Homelab Wi-Fi: Controllers and Access Points
Choosing, self-hosting, and running Wi-Fi for a homelab: Omada vs UniFi, the controllers in Docker, and the best Wi-Fi 7 access points.
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Part 1 of 4
Omada vs UniFi for a Homelab: Which to Self-Host
Both TP-Link Omada and Ubiquiti UniFi hand you a free controller you run yourself, so the Omada vs UniFi decision for a homelab is not about…
7 min read·Jul 2026
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Part 2 of 4
Best Wi-Fi 7 Access Points for a Homelab
Buying a Wi-Fi 7 access point for a homelab is mostly a fight against marketing. Half the APs sold as “Wi-Fi 7” have no 6 GHz…
10 min read·Jul 2026
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Part 3 of 4
Run a Self-Hosted Omada Controller in Docker (with HTTPS)
You bought TP-Link Omada gear because it is cheap, solid, and centrally managed. What you probably do not want is to leave a controller running on…
8 min read·Jul 2026
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Part 4 of 4
How To Run UniFi Controller in Docker Container
The main objective of UniFi is to simplify IT operations. This is achieved using the engineering state-of-the-art networking, communications, security, and several other solutions designed to…
10 min read·Sep 2022