diff --git a/modules/unifi/module.json b/modules/unifi/module.json
index c6a3912..e508a64 100644
--- a/modules/unifi/module.json
+++ b/modules/unifi/module.json
@@ -10,35 +10,35 @@
       "port": 8443,
       "protocol": "tcp",
       "from": "mesh",
-      "why": "the controller web UI, over its own self-signed tls; reaching it from outside is a route grant later"
+      "why": "the controller web UI and API, over its own self-signed tls; named through the proxy as an https route"
     },
     {
       "name": "inform",
       "port": 8080,
       "protocol": "tcp",
       "from": "mesh",
-      "why": "device inform \u2014 how APs and switches check in and are adopted"
+      "why": "device inform, how APs and switches check in and are adopted; the controller tells devices this number, so the machine must publish it on the same one"
     },
     {
       "name": "stun",
       "port": 3478,
       "protocol": "udp",
       "from": "mesh",
-      "why": "STUN, so managed devices can find the controller through NAT"
+      "why": "STUN for managed devices; the controller tells devices this number, so the machine must publish it on the same one"
     },
     {
       "name": "discovery",
       "port": 10001,
       "protocol": "udp",
       "from": "mesh",
-      "why": "device discovery \u2014 the controller finds unadopted devices on the network"
+      "why": "device discovery broadcasts from unadopted devices and the UniFi apps"
     },
     {
       "name": "discovery-l2",
-      "port": 1902,
+      "port": 1900,
       "protocol": "udp",
       "from": "mesh",
-      "why": "layer-2 (UBNT) discovery broadcasts; published on 1902, the container listens on 1900"
+      "why": "make-controller-discoverable-on-L2 (SSDP); the software listens on 1900, which machines commonly have taken by another SSDP speaker"
     },
     {
       "name": "portal-tls",
@@ -76,10 +76,15 @@
       "path": "/var/lib/mesh/unifi",
       "mode": "0700"
     },
+    {
+      "id": "state",
+      "type": "directory",
+      "mode": "0700",
+      "place": "."
+    },
     {
       "id": "data",
       "type": "directory",
-      "path": "/services/unifi/data",
       "mode": "0700",
       "owner": "1000:1000"
     },
@@ -87,17 +92,17 @@
       "id": "server",
       "type": "container",
       "name": "unifi-controller",
-      "image": "lscr.io/linuxserver/unifi-controller@sha256:fcd5d8b13a77a588c79c1b49e5fc9ad08115aa3bb1a3576c589c64908a68845f",
+      "image": "lscr.io/linuxserver/unifi-controller@sha256:0ae315a3a45635e443899e30e86bd507c2c48922cb27f4bc7241777885f4650e",
       "ports": [
-        "8443:8443",
-        "8080:8080",
-        "3478:3478/udp",
-        "10001:10001/udp",
-        "1902:1900/udp",
-        "8843:8843",
-        "8880:8880",
-        "6789:6789",
-        "5514:5514/udp"
+        "8443",
+        "8080",
+        "3478/udp",
+        "10001/udp",
+        "1900/udp",
+        "8843",
+        "8880",
+        "6789",
+        "5514/udp"
       ],
       "env": {
         "PUID": "1000",
@@ -107,7 +112,7 @@
         "MEM_STARTUP": "1024"
       },
       "volumes": [
-        "/services/unifi/data:/config"
+        "${dir:data}:/config"
       ]
     },
     {
@@ -115,7 +120,7 @@
       "type": "file",
       "path": "/var/lib/mesh/unifi/config.json",
       "mode": "0600",
-      "content": "{}\n",
+      "content": "{\n  \"site\": \"default\",\n  \"password\": \"${secret:controller}\"\n}\n",
       "merge": "json"
     },
     {
@@ -129,7 +134,7 @@
       ],
       "env": {
         "MESH_BROKER_FILE": "/run/secrets/broker",
-        "MESH_UNIFI_URL": "https://127.0.0.1:8443",
+        "MESH_UNIFI_URL": "https://127.0.0.1:${port:8443}",
         "MESH_UNIFI_CONFIG_FILE": "/run/config/config.json"
       },
       "restart-on": [
@@ -138,8 +143,23 @@
       "artifact": "runtime"
     }
   ],
+  "requires": [
+    "route"
+  ],
+  "contributes": {
+    "route": {
+      "label": "unifi",
+      "endpoint": "web",
+      "scheme": "https",
+      "insecure": true
+    }
+  },
+  "binds": {
+    "route": "${dir:state}/route.json"
+  },
   "own-secrets": {
-    "broker": "/var/lib/mesh/unifi/broker"
+    "broker": "/var/lib/mesh/unifi/broker",
+    "controller": "/var/lib/mesh/unifi/controller"
   },
   "build": {
     "on": [