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I ran the controller on my own machines, for a while in AWS and for a while in my closet, for a few years. It's fine. But I've been happier since I switched to

I ran the controller on my own machines, for a while in AWS and for a while in my closet, for a few years. It's fine. But I've been happier since I switched to the Cloud Key. The functionality is the same, but I find the maintenance (upgrades, etc.) a fair bit easier, and it gives me more freedom in choosing to run or not run the servers and instances that I had the controller software on (I do like having the controller running all the time). I guarantee that I've spent more than $80 worth of my time maintaining the Linux system and controller running on it over the years. With the Cloud Key, I've never had to mess around more than clicking the "upgrade" button.

fpgaminer 10y ago
Yeah, I brought up a UAP-AC-Pro+ERLite3 network both at my office and my home. The first time I did that setup I spent maybe an hour learning about the ERLite3 and configuring it, and then proceeded to spin my wheels for two hours trying to get the UniFi Controller working under Linux. I just gave up and ran it on a Windows machine. The second time I brought the EdgeRouter online in 5 minutes, and then proceeded to spend another two hours of my life trying to get the UniFi Controller running in a container using a pre-built Docker image. No go. By the end it would see the AP and begin configuration, but then lose it halfway through. Had to use it on my Windows VM instead, where it worked first try. This Ubiquity based setup has been the most stable network I've had at my home in all my years, even when used in RF-crowded environments. But the UniFi Controller is the biggest downside for someone like me who just wants to throw up a network.
- hedora 10y ago
  I was also bummed about having to install the controller, so I double checked apple's app store. There's an official, but defeatured app that was still overkill for my home network. I think bootstrapping only worked because I was replacing an existing access point, and had IP access to the ubiquiti via etherenet through the old one, but I didn't rtfm, and connecting via wifi to a non-setup access point seems like an obvious feature to include. Zero issues connecting to the access point directly now that it is setup.

fpgaminer 10y ago

Yeah, I brought up a UAP-AC-Pro+ERLite3 network both at my office and my home. The first time I did that setup I spent maybe an hour learning about the ERLite3 and configuring it, and then proceeded to spin my wheels for two hours trying to get the UniFi Controller working under Linux. I just gave up and ran it on a Windows machine. The second time I brought the EdgeRouter online in 5 minutes, and then proceeded to spend another two hours of my life trying to get the UniFi Controller running in a container using a pre-built Docker image. No go. By the end it would see the AP and begin configuration, but then lose it halfway through. Had to use it on my Windows VM instead, where it worked first try. This Ubiquity based setup has been the most stable network I've had at my home in all my years, even when used in RF-crowded environments. But the UniFi Controller is the biggest downside for someone like me who just wants to throw up a network.

hedora 10y ago
I was also bummed about having to install the controller, so I double checked apple's app store. There's an official, but defeatured app that was still overkill for my home network. I think bootstrapping only worked because I was replacing an existing access point, and had IP access to the ubiquiti via etherenet through the old one, but I didn't rtfm, and connecting via wifi to a non-setup access point seems like an obvious feature to include. Zero issues connecting to the access point directly now that it is setup.