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NetLens — a dashboard for UniFi networks.

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NetLens — a dashboard for UniFi networks. Self-hosted. Per-device and per-app traffic with time charts and sessions; Wi-Fi signal, roaming and presence per device; access point, switch and gateway health; security events; local-network traffic; WAN status. It samples your UniFi console around the clock, so history is kept beyond UniFi's own short retention (24 hours of 5-minute data, 7 days hourly). Needs a UniFi OS console (UDM, UCG, UDR, Cloud Key Gen2+) and a local API key. After installing, open the web UI: a short setup asks for your console address, the API key and a login password. Not affiliated with Ubiquiti.

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

44/100 Fair

Maintained
75last commit 1 day ago
Popular
123 GitHub stars
Easy to install
201 install platform, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today

GitHub stars
3
Open issues
0
Last commit
2026-10-12
Latest release
v2.8.1
License
GPL-3.0
Activity
rising

Checked today - source: GitHub (GeorgeAL78/netlens)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked today - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

No first-install notes yet.

Alternatives

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Common questions

Does NetLens retain history after UniFi deletes its own short retention data?

Yes. It keeps history beyond UniFi's own retention, which is described as deleting data after a day or a week.

How can NetLens show a device that is powered on but not using the internet?

Offline devices are checked on the network every five minutes. The check uses ping, then common ports, with a MAC check.

Does NetLens use DNS logs to identify sites?

No, Sites are taken from UniFi connection records. If secure DNS hides the name, NetLens may name the address from its own hourly lookups when it belongs to a watched site.

Do NetLens alerts block or limit a device?

No, alerts are watch-only. They flag daily limits on time in use or data for an app, category, or device.

Answers sourced from github.com

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