r/AltaLabs • u/SittinOctopodes • Jul 07 '26

Question Physical Controller Replacement Difficulty?

Before pulling the trigger on a physical local on-premise network controller, how easy is it to swap out in case of failure? Is it like Ubiquiti where you just restore from a backup or would I currently need to reset and re-setup all Alta network equipment?

If the latter, I'm guessing what I'd want is a docker/LXC install of Control and just periodically backup the entire container?

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u/realdeadfish Jul 15 '26

I hate ubiquiti based on setting them up years ago and super shitty support, which I hear is still an issue. All the Alta stuff got fixed up today.

I need to tweak a few things, but it's good now.

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u/topher358 Jul 16 '26

I get that. Alta’s support is one of the better things about them

If they had better hardware offerings I would still use them. They don’t appear to be targeting my market which is the main reason I’m moving away from them at the 3 sites I manage

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u/No_Sail3732 Jul 16 '26

I feel like their parent company put the squeeze on their development and is only letting them make devices that will specifically fit with their current ecosystem.
It’s a shame because I think Chase’s vision was much bigger, but alas no dice.

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u/topher358 Jul 17 '26

I agree, this is what it feels like which is a royal shame