cluster I built a few years ago: https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2014/04/28/caseless-virtualizatio...

One issue with caseless machines is the amount of RF they emit. Makes it hard to listen to any broadcast radio near one and probably disturbs the neighbours similarly.

I'm now using a cluster of NUCs which is considerably easier to deal with although quite a lot more expensive: https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2018/02/06/nuc-cluster-bring-up/

[geerlingguy]

Very nice; I've considered doing something similar and running some production sites on it from my home, but the limitation has always been my terrible Internet bandwidth through Spectrum.

We almost got Verizon gigabit fiber a few years ago... then AT&T ran fiber to the front of my neighborhood last year, and then never ran it to the houses. As it is, I'm stuck with 10 mbps uplink, which is not enough to be able to do most of what I would want to do with a more powerful local cluster.

[yumraj]

This is very cool. Curious, roughly, how much did this setup cost?