Ubiquiti just released UniFi OS Server in Early Access, allowing you to self-host the complete UniFi network stack on your own hardware. Initially, it will support UniFi Network and Innerspace.
Besides UniFi Network and InnerSpace, you can also run UniFi Identity on UniFi OS Server, which was not possible with the self-hosted UniFi Network server, for example.
Let’s take a look at how to install and configure UniFi OS Server.
Requirements The currently known requirements for UniFi OS Server are: Storage: Minimum: 20GB of free disk space.
Minimum: 20GB of free disk space. Windows : WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) version 2.
: WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) version 2. Linux : Podman 4.3.1 or higher.
: Podman 4.3.1 or higher. Ports used: 3478, 5005, 5514, 6789, 8080, 8444, 8880, 8881, 8882, 9543, 10003, 11443.
Installing UniFi OS Server
Currently, I have only tested the installation on a Windows machine. I will maybe try to install it next week on a Linux-based VPS. So for the Windows installation, just download the setup file, click next, and wait for the initial installation to complete. After the initial installation, it will take a couple of minutes to set up the WSL environment, and it will also take a moment to start up the UniFi OS Server setup.
When the server is done booting up, you can enter a name for your server. Next, we need to log in with our Ubiquiti account. This way, we can manage the server just like we normally do through unifi.ui.com. You can also proceed without an Ubiquiti account, but then you won’t be able to manage the server remotely, no MFA, no notifications, no cloud backup, and you also won’t be able to use Teleport and Site Magic VPN.
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