Libre19 🔩

Libre19 is an open hardware form factor for 10-inch network shelves and 19-inch server racks. It is inspired by the Open19 project, but not affiliated with or officially endorsed by Open19 in any way.

You may find a graphical comparison of a 10-inch and a 19-inch rack in this graphic.

Features ✨

Simple adoption
Libre19 is designed to be easily adopted. Hence it only strictly defines mechanical target dimensions.
Flexible connectors
Open19 introduces specialized connectors for networking and power distribution. Although this is great for new deployments, it's not very useful for custom-built, highly-specialized or prototype hardware platforms.
Small form factor
Libre19 is designed to be small. It therefore deliberately discourages the use of very deep equipment.
10-inch network chassis support
Because of its small form factor, Libre19 also supports 10-inch network shelves.

Use cases 💡

Usage of refurbished or legacy hardware
Most old hardware is hard to integrate with Open19, because Open19 requires the usage of specialized connectors for networking and power distribution. Libre19 only provides a modular 19-inch form factor and is thus fully compatible.
Homelabs and small to medium enterprises
Libre19 aims to provide a platform that bridges the gap between public-cloud-scale data centers and DIY hardware assemblies in homelabs.

Specification 📐

To be defined; brick, chassis.

Development 🚧

This project uses SolidPython and OpenSCAD for its mechanical design, because it makes it possible to easily create scripts that can be tracked in Git. Additionally, the entire CAD workflow can be automated.

SCAD code generation via make libre19_10in_1u.scad
STL file generation via make libre19_10in_1u.stl
Automatic deployment of STL files to Thingiverse
GCODE generation, possibly via CURA engine

License 📄