I built a(nother) house optimized for LAN parties
I wasn't quite sure if this qualified as "Show HN" given you can't really download it and try it out. However, dang said[0]: > If it's hardware or something that's not so easy to try out over the internet, find a different way to show how it actually works—a video, for example, or a detailed post with photos. Hopefully I did that? Additionally, I've put code and a detailed guide for the netboot computer management setup on GitHub: https://github.com/kentonv/lanparty Anyway, if this shouldn't have been Show HN, I apologize! [0]…
I built a(nother) house optimized for LAN parties launched on November 16, 2024 with 1,117 votes, #4 of 4,990 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
Someone built a house specifically designed for hosting LAN parties, featuring infrastructure optimized for networking multiple computers together. The setup includes a detailed netboot computer management system with code and guides available on GitHub. It is intended for gamers and enthusiasts who want a dedicated physical space for LAN gaming events. The project stands out for its comprehensive approach to hardware design, combining architectural planning with specialized networking infrastructure documented for others to learn from or replicate.
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From the sources
We built a(nother) house optimized for LAN Parties.
Two sit-stand desks in the back are our personal workstations. All game machines netboot from a shared disk image on this server. Dedicated A/C intakes from behind the machines and supplies cold air here. Egads! This photo has made a lot of network engineers angry! Response in the Q&A. An insanely unstable motherboard with 10G ethernet on-board. My (Kenton's) friends from junior high helped assemble the machines and pull the cables. Two call rooms allow taking meetings without bothering other people. Cat doors allow cats access to bedrooms when human doors are closed. We are Kenton Varda and Jade Wang . We've been married since 2014. This is our house, where we live with our two kids, in…from lanparty.house
In the maker’s words, at launch
I wasn't quite sure if this qualified as "Show HN" given you can't really download it and try it out. However, dang said[0]: > If it's hardware or something that's not so easy to try out over the internet, find a different way to show how it actually works—a video, for example, or a detailed post with photos.…
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