Refurbished local infrastructure

From discarded hardware to purpose-built systems.

DIRT BEEN GOLD LLC builds documented storage, backup, application, print, and lab systems from refurbished business and enterprise hardware.

Current lineup Ecosystem map

Lineup

Current and planned systems, with public descriptions, eBay listing links, testing notes, and unit documentation.

Ecosystem

How COD, CATFISH, DOLPHIN, TUNA, KOI, PILOTFISH, and other systems connect into a POND or a School.

Concept

The fish taxonomy, hardware classes, and solution patterns behind PONDs, Schools, and local-first infrastructure.

Products are roles

Fish names describe what each system does.

COD is primary storage. CATFISH is backup. DOLPHIN is database. TUNA is application and virtualization. KOI is printing and labels. PILOTFISH is automation. The names are a durable operating map, not decorative SKU labels.

Read the taxonomy

Mini

Mini COD

Dell OptiPlex 7050 MT based storage systems for SOHO, lab, and small-team work.

Enterprise

CATFISH

Supermicro tower backup systems with ECC, Xeon E5, SAS storage, and IPMI.

Workflow

Mini KOI LS

Local-first print control station for labels, office printers, and auditability.

Planned

Same Blood - Smaller Frame

Nephew series

E3 and ECC systems with the same roles in a smaller server-grade frame.

Sell on eBay, inspire here.

Marketplace listings handle the transaction. This site shows ready-made infrastructure rooms: how a system can fit into a shop, lab, office, or small team workflow.

Start with a scene.

A print bench, a backup corner, a local automation desk, or a small app cluster is easier to understand than a table of parts.

Then choose the fish.

A mixed POND combines roles. A School clusters systems of the same role, such as a School of TUNA application servers.

Contact

Ask about available systems.

Contact DIRT BEEN GOLD LLC about current inventory, upcoming builds, system roles, testing information, or direct availability.