Hi,
So I bought a Gen2 Cloud Key a while ago before I learned a lot more about networks. Fast forward to today and I now have two servers hosting VM’s using XCP-ng. I switched from the Cloud Key to hosting my own controller on a Ubuntu VM as I also host a few other sites in the UniFi controller. That said, I occasionally play with my lab and almost locked myself out of everything as I broke the server hosting the UniFi VM and then did not have an easy way to manage the UniFi switches and VLANS on certain ports. Luckily, I recovered it without having to start from scratch.
I was wondering if I can continue to host the external sites on the VM controller but manage my “home” UniFi equipment from the Cloud Key? I use a Netgate SG-3100 as the firewall but everything else is UniFi. Currently, the SG-3100 has a couple of NAT firewall rules to point to the VM, UniFi controller for external devices, I use HA Proxy on the SG-3100 for port 443. (thanks Tom for the video on that, it was very helpful)
So, if I only want to use the Cloud Key for the local UniFi kit, am I going to have any issues? As a side benefit, I would also be able to try UniFi Protect but that’s not the main reason for using the Cloud Key. I just want something physical controlling my kit at home.