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Lots of networking folks play with UniFi at home the way server folks play with Raspberry Pi clusters. From stories, it seems if you use stable release track,
by Terretta 5y ago
Lots of networking folks play with UniFi at home the way server folks play with Raspberry Pi clusters.
From stories, it seems if you use stable release track, it’s reliable enough to leave on auto-updates. Some folks do the same for the release candidates, some even for betas. But the more you’ve custom configured, the less likely that’s going to go perfectly every time.
Reasonably easy to restore after a bad update though.
That said, depending on your use case, for “reliable (and easy) upgrades” consider Eero Pro kit with 3 bases of 3 radios each.
- e40 5y agoI've had issues with upgrades in the past. AP-AC-Pro (2), Switch, USG. For devices like these, I would never allow auto-update. I update when I have the time to sort out any failures and I know I don't need access to the internet.
- lmilcin 5y agoI have auto update set for Friday/Saturday night. That leaves me weekend to sort out any problems.
- e40 5y agoThe other people in my house rely on the internet for school and work. I have to plan upgrades very carefully.
- ComputerGuru 5y agoYou’re out of town for a weekend, you have one busy weekend at a bad time, you upgrade but don’t realize something is broken until the shit hits the fan later that week.
- lmilcin 5y agoIt is home network. There is no need to obsess. I can pull out an old router and have it perfectly functional in 0,5h to support my and my family's remote work/school needs.
- ComputerGuru 5y agoFair enough. Exactly because it is for home use, that wouldn’t work for me. I can’t do that; I would stop everything and risk prolonging the downtime to fix it right then and there, even if it’s a terribly bad time.