Here’s the discussion about this on HN from a couple days ago:
Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44746603 (300+ comments)
So this is basically a new version of the unifi controller software?
More like a distribution that contains the unifi controller and a few other peices.
(i.e. the unifi network controller piece in UniFiOS is the same as the one you deploy yourself)
So any of my pcs can now become a router compatible with the UniFi ecosystem?
No.
Does anyone know if it does deep packet inspection? https://www.unihosted.com/blog/understanding-unifi-deep-pack...
DPI happens on a UniFi Gateway. That could be the same hardware as the controller when it's a UniFi device like a Dream Machine/Dream Router, but it doesn't have to be. The Gateway will do the DPI and report the numbers to the controller where they are stored and displayed.