Servers built right. Networks routed right. Technology that just works.
Rack & Route designs, builds, and supports the technology behind your home and business — custom PCs and servers, rock-solid networks, self-hosted infrastructure, and honest advice from someone who runs it all himself.
From a single desktop to a full rack
Every engagement starts with what you actually need — not what's easiest to sell you.
Custom PC & Server Builds
Workstations, gaming rigs, NAS boxes, and rack servers — spec'd to your workload and budget, assembled, burned in, and documented.
Network Design & Configuration
Wired and wireless networks that stay up: VLANs, firewalls, VPNs, Wi-Fi coverage, and remote access done securely — UniFi and beyond.
Homelab Design & Build
From first mini-PC to multi-node rack: storage pools, hypervisors, containers, reverse proxies, backups, and dashboards — built with you, so you can run it.
AI-Ready Infrastructure
Local AI without the cloud bill: GPU workstation builds, self-hosted LLM and image-generation stacks, and private AI assistants for your data.
IT Support & Troubleshooting
Slow machines, flaky Wi-Fi, failed drives, mystery outages — diagnosed and fixed, with a plain-English explanation of what happened.
Tech & Network Advisory
Vendor-neutral guidance for purchases, upgrades, and architecture decisions — pay for an honest opinion, not a sales pitch.
Simple, transparent, documented
Talk
Free 15-minute call to understand the problem or project.
Plan
Written scope and fixed quote — parts, labor, and timeline. No surprises.
Build
The work gets done — built, configured, tested, and burned in.
Handoff
Documentation, credentials, and a walkthrough. It's yours — you'll understand it.
Run by someone who actually runs this stuff
Rack & Route is owned and operated by a Marine Corps veteran and operations executive who has spent years building and running the exact infrastructure he sells — not reselling someone else's playbook.
- Veteran-owned and operated, based in Oceanside
- Our own production homelab powers this website and our business systems
- Fixed quotes in writing before any work starts
- Everything documented and handed over — no lock-in, ever
Proof, not promises
This site is served from our own rack: TrueNAS storage, containerized services, reverse-proxied and monitored 24/7.
The same stack — storage, networking, backups, dashboards, local AI — is what we can build for you, sized to your needs.
Let's route your project
Tell us what you're trying to do — a build, a network, a homelab, or just a second opinion — and we'll get back to you within one business day.
hello@rackandroute.com