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What are you guys using for your diagrams of your home lab (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by modernDayKing@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

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Ive been running a home lab for awhile and its gotten pretty sophisticated over the years. About to destroy and rebuild. As such I want to document things and plan it all out nicely (I've been inspired by posts here!)

My problem is most likely my usage of a Mac these days. Visio doesnt work on the mac in a thick client, and the web client is pretty cool, but it's quite confining in terms of shapes. Curious what you guys are using with the logo'ed graphics for every vendor/brand etc. Ideally something free, but not opposed to paying for a quality service/software.

Thanks in advance!

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[–] Bob_Spud@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For design documentation where detail is required - MS Word with some colour where required. Never saw the point in using visio or any other graphic packages.

A technical audience doesn't need a graphical representation of an object looks like. If they don't know what the object looks like they have problems. Virtual objects being represented by physical counterparts can be confusing and pointless.

Graphics are only useful for presentations and sales - it may save time in explaining what the objects are.

[–] modernDayKing@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

As a visual, technical person I see your point but disagree.

I don’t need (but like) the logos. I can understand the layout in hierarchical text.

But it absolutely helps me / is easier, to see the lines showing the interfaces connections.