UniFi Switch 8 (Original): Still Useful in 2026?
The original UniFi Switch 8 has been quietly moving packets in racks for the better part of a decade, and every few...
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Mounting UniFi USG and Cloud Key Gen 2 Plus Together (1U)
The UniFi Security Gateway and the Cloud Key Gen 2 Plus are both a hardware generation behind Ubiquiti's current lineup, and both...
SMB UniFi Build for a 50-Person Office
Fifty people is the size where a network stops forgiving improvisation. At ten users you can run a prosumer router and a...
Cloud Key Gen2 Plus: Still Worth It vs Local UniFi OS Console
There was a stretch of UniFi history where the Cloud Key was not optional. If you wanted a UniFi network, something had...
UniFi 10G Uplink Patterns for a Homelab
Most homelabs do not need 10G everywhere. They need 10G in one or two specific places — between the NAS and the...
UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber: SFP+ from the ISP, Cleanly
Fiber internet arrives at most homes as an awkward compromise: the ISP drops off a little plastic ONT, hangs a router off...
UniFi USW Flex 2.5G 8: A 2.5G Homelab Default
For most of the last decade the homelab network question was binary: gigabit, which everyone had and nobody was excited about, or...
UniFi Flex Mini with Keystone Breakouts: A Patch-Panel Replacement
The patch panel is one of those rack components that homelabbers buy because it is what a "real" rack has, then quietly...
UniFi Express 7 Deep Dive: Wi-Fi 7 in a 1U Slot
The original UniFi Express — the little cube that was equal parts gateway, single access point, and stripped-down controller — was the...
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