A hands-on guide to using Starlink Mini as a home network failover connection with UniFi gear. Covers the £4.50/month Standby Mode plan, hardware costs (£159), latency observations (~26ms mean), and a detailed workaround for a UniFi bug that prevents IPv6 default routes from being assigned automatically when using Starlink. Includes step-by-step SSH commands to manually add the IPv6 default route and a persistent boot script solution. Also highlights an unexpected benefit: Starlink continues working during power outages since it doesn't rely on local infrastructure.
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Enter Starlink Mini #The hardware cost #General Observations #IPv6 Configuration with UniFi isn't pretty #Automatic failover #Off grid #Sort: