Merge pull request #200 from linuxserver/unifi-deprecate

Deprecate unifi-controller

content/issues/2024-01-01-unifi-controller.md

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+---
+title: 'Unifi Controller Deprecation'
+date: '2024-01-01 18:00:00Z'
+informational: true
+affected:
+  - Deprecations
+  - unifi-controller
+  - unifi-network-application
+section: issue
+---
+
+As we [previously](https://info.linuxserver.io/issues/2023-09-06-unifi-controller/) [announced](https://info.linuxserver.io/issues/2023-11-12-unifi-controller/), due to the way in which Ubiquiti package and distribute their software our [Unifi Controller](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-unifi-controller) container has reached a point where we cannot upgrade to newer supported packages without making breaking changes to the image.
+
+As a result we have now deprecated our Unifi Controller container and replaced it with a new [Unifi Network Application](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-unifi-network-application) container. This new container uses our current base images and a separate mongodb instance, which makes it substantially easier for us to maintain going forward.
+
+### The new container is not a drop-in replacement and it is crucial that you read the entire [Application Setup](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-unifi-network-application#application-setup) section of the readme before attempting to migrate an existing install
+
+Those of you who have been using our `mongoless` tag for the Unifi Controller container can switch directly to the Unifi Network Application container without needing to perform any migration steps.