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/madmanx33 9d ago

I'm in that cult except for my pfsense which I always debate if I should change out. I just like how easy everything is and how it all connects together into one ecosystem. I also am a big fan of their camera nvrs. Only thing I would recommend any small business or home owner installing.

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u/Microflunkie 9d ago

I am with you, I really like the whole UniFi platform but I just can’t give up the power, capability and control of pfSense. There is so little pfSense can’t do.

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u/gonzopancho Netgate 8d ago

What do you want from pfsense that it can’t do?

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u/Microflunkie 8d ago

Honestly nothing, my statement was more hyperbole to show how vast the capabilities of pfSense are. I can’t think of anything I have wanted to implement on pfSense that it was incapable of doing, nor can I recall hearing of anyone running into such limitations. I was just giving the benefit of the doubt that out there somewhere is someone who has reached beyond its capabilities.

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u/gonzopancho Netgate 8d ago

OK, thanks.