12 January 2026

Tom Hildebrand

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Introducing UniFi Fabrics

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UniFi's hybrid cloud control plane delivers fast local control, complete data privacy, and license free remote management through the UniFi Site Manager. What began as a centralized interface has now evolved into the foundation for a far more scalable and unified management experience.

A Unified Control Plane for Every Site

For years, the Site Manager has served as the secure command center for UniFi administrators, enabling centralized oversight across geographically distributed sites without relying on traditional cloud controllers or hosting fees. UniFi Fabrics now expands this vision by introducing a next generation architecture that merges UniFi applications across all sites into a single, infinitely scalable control plane.

  • Hybrid cloud architecture with local control
  • Centralized management across all sites and applications
  • License free operation without cloud dependency
  • Unified control plane powered and enhanced by UniFi Fabrics
UniFi Fabrics transforms Site Manager into a single control plane built for unlimited scale of sites and users.

Configuration Orchestration at Scale

Managing large environments no longer requires repetitive configuration work or ClickOps. With Fabrics, administrators can orchestrate configurations once and allow them to propagate instantly or on a defined schedule across every site.

  • One time configuration orchestration
  • Instant or scheduled propagation
  • Centralized policy control
  • Consistent deployment across environments
Configure once and let Fabrics handle consistent execution and configuration updates across every site.

Complete Visibility Across the Environment

Fabrics unifies operational visibility by allowing administrators to see every device, review logs and footage, and manage alarms across all sites from a single interface. Integrations are also centralized, eliminating fragmented tooling and manual configuration.

  • Full device visibility across sites
  • Centralized access to logs and footage
  • Global alarm configuration
  • Unified integration management
One interface delivers full operational awareness across the entire deployment.

Zero Trust Networking Built In

At its core, UniFi Fabrics is designed for Zero Trust networking. Administrators can bind leading identity providers, apply user based policies, and deliver secure access through a seamless UniFi Identity experience across platforms.

  • Native Zero Trust architecture
  • Identity provider integration
  • User based access policies
  • Secure and seamless endpoint access
Security is enforced by identity, not location-specific policies.

Zero Touch Provisioning for Effortless Growth

Scaling infrastructure is simplified through device templates and policy assignments that enable true Zero Touch Provisioning. New sites can be deployed rapidly while maintaining consistent organization configuration and security standards.

  • Device templates for rapid deployment
  • Policy driven provisioning
  • Consistent configuration across sites
  • Reduced manual setup effort and faster setup
Zero Touch Provisioning turns site expansion into a simple and repeatable process.

An Open Platform for Advanced Integrations

The Fabric API extends the platform to developers and integrators, offering complete documentation, Ansible support, and unified access to every connected environment through a single interface.

  • Fully documented Fabric API
  • Ansible ready modules and playbooks
  • Unified programmatic access
  • Built for automation and extensibility
Fabrics opens the control plane to automation at every level with the tools you already use.

Built for MSPs with Native Multi Tenancy

Thanks to its multi tenant native architecture, the UniFi Site Manager now operates as a next generation MSP platform. Customer environments are fully isolated within a single interface while remaining entirely license free.

  • Native multi tenant architecture
  • Full customer environment isolation
  • Single interface for MSP operations
  • License free at every scale
True multi tenancy without licenses redefines managed network operations.

Sites on Network 10 and above are now fabric ready, just enable early access in Site Manager to explore the first building blocks of UniFi Fabrics, an evolving foundation that will soon elevate every Unifi application of today and beyond, all license-free.

UniFi Site Manager, powered by UniFi Fabrics, unifies scale, security, and automation into a single license free control plane built for the future.

Learn How UniFi Scales in the Real World

And check out our new UniFi Academy initiative, where we document how UniFi is deployed and operated at scale, along with best practices for building world class UniFi deployments.