After moving, I wanted to install new UniFi access points and upgrade the firmware of my existing ones.
The Cloud Key running the UniFi Controller software had long died (bringing that to market was a really bad idea from Ubiquiti in my view), so I started looking for UniFi controller software I could run locally.
From past contacts with other UniFi users, I knew there was some kind of Docker solution, but I hard a hard time finding it.
It looks like UniFi has been busy though and have three download lists coming back with essentially the same software, heck even point to the same release notes ([Wayback/Archive] UniFi Network Application 8.6.9 | Ubiquiti Community)
- [Wayback/Archive] Software Downloads: releases/network-server – Ubiquiti
- [Wayback/Archive] Software Downloads: releases/network-application – Ubiquiti
- [Wayback/Archive] Software Downloads: releases/firmware – Ubiquiti
The actual download of the most recent version is at [Wayback/Archive] Software Downloads: Download UniFi Network Server – Ubiquiti.
If I understand [Wayback/Archive] Self-Hosting a UniFi Network Server – Ubiquiti Help Center correctly, what they mean is that the UniFi Network Application is an implementation of a UniFi Network Software that runs on MacOS/Windows/Linux.
You will likely have to download by hand as – especially on Windows – the package managers are versions behind. At the time of writing the version available above was V8.6.9 released 2024-11-06. This is what was on the package managers:
The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff 