Automatically update your UniFi controller and get notified

Every day the system checks for a new UniFi update, installs it safely, and sends you a Telegram summary.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4)

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Starts itA stepAn outside serviceOne path onlyResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Messaging & Notifications
Connects
TelegramOpenAI

The problem it solves

Keeping your network controller up to date means checking for releases yourself and running updates by hand, usually at an inconvenient time. Skip it too long and you're stuck on an outdated, potentially vulnerable version.

Who it fits

IT admins and small businesses running a self-hosted UniFi network controller.

How it works

  1. Once a day, the system checks the official UniFi update source for anything released in the last 24 hours
  2. If a new version is found, it connects to your server and installs the update
  3. It can write a short summary of what changed
  4. You get a Telegram message confirming the update ran
What you get

Your UniFi network staying current without you checking

You get your UniFi controller kept up to date automatically, with a Telegram summary confirming what changed.

What you get

An updated UniFi controller and a Telegram notification confirming what happened.

What you need

A self-hosted server with SSH access, and optionally an OpenAI API key and a Telegram bot.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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