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Migrate UniFi Controller from Docker to Dream Machine

Below you find a description how to migrate from a UniFi Controller, running inside Docker, to a UniFi Dream Machine.

Environment

  • UniFi Controller 6.5.55
  • Ubiquiti Dream Machine (UDM)

Workflow

  • Install the UDM with default settings
  • Update the UDM and UniFi Controller to the latest version. The UniFi Controller should have the same version as the old controller.
  • Backup the settings from the old Controller
  • Unplug WAN and LAN from your UniFi Firewall (USG)
  • Set the IP of the UDM to your Firewall’s IP
  • Restore the settings on the UDM
  • Now follow the workflow of “Move a UniFi Controller to a new host”

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