This guide shows you how to upgrade a docker container on synology (specifically updating the UniFi Controller), while ensuring the new container ‘takes’ the network ports of the old container.
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Installing UniFi Controller on Synology as a Docker Container
Instructions and Guide to install the Docker package on a Synology NAS to run your UniFi network hardware using a containerised version of the Controller software.
Adding DNS entries in PFSense
This guide isn’t anything more complex than showing how I setup custom DNS entries within my lab environment using PFSense. I like to access certain services with a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN). This is mostly to allow me to access those systems using a name rather than IP address and also gives me that wonderful “padlock symbol” where I have my certificates installed.
Configuring PFSense for UniFi DHCP Discovery
There are several ways for getting your UniFi devices adopted by your UniFi Controller, when the software is running in a different subnet. This article will cover DHCP, DNS and SSH options, the pros and cons, and how I have DHCP setup with PFSence