I've been happily running the Docker container from Jacob Alberty forever. I cherish that unifi-docker system because I never need to think about it. When it’s time to update it, I just make a backup, then stop the current container, pull a new container, and start it up – the newer version just loads up without fuss.
But it seems that I need to think about switching:
– The jacobalberty repo mentions technical problems keeping up with the current release of Unifi
– Ubiquiti is pushing us to Unifi OS Server as the wave of the future.
In the Issues of the unifi-docker site, I saw someone mentioned lemker's Docker container for Unifi OS Server, which is the next generation maintenance program for Unifi devices.
I got it working pretty easily. I documented the process over there, and created a CHECKLIST.md file that described exactly how to customize the config files. These will eventually become a formal part of the lemker repo's documentation, but I'm putting this info here for now.
Update: I buried the lede… The reason that I'm so happy with the old unifi-docker container, and so glibly switched to lemke's container is that I had complete confidence that if trying the new one led to tears, I could simply shut it off and restart unifi-docker with no ill effect. This use of Docker brings a huge level of comfort
Thanks for this! I was trying to decide if I should switch to a different Docker container for the Unifi Network Application or try to migrate to the newer Unifi OS Server on my Synology NAS. Switching to the lemker Docker image worked perfectly.
Glad it worked for you. I only know a little about this (monitoring 30 devices on a Raspberry Pi 4), but it’s working fine and plenty fast enough.
Did you use the `override` file?