At the moment all I have is a Synology and a Raspberry Pi, but I’ll probably use a repurposed laptop or a cheap mini-PC (or similar) in the near future. At the moment, they’re sitting on the ground in my lounge room next to my router, where the TV would go if I had one.

I’m looking to buy a TV cabinet. Something like the Ikea Brimnes, to put a TV on top of, and hoping to hide my server stuff inside it. An alternative I have considered is putting the servers inside what is supposed to be a linen closet. Either way, less than ideal airflow.

How much of a problem is this? And does anyone know of any easy solutions to keep things cool?