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Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting

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Re: Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting

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Post by varenc »

Catbert59 wrote: post #38
s0ss wrote: post #33

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As far as I can see, they still flirt with vendor lock in. None of their cameras supported ONVIF when I researched this previously. Nice hardware, lame software choices, IMO.

They support ONVIF now in their backend.

The "UniFi Protect" NVR server can ingest a feed from a 3rd party ONVIF camera, but I don't believe Ubiquiti's own cameras can expose themselves over ONVIF. Their camera's still seemed locked to their NVR software. (Though they do have a very basic managment interface hosted on themselves, and you can ssh into them)

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Post by varenc »

nottorp wrote: post #118

> Next, we need to log in with our Ubiquiti account. Right. They don't learn. > You can also proceed without an Ubiquiti account Can you? Or you have to make one and only then maybe possibly to some extent run the thing without one?

You really don't need a Ubiquiti account. They of course make it the default, but you can check a "local user only" box and then just create a local user with a username and password. I really appreciate this about them. You don't need internet to set it up.

Re: Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting

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Post by syntaxing »

hbarka wrote: post #195
syntaxing wrote: post #176

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I used to do a wireless mesh with U6 (wifi 6) and I 100% agree with you. But with WiFi 7, everything changes. WiFi 7 wireless mesh is actually faster than hardwiring (mainly because my second AP is connected to a 1G flex mini). A WiFi 7 mesh can actually exceed 1G (using Wifiman, I get about 1.5G). Meshing with a WiFi 7 AP works great for me too since all my devices are only WiFi 6 compatible (for now). Highly recomm…

Interesting. That’s sounds really promising. Please tell me more. Are there any YouTube videos or resources you can point to?

Not much to it! Buy any Wifi 7 Pro stuff. Don't get the lite, its just not worth it. Especially confusing with Lite because Wifi 7 still works on Wifi 6 stuff but they call it Wifi 7?

Hardwire the one closest to your gateway, remotely adopt the others, and youre good to go. Also, double check your frequencies. 1, 6, 11 for 2.4 Ghz. No DFS for 5 Ghz. Scan the environment and try your best. Wifi 7/ 6 Ghz must be same frequency though which is another plus since no ones really has it yet.

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Post by justusthane »

Polizeiposaune wrote: post #134
bc569a80a344f9c wrote: post #113

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How could a Sonos device possibly interact with spanning tree? Are there Sonos devices that act as bridges?

Most of their devices act as bridges; some of the newer ones don't. Some have multiple ethernet ports, and anything that has both an ethernet port and is part of their "sonosnet" mutant-wifi will bridge between sonosnet and their ethernet port(s) with spanning tree using classic (pre-RSTP) link costs. If you're not careful you can end up with the "best" path between two switches going over the sonos-to-sonos wifi.

That’s nutty!

Re: Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting

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Post by kalleboo »

cowpig wrote: post #95
alt227 wrote: post #90

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Fair enough, the Unifi brand is a consumer/prosumer brand after all. I guess if you have strict privacy requirements then you would be looking more at enterprise gear anyway.

Why does strict privacy requirements imply enterprise gear?

They pay enough to not become the product

Re: Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting

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Post by 1oooqooq »

psyclobe wrote: post #131

I have nothing but good things to say about ubiquiti. I run their cameras door bell and network switches at my house and have had nearly 100% uptime for years. Their ui constantly improves and it’s very well integrated into home assistant. Lotta haters out there but this is just advanced as I want to get in my home lab; and the racks are just so cool even with their gimmicky front touch panel, it’s just so sexy when…

all the replies not getting this is satire :) well played.

Re: Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting

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Post by Yeri »

PokestarFan wrote: post #198
Spooky23 wrote: post #182

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I love my ubiquity kit, but they annoy me with half finished stuff. I upgraded my venerable USG with the new UXG as I have gig service now. The gear is great, even supports IPv6, and uses much less power. But… no internal DNS is enabled. So now, I ended up buying a thin client on eBay to roll my own DHCP/DNS. Not fun. It is baffling to me because there’s lots of complex new features in the Unifi stack, and they alrea…

Wait the UXG doesn't do DHCP/DNS? The UCGs all do those which is a weird design choice.

UXG definitely does DHCP and DNS.

Re: Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting

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Post by kalleboo »

ac29 wrote: post #74
anon7000 wrote: post #30

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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.

Yeah I use an OpenWRT router that cost ~$125 and should have just about all of the capability of the $500 Firewalla

Yeah when I got 10 Gbit internet at home, all the options for a router looked really expensive so I bought a Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny for $80 + $20 for the riser+NIC, and installed OpenWRT on it. Runs like a charm, power draw is a the same as the ISP's monthly rental router.

Re: Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting

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Post by SkyPuncher »

Spooky23 wrote: post #182
psyclobe wrote: post #131

I have nothing but good things to say about ubiquiti. I run their cameras door bell and network switches at my house and have had nearly 100% uptime for years. Their ui constantly improves and it’s very well integrated into home assistant. Lotta haters out there but this is just advanced as I want to get in my home lab; and the racks are just so cool even with their gimmicky front touch panel, it’s just so sexy when…

I love my ubiquity kit, but they annoy me with half finished stuff. I upgraded my venerable USG with the new UXG as I have gig service now. The gear is great, even supports IPv6, and uses much less power. But… no internal DNS is enabled. So now, I ended up buying a thin client on eBay to roll my own DHCP/DNS. Not fun. It is baffling to me because there’s lots of complex new features in the Unifi stack, and they alrea…

This was basically why I moved away from them.

I ended up with a bunch of mildly compatible products that were a totally pain to manage. It was _amazing_ when it worked well. It mostly does, but on occasional when things went wrong it was a totally pain pain to fix.

My Tp-link Deco system works just as well for my use case. It occasionally decides to use a terrible channel, but that’s fixed with a quick restart or a few clicks in the app.

Re: Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting

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Post by verandaguy »

Arrowmaster wrote: post #58

># src: Mirano Verhoef ># Go into root >su - > ># Install all required dependencies apt update ; apt upgrade ; apt install podman -y ; cd ~ ; mkdir 4.2.23 ; cd 4.2.23 ; wget https://fw-download.ubnt.com/data/unifi-os-server/8b93-linux... ; chmod +x 8b93-linux-x64-4.2.23-158fa00b-6b2c-4cd8-94ea-e92bc4a81369.23-x64 ; ./8b93-linux-x64-4.2.23-158fa00b-6b2c-4cd8-94ea-e92bc4a81369.23-x64 install This is some of the jankies…

My issue with this comment is my issue with the original article -- what's the actual source for this information?

As far as I can tell, this article has no actual link back to any Unifi press release, git repo, or other project page about this, the closest the author does is link the downloads from Ubiquiti's site (as in, literally, links to the files, and nothing else).

This is janky, yes, and I'm not gonna shill for Ubiquiti, but for lack of a legitimate source, I don't think this is a fair representation of the actual install steps.

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