Unifi Controller Software Vs Hardware. Ubiquiti UniFi is also known as UniFi. If you a re installing UniFi equipment for your end users then a cloud based solution is a great answer.
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Personaly i love the unifi products i can manage the network of my home and of our vacation house everywhere from the same controller software. Currently Protect only runs on their Cloud Key 2 Plus hardware not a dedicated PC. I like living on the edge so Beta feed is good for me.
Many customers ask us questions such as Should I cloud host my UniFi controller and Do I need a hardware UniFi controller.
The UniFi Network Controller and protocol are lightweight enough to support server virtualization and microcomputer installations such as the UniFi Cloud Key or the UniFi Dream Machine line. In my specific environment I deployed a virtual machine running Ubuntu Linux installed the apt repos for the UniFi Controller installed the UniFi controller and then configured it. If you look at CPU RAM Layer 3 Performance and ports you will quickly see that USG and EdgeRouter Lite use exactly the same hardware. Alternatively you can download and host the controller software yourself on a local device or a server.
