I Colocated My HomeLab in a Data Center

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After a few months of planning and building, I colocated some of my homelab servers in a data center! There were so many unknowns like, how much does colocating server cost? Do you need to bring your own networking? How do you even prepare for this? Join me as we figure this all out! And don't worry, I still have servers at home too! - Huge thanks to William for inviting me to his colo rack! - Thanks to Ubiquiti for sending a UDM for my rack! - Find your UniFi cloud gateway here: https://l.technotim.live/ubiquiti Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/homelab-datacenter-1/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop 🛍️: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord Tinkers channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TechnoTimTinkers (Affiliate links may be included in this description. I may receive a small commission at no cost to you.) 00:00 - Why did I move my servers to a data center? 00:44 - How much does colocation cost? 01:49 - Preparing servers for the data center 02:47 - Taking servers to colocation 03:26 - William on using a data center as HomeLab space 03:49 - Physical Security 04:15 - Racking and networking servers 04:57 - Testing servers 05:44 - Testing Site to Site VPN 06:21 - Next Steps, I need YOUR help! Thank you for watching!