any opensource Wireless AccessPoint ?

Hello pals,

As in the title, is there any opensource or friendly open Wireless Access Point? or DIY solution ? I don't ask for easy one, as long as it is performant.

I have actually two UniFi AP but these cloudy devices are getting on my nerve and honestly.

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http://openwrt.org/toh/

Here you go
- Openwrt is really cool. I was the lead engineer on a router that was essentially a fork of openwrt. If you're willing to learn Lua and figure out how it all works despite their nearly non-existent documentation, you can customize the UI, add new UI elements, or even add whole new UI pages. For example, on our router, we added an IPsec package, so I had to make a UI page for it.
  
  The whole gimmick of our router was that it could be configured by the smart home controller that the company was already selling. So I designed and implemented a whole REST API in Lua on it.
  
  It was a really fun project. But then a mega corporation bought us, so I bailed because they sucked.
  
  Almond?
- To add to that, it's very likely OPs Ubiquiti devices are supported!
  
  They are. I get dozens of them to refurb and they always get bought on eBay for this.
- This is the way. Been using oWRT APs (routers in dumb AP mode) for more as 10 years.
many thanks all and especially @SmoochPooch@lemmy.world I didn't know that Ubiquiti APs could be "jailbroken". Hopefully, I have never upgraded those :)
Not what you asked, but I've been very happy with my TPLink EAP WAP. You dont need to use a cloud account with it if you dont want to. Nice management interface that's doing it's best UniFi impression.
I didn't realise I could do this with unifi APs. Looks like a good option for out of support ubiquity APs.

Is there a reason you don't run your own unifi control software?
- Not opensource, I don't want to install their stuff on my smartphone (bluetooth and position required) or need a VM. I am not fond of leaving such blackbox devices on my network which needs cloud! EDIT: OH and I remember the issue with the control software due to MangoDB drama.
  
  It is used for now on guest only network, sure I use Wireguard on top but still, find it annoying. And tbh, it has been suggested and the to-go solution but I notice that people are just blindly recommending what they read chatty techie's blogs.
  
  thanks @Palitu!
There's another WAP you might be interested in if you web search it /s

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