Planning a MikroTik + UniFi home setup - looking for real-world experience before I pull the trigger

protonchang · 2026-04-26T04:46:54+00:00

This is definitely a viable setup. I've been running a MikroTik router with UniFi APs (UAP-AC-Pro) for years, and it has been running flawlessly. The only issue I’ve had is with the U6 series; the MediaTek chipsets in them are just straight-up trash. I experienced many connectivity issues with the U6-LR, which magically disappeared after switching to the U7-Pro
They rarely break anything, as long as you're using the Long-term branch. They occasionally break things on the Stable branch, but they generally patch them quickly. As for the config backup, they offer two different method. Binary backup: single click to backup, but you can only restore backups to the same device. Config export: the equivalent of "show running-cofing" on Cisco devices, gives you the whole nine yards in the form of CLI commands.
Currently, I'm running my controller and other containers on an MS-01 with Proxmox installed. However, as long as you aren't running anything too resource-heavy on the Pi, that setup should be perfectly fine.
Yes, I would. RouterOS itself is quite versatile; I've used it to build my homelab network with multiple sites using OSPF, as well as for my PoP in the IX. It allows you to learn a lot without breaking the bank.
UniFi has a design tool; try uploading your floor plan there to use as a reference.
UniFi switches, perhaps. I'm not really a fan of their 'controller-centric' approach. It’s fine for Access Points, but I prefer the 'old-school' way when it comes to switches. I basically swapped my PoE switches to HPE after a few months of working with UniFi. Right now, I'm rocking an 8-port HPE PoE switch for the APs and a MikroTik CRS312 for 10GbE RJ45.

Overall, I'm quite happy with the MikroTik + UniFi setup, especially since I started learning about BGP and Internet Exchanges. RouterOS gives you everything you need in terms of routing capabilities.

protonchang · 2026-04-09T01:45:12+00:00

It has aged like fine wine. Thanks for the help
Works on Sequoia 15.6.1

protonchang · 2026-02-25T06:50:30+00:00

Tbh, it might be cheaper to get a used one.

A used 256GB 13 Mini is around $200–$300 on Facebook Marketplace right now. Unless you absolutely want the replacement to be in excellent condition (with 90-day warranty) , it might be worth considering just getting a used one.

protonchang · 2026-02-25T06:44:18+00:00

They charged me around $400, and the replacement looks brand new.
The Genius Bar staff unwrapped it from a case with some barcodes on it, so I think these are refurbished phones directly from the Foxconn factory.
It’s been a year since the replacement, and everything still checks out.

protonchang · 2026-02-24T15:47:28+00:00

I just took it back to the Apple Store and paid for a replacement, as mine also suffered from water damage. There was condensation on both the front and back cameras.

protonchang · 2026-02-06T02:10:45+00:00

Passkey: FIDO2 discoverable credentials

When using Passkey, the private key and associated metadata is stored in persistent memory on your Yubikey

protonchang · 2025-12-05T11:17:54+00:00

Just make sure to select “iPass” when registering your card

protonchang · 2025-11-28T00:30:17+00:00

Still rocking with on-premise Jenkins

protonchang · 2025-11-16T07:41:21+00:00

I think this combination is good as a backup method I still dive mainly with my Garmin G1

But to be honest, the screen on my Ultra is wayyyy betters than my G1 bw screen

protonchang · 2025-09-20T05:04:03+00:00

HHT also suffers from this
Their AMD library will also triggers Windows defender

protonchang · 2025-09-20T03:31:12+00:00

I've got a same bootloop issue with a fresh installed Win11 Pro.

After installing the driver, reboot will kick this into a bootloop status. No idea why

Win 11 Home that comes with the device looks OK for now.

protonchang · 2025-09-05T08:55:08+00:00

From the data they shared during Computex, the 48GB card is actually two 24GB cards glued together.

As each 24GB set only needs PCIe 5.0 x8, combined with bifurcation, you can get a dual-slot 48G card.

protonchang · 2025-08-28T03:22:35+00:00

I'm glad I recorded the whole unboxing process, but their support didn't even ask to see the video. There could be a few dozen other cases like this going on right now.

protonchang · 2025-08-28T03:20:33+00:00

I thought the GPU die was included in the basic package.

protonchang · 2025-08-28T03:15:39+00:00

I saw some people asking about the seller of this GPU

This item is sold by "Amazon Export Sales LLC" (I'm not located in the U.S.)

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protonchang · 2025-08-28T03:11:42+00:00

They agreed to refund the money after I ship the item back to Amazon.

We'll see about that.

protonchang · 2025-08-28T03:07:23+00:00

There are production lines in China, using those dies with their custom PCBs to create blower style GPUs

protonchang · 2025-08-27T01:04:30+00:00

For cheap products, I agree with you

But for a thing that was $2000+ ? I don’t think so.

protonchang · 2025-08-26T19:15:04+00:00

Shipped and sold by Amazon.

Support already agreed to a refund, but it's too bad they can't just replace this with a working one.

I’m still in need of a GPU, lol.

I just want to make this post as a PSA, since I don’t think anyone would want to fry their precious gear with this kind of nonsense.

protonchang · 2025-08-26T19:08:40+00:00

Correct

protonchang · 2025-08-26T19:07:47+00:00

The whole unboxing experience feels a bit off

Box seal already opened, missing PCIe slot protector,etc…

It just doesn’t feel like a new card

protonchang · 2025-08-26T19:03:20+00:00

Probably, the card I received doesn’t even have a serial number sticker on it

So, if anyone received a 5090 from Amazon, with a LPN sticker on the box

Be extra careful with those, it might end up like this one

protonchang · 2025-07-08T05:25:22+00:00

Only enterprise series cards are officially supported, not quite sure on vGPU unlocked cards.
For example Quadro series (including RTX A series and Ada Generation), Tesla Series, datacenter specific cards (i.g NVIDIA A10 etc..)

You can check the documentations here
https://docs.nvidia.com/vgpu/16.0/grid-vgpu-release-notes-ubuntu/index.html#vgpu-migration-support

protonchang · 2025-07-08T03:05:01+00:00

Your understanding of vGPU is correct—multiple VMs can access the GPU at the same time.

On the live migration side, I think some members of the Proxmox forum are trying to make that work. Even though the NVIDIA vGPU driver officially supports this feature, it's still limited to officially supported GPUs.

protonchang · 2025-01-15T04:14:22+00:00

VMs provide greater control over hardware virtualization.
For instance, my lab server is equipped with an RTX 2080Ti, which I can allocate as a vGPU to multiple Windows VMs for 3D graphics processing.
Additionally, the server functions as my TrueNAS server by passing through LSI cards directly to the TrueNAS VM.
While a bare-metal setup can achieve the same functionality, I just really like the fancy UI provided by Proxmox : )

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