Love Ubiquiti devices. Easy to manage in environments who don't have strict requirements.
Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting
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Re: Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting
#22I may be misunderstanding this, but as I recall originally the only way to run unifi was to have self hosted it through an app on a Windows machine on your network, then it went to the cloud, then cloud only, and now it seems to be coming back to self hosted? Good if so. (UniFi is their app/system to configure your ubiquiti network devices and to gather stats from them, it really did change the networking industry fo…
The UDM pro has the controller built in. Others have mentioned the Cloud Key, of which there are two versions. The controller software runs on Linux, macOS and Windows. I used to run it in docker on Linux. For years. Quite easy to manage.
Re: Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting
#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
What issues did you encounter when using Unifi? From what I’ve seen, Unifi seems like the closest to an "Apple-like" experience - especially given how much more robust their capabilities are compared to most other providers.
The idea that Ubiquiti pushes out buggy software as production-ready and that we're all their beta testers is a pretty common meme on their subreddit.
You can easily turn off automatic updates. I check the forum before I update. Haven’t had any issues for 10+ years.
Re: Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting
#24I may be misunderstanding this, but as I recall originally the only way to run unifi was to have self hosted it through an app on a Windows machine on your network, then it went to the cloud, then cloud only, and now it seems to be coming back to self hosted? Good if so. (UniFi is their app/system to configure your ubiquiti network devices and to gather stats from them, it really did change the networking industry fo…
The self-hosted app never went away; I've been running it for the last 8 years or so, first on a MacBook Pro, then a Raspberry Pi, and now a repurposed HP T620 thin client. They promote their cloud controller pretty strongly, followed by the Cloud Key, which is their own preinstalled self hosting setup, but the self-hosted UniFi Network server has stuck around. (It changed names a couple of times; it was the "UniFi C…
This is what is confusing about this announcement, is anything actually newly available or is this a rename of the existing thing I've been doing in a container for years?
Re: Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting
#25You could always self-host UniFi Network. https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012282453-Self-Host...
This launches with UniFi Network and UniFi InnerSpace, which is a deployment visualization tool. I assume they'll add more of the applications to UniFi OS in the future
Re: Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting
#26I may be misunderstanding this, but as I recall originally the only way to run unifi was to have self hosted it through an app on a Windows machine on your network, then it went to the cloud, then cloud only, and now it seems to be coming back to self hosted? Good if so. (UniFi is their app/system to configure your ubiquiti network devices and to gather stats from them, it really did change the networking industry fo…
> then it went to the cloud, then cloud only, and now it seems to be coming back to self hosted
It never went cloud-only. You could always self-host.
They've had different versions of cloud hosted offerings over the years. A few companies have also offered their own cloud hosted instances.
Re: Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting
#27After many (many!) years I finally got around to my childhood dreams of building a home network rack, centered around the Unifi stack. I've got the new 10 gig switch, the dream machine SE, a bunch of cameras, and I've been very impressed with their stuff. The experience "just works" and feels like they take inspiration from Apple. The whole camera setup can be "closed" by shutting off outside access, this self-hostin…
If only the system would cope with power outages I would agree. My viewports refuse to reconnect to the cameras and need multiple forgets/adoptions to come back to life. The (wired) cameras themselves take hours before they show up again, except for the (WiFi) doorbell. During this period I can see the all online via the managed ubiquiti switches.
Re: Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting
#28You could always self-host UniFi Network. https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012282453-Self-Host... This launches with UniFi Network and UniFi InnerSpace, which is a deployment visualization tool. I assume they'll add more of the applications to UniFi OS in the future
This reminds me of the types of applications that are installed on the Ubquiti Dream Machine Pro.
Ubiquiti has a pretty smooth setup that works well together, the recent years of reliability issues, updates, and data security issues however has been enough to stop buying Ubiquiti and protect it with other gear such as NetGate firewalls.
The Dream Machine Pro had lost some critical advanced configurability from the ui and command line compared to it's predecessor, leaving a lot of users in no man's land. Some of it has been resolved from what I can tell. I own one and had to supplement it with another device in front of it temporarily. Once things are in production, we usually don't look for reasons to touch it.
If your internet is 1 gig or less, I'll still vouch for the trusty littel EdgeRouter X, there's a great guide on setting up a nice little home network on it to learn which direction your next steps will be like.
Hopefully this proves itself in a year and it's an easy decision.
Re: Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting
#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
The idea that Ubiquiti pushes out buggy software as production-ready and that we're all their beta testers is a pretty common meme on their subreddit.
You can easily turn off automatic updates. I check the forum before I update. Haven’t had any issues for 10+ years.
Same, never had an issue. And I also skip the latest couple of minor versions most of the time unless there’s a security bugfix. Gives the updates time to bake.
Re: Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting
#30Recently switched from a UDM Pro Max to a Firewalla Gold Pro and couldn't be happier about the move. Software that works > software that has everything but requires magic to get checkboxes to adhere to a save state-this is a common issue with UniFi Network options. They need far better QA before I recommend anyone use them as an OS. 1 of numerous examples: https://community.ui.com/questions/Device-Static-IP-Not-Savi.…
Might be better, but it’s 4x the cost. Firewalla Gold SE at $509, vs UniFi Cloud Gateway Ultra at $129. In my experience, the software does work fine. Works way better out of the box than most routers I’ve used.