Unifi is good hardware for security, but it’s ok hardware for privacy. They require cloud connectivity for setup, and it incessantly checks in with their cloud, even though cloud account is disabled. Pfsense is an amazing solution but I chose unifi for convenience and availability of hardware (particularly WiFi access points).

No shame in appreciation of the repeatable. It’s hard to justify the roulette of variables even on a good day. My other bag is lavazza for days I don’t want to struggle