As I rely more on my home lab server, I’m starting to worry more about it getting stolen. If someone breaks into my home, I think the server will be a pretty attractive target.

Do y’all just stick it in a closet? That seems not great for cooling…

One of my neighbors recently got broken into.

  • Theoriginalthon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    13 days ago

    Door lock and house alarm, also mines at the back of the garage with plenty of more easily stealable things in front of it.

      • Theoriginalthon@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        13 days ago

        It’s also kind of squished on some racking, and with it been a 4u rack case full of HDD it’s quite heavy. If you have made it this far in to the garage, you not only have done well but passed the beer collection and numerous cordless power tools. It also has a sign saying beware of the leopard.

      • tal@olio.cafeEnglish
        3·
        13 days ago

        Wikipedia: Mantrap (snare)

        Mantraps that use deadly force are illegal in the United States, and in notable tort law cases the trespasser has successfully sued the property owner for damages caused by the mantrap. There is also the possibility that such traps could endanger emergency service personnel such as firefighters who must forcefully enter such buildings during emergencies. As noted in the important American court case of Katko v. Briney, “the law has always placed a higher value upon human safety than upon mere rights of property”.[5]

        EDIT: I’d add that I don’t know about the “life always takes precedence over property” statement; Texas has pretty permissive use of deadly force in defense of property. However, I don’t think that anywhere in the US permits traps that make use of deadly force.

        • Peffse@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          13 days ago

          Don’t want to ruin the fun but he missed an apostrophe in the sentence. His stuff is in the back of the garage. “mine’s at the back of the garage”