Dltd @dltd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026An e-mail to the functional mailbox of the datacenter floorplanning team often works best for me😎 010
Toon Spin @toonspin.nl · 15/09/2026I hear both good and bad things about Netbox. It's got an API and you can plan everything up to and including which cables go from which ports to which and what category they are. 020
Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A spreadsheet. No joke. Used for my basement 10U, and for hyperscale compute clusters. 2110
Kristin Davidson {kxd} @kxd.dev · 15/09/2026Depends on your scale, but I use Netbox even for my homelab/colo setup as a brainstorming tool and a source of truth. 000
Oliver @ovollmer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I use Visio for planning because I like downloading the custom stencils and stuff so it looks pretty, but generally use NetBox for long term documentation. 000
Beat Flachmüller @utrum.ch · 16/09/2026pypi.org/project/netb...pypi.orgnetbox-rack-designPlan rack changes as versioned designs — a visual multi-rack editor with naming and power projection, read-only over your live DCIM data until you apply. 011
Name_Too_Long @nametoolong.bsky.social · 15/09/2026If you're just looking for physical planning/documentation; Visio support.microsoft.com/en-us/visio/... There are programs that track power and thermal budgets but they're the sort of egregiously expensive I didn't bother remembering their names. Everything they do can be done with Excel + Visio.support.microsoft.comCreate a rack diagram | Microsoft SupportPlan, organize, and document a rack of network equipment with a rack elevation diagram. 010
Kwiggie @kwigleet.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Draw.io or github.com/RackulaLives... - Play with it here: count.racku.lagithub.comGitHub - RackulaLives/Rackula: rack layout designerrack layout designer. Contribute to RackulaLives/Rackula development by creating an account on GitHub. 0101
Bill Kyrouz @kyrouz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I used to use a really nice one by Compa-- oh wait, sorry.. 010
