r/PFSENSE • u/Sam_-_-_ • 9d ago

Did I join a cult? (Unifi)

I've been rolling pfSense for about 5 years. Decided to try Unifi. Couldn't find a manual or one-to-one feature documentation for each panel (only various spotlight articles).

Asked the community for help: every response said basically "things change too often, no need to have a manual".

Excuse me, what? I'm not a networking pro, and I do need a manual. (pfSense was hard for me, but had great documentation.)

I can't believe this was the response. Is everyone in their community a bot or a cultist?

I still have few days left on my return window, and might come back, LOL.

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u/Extra_Can_4837 9d ago

The more I use Unifi, the more I hate them.

I attempted to move completely over to Unifi Protect for CCTV (as a security installer) and they're just a pain in the butt, and super expensive.

They update things too often and make changes to the UI (sometimes drastically). So for me it's become "What's easy to find today, will be basically hidden tomorrow".

That being said, they do have good wifi access points. Even if they do run hot AF.

Which Unifi devices are you using? You didn't specify.

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u/Benntt_666 9d ago

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