# mbentley/docker-omada-controller

Docker image to run TP-Link Omada Controller

Repository: https://github.com/mbentley/docker-omada-controller
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docker-omada-controller
Language: Shell
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-09-03T01:20:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 88, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2887, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 2, "gap_med": 38.5, "n_releases_24m": 15}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1251, forks 156 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:14.809064+00:00)

## What it is
A community-maintained Docker image that packages TP-Link's Omada Software Controller for centrally managing Omada networking hardware (access points, switches, gateways). It supports multi-arch builds (amd64, arm64, armv7l), Docker Compose, Kubernetes/Helm deployments, and persistent data with backup guidance.

## Use cases
- self-host the TP-Link Omada network controller in Docker
- manage Omada access points and switches from a container
- run Omada controller on a Raspberry Pi or ARM server
- deploy Omada controller with docker compose or Kubernetes
- avoid running the Omada controller on a dedicated physical machine
- upgrade Omada controller versions without reinstalling

## When to choose
- you use TP-Link Omada hardware and want a containerized, easily upgradable controller
- you want to run the controller on ARM devices like Raspberry Pi
- you deploy with Docker Compose or Kubernetes and want community-maintained manifests

## When to avoid
- you need official TP-Link support or are not comfortable with community packaging
- you use other vendors' network hardware (UniFi, Aruba, etc.)
- you cannot run Docker or a persistent volume for the controller database

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: self-hosted, deployment, networking, configuration-management
- domain: networking, self-hosted, infrastructure-as-code
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: tp-link, omada-controller, docker-image, network-management, sdn, multi-arch, kubernetes, docker-compose, devops, docker, linux, arm64, amd64

## Member repositories
- mbentley/docker-omada-controller (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:14.809064+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:07:48.043075+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mbentley/docker-omada-controller (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:14.809064+00:00, sha b8e1e2070fe2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.