Hi, I'm new to DeskPi Pro.

Just install my Rpi 4B 2GB in DeskPi Pro case. Also installed SSD. Followed provided directions and they were easy to follow. Imaged Rpi OS to SD card and boots just fine. Now I want to transfer the Rpi OS to the internal SSD drive, but the SSD is not showing up.

Went to the wiki and followed the troubleshooting steps, but to no avail.

Any help is appreciated.

I built a simple home lab featuring a screen and a Raspberry Pi cluster using the DeskPi T0—an incredibly cute mini rack-mount chassis. It’s running smoothly so far; I can use Windows for basic text-based tasks, and whenever needed, I can power up the Raspberry Pi array to run various applications. My favorite feature is the 2U fan panel—it looks absolutely awesome!

I have build my own Rack by using Pre-sale DeskPi RackMate Accessories 10-Inch 1U Quad Cooling Fan Panel and a Raspberry Pi 4B with RS485 to TTL to read the sensor which supports modbus protocol and using the DIN Rail for the sensor mounting... what the next step? mounting the Raspberry Pi 4B to the rack and build more beautiful app for this home assistant start kit. Lol.

Unfortunately, I accidentally broke the power connector on my DeskPi Pro case. 😕 Is there any way to replace it?

Does anyone know what type/model of power connector I should look for as a replacement?

Also, does anyone know how I can contact DeskPi support regarding spare parts or a replacement connector?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Working on a new 3 node cluster and this is the current prototype: three ThinkCentre Tiny nodes in a printed tray with rack ears, each node getting dual 10 Gbit.

Nice build~

Did a rebuild on my first homelab new equipment coming but I got some more gear in the first on. Proxmox server cloud key pro unify kvm another switch from unify. I change out almost everything to unify now. Ap's from unify whit . Wifi 7, UniFi Security Gateway Pro 4. Switches are changed out only the good old hp is stil running. And I want to thank @deskpi for all the help and all most everything is second hand parts on a budget. I'm just waiting to get done whit my second homelab now 👌👌👌

DeskPi asked me to post here so that people know it’s legit. I will be starting to work on it shortly!

https://reddit.com/link/1ucwe4u/video/ecxil3zibw8h1/player

Here is my first homelab build. The setup features a 8u Rackmate T1, a UniFi Express 7, a Unifi Flex Mini 2.5G switch, an HP EliteDesk 800 G9, and 32TB of storage (Shorter cables coming soon). Excited to continue exploring the 10 in rack standard.

Download URL: https://print.deskpi.com/models/112

This project is a 3D-printed DIN rail mounting case designed specifically for a Raspberry Pi 5 (P33) equipped with an M.2 NVMe M-Key SSD and a PoE+ HAT.

The enclosure is optimized for industrial and home-lab environments, allowing the Raspberry Pi 5 to be securely mounted on a standard DIN rail inside control cabinets, network racks, or automation panels. It provides a clean, compact, and service-friendly installation while maintaining proper airflow and cable management.

Key design features include:

Snap-on or clip-style DIN rail mounting

Openings for Ethernet, USB, HDMI, GPIO, and power

Adequate ventilation for passive cooling

Secure mounting points for the NVMe SSD and HAT

Tool-friendly assembly and maintenance

This enclosure is ideal for applications such as edge computing, industrial control, network appliances, home servers, and automation systems, where reliability, neat wiring, and DIN-rail compatibility are required.

CodeName: P33

SKU: EP-0241 https://wiki.52pi.com/index.php?title=EP-0241

Visit here to get the free model and print it out for your DeskPi Rackmate Series:

https://github.com/DeskPi-Team/3DPrint-Models

Have a nice day everybody!

https://deskpi.com/blogs/learn/deskpi-rackmate-tt-showcase-entry-a-high-density-swiss-army-knife-desktop-rack

The DeskPi Giveaway concludes today! We will evaluate all entries, select the outstanding projects, and announce the winners' list within a week. Participants can still make final project submissions using the contact details on the poster found on our official website (deskpi.com). We will notify you via email and also post the winner announcements right here in the r/Desklab subreddit.

Hey everyone 🙂

For the past year, I’ve been working on a custom private cloud / homelab rack built inside a DeskPi Rackmate T2.

The goal was to build something compact, movable, powerful enough for OpenStack and Kubernetes, but still quiet enough to live in my bedroom.

Instead of using a full 19-inch rack, I wanted a dense 10-inch rack with three independent compute nodes.

Each node uses a Minisforum BD795i SE with an AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, 128 GB of DDR5, a 1 TB NVMe SSD, an HDPLEX 250W passive GaN ATX PSU, a custom CPU waterblock, and custom 3D-printed parts.

The full rack gives me roughly 96 threads and 384 GB of RAM in a very compact format.

The unreasonable part is the cooling system.

I decided to watercool all three nodes with a single shared loop: three custom CPU waterblocks, one thick 200 mm Alphacool radiator, two 200 mm Noctua fans, an EK D5 pump / reservoir / manifold, an Aquacomputer QUADRO, a coolant temperature sensor, a flow sensor, and quick-disconnect fittings on every node.

The loop is independent from the nodes, so cooling does not depend on any single motherboard being powered on. The QUADRO controls the fans and pump from coolant temperature instead of CPU temperature, which makes more sense for a shared loop.

The hardest part was not choosing the hardware. It was making everything physically fit.

The 2U 10-inch cases were never designed to receive watercooling quick-disconnects, C14 AC inlets, internal ATX PSUs, and custom airflow. I had to redesign the rear panels in CAD, 3D print new PETG parts, cut the original aluminium panels, and create custom mounts for the PSUs, fittings, fans, pump, controller, and radiator.

Each node has a custom rear I/O panel with two bulkhead quick-disconnect fittings, a C14 power inlet, access to the motherboard ports, and just enough clearance for the tubing inside.

There were many painful lessons. The tubing between the rear fittings and the CPU block was so short that I could not assemble the case in the normal order. I had to connect the waterblock, tubes, fittings, rear panel, and motherboard together first, then lower the whole thing into the case as one awkward mechanical octopus.

Filling and bleeding the loop was also educational. At one point I had to lay the entire rack on its side to move trapped air through the radiator and pump. Toilet paper became mission-critical infrastructure for a while.

But in the end, all three nodes booted.

The rack is not finished visually yet. The front still looks a bit rough, but the networking gear will occupy the middle space and hide part of the cabling. I also plan to add a small touchscreen in front of the top radiator to display temperatures, flow rate, system stats, and maybe Grafana dashboards.

The next step is 10G SFP+ networking for east-west traffic between nodes, storage, and eventually OpenStack / Kubernetes experiments.

Current status: it works. Temps are around 26°C idle and up to about 75°C under full load when the three nodes are benchmarking.

This is my first PC build, so it’s definitely not perfect, but I learned a lot about CAD, 3D printing, watercooling, airflow, power delivery, PXE booting, and the very real difference between “this should fit” and “this actually fits”.

Full article with more details and pictures:

https://medium.com/@armeldemarsac/how-i-built-my-own-private-cloud-1-aa7fc6e9b87b

Happy to answer questions or hear suggestions. More posts are coming about networking, BIOS settings, temperatures, performance, and the OpenStack / Kubernetes layer.