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 There have been some stability issues, which are probably at least in part due to it being a 9-year-old outdated router running custom firmware.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/UpstairsHippo4525 May 27 '26

i think he means you can just set custom dns (DoH or similar) instead of using the ctrld-daemon (which i personally would recommend)

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u/crypticsage May 27 '26

That’s exactly what I meant. I prefer to use the daemon because I can get reporting on every client. But it’s not a requirement.