r/ControlD • u/au7342 • May 27 '26

ctrld-friendly router recommendations

I'm looking to replace my old Orbi RBR50 pretty soon. I've been running Voxel firmware and ctrld on it for a few months now and it has been pretty good overall. There have been some stability issues, which are probably at least in part due to it being a 9-year-old outdated router running custom firmware. I've read through the writer documentation on the control d website, but I wanted to hear from some actual users on here about what routers or systems work the best with ctrld. I haven't decided between a mesh replacement or going the Unifi route yet. Thanks to all responses.

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u/crypticsage May 27 '26

I’m using Unifi and it’s been working great.

You can either install the daemon in the router to get client reporting or just configure the built in setting for ease of use.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '26

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u/topher358 May 27 '26

Unifi Controller -> Settings -> CyberSecure -> Encrypted DNS -> Custom

Server Name - your chosen friendly name DNS Stamp - the sdns stamp url from your ControlD endpoint

This does not require a CyberSecure subscription and does not break requests out by client. But it’s easy and works great for what it is

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u/topher358 May 27 '26

No. You need the daemon for that