UniFi Controller Migration

Started: 2026-07-15 Status: Live on app2 — pending backup restore for device data

Architecture

Old: 178.156.131.57 (Hetzner, Ubuntu, UniFi v9.5.21) — DELETED 2026-07-15
Old: 143.198.185.17 (DigitalOcean) — offline, no SSH access
New: app2 (152.53.39.202, netcup RS 4000) — Docker jacobalberty/unifi:latest v10.0.162

Domain: unifi.itpropartner.com (SiteGround DNS → 152.53.39.202)
Proxy: Caddy on app2, port 443 → unifi-controller:8443 (TLS, self-signed)

Docker: --name unifi-controller, restart unless-stopped
Ports: 8443 (UI), 8080 (inform), 3478/udp (STUN), 10001/udp (discovery)
Volume: /opt/unifi → container /config

URLs

Controller: https://unifi.itpropartner.com
Direct: https://152.53.39.202:8443

Recovery

docker run -d --restart unless-stopped --name unifi-controller -p 8443:8443 -p 8080:8080 -p 8880:8880 -p 8843:8843 -p 3478:3478/udp -p 10001:10001/udp -v /opt/unifi:/config -e TZ=America/New_York -e RUNAS_UID0=true jacobalberty/unifi:latest
Restore from .unf backup via setup wizard or API
Caddy auto-handles SSL on port 443

Backups

Old server backups archived: s3://hermes-vps-backups/unifi-backups/ (8 .unf files, 1.9 MB)
Source was 178.156.131.57:/var/lib/unifi/backup/autobackup/
Daily sync removed (source deleted)

Landing Page

core.itpropartner.com/unifi → links to controller