Raspberry Pi5 - RaspAP - Hotspot doesn't consistently appear

[ccmscotland]

I've installed the RaspAP insiders edition on my Raspberry Pi 5 with the intent of setting this device up as effectively a portable NAS for Media via a number of Docker Hosted Apps (emby server), Files (via Syncthing & Samba File Share) and Music (Navidrome).

The apps all work fine but I'm struggling to get RaspAP to work consistently, with the Hotspot itself failing to appear much of the time.

I've got two Wifi Devices (the Onboard Wifi and a USB Wifi Device (Edimax EW-7811Un V2) which works out of the box; I'm just trying to understand how I can get the Hotspot to consistently appear (even if there is no other Internet Connection) - any help would be much appreciated!

[billz]

a number of Docker Hosted Apps

Did you also install RaspAP via its Docker container?

It's unlikely this is due to a fault with this project. When stacking a number of services together, as with your setup, software conflicts that could affect the performance of the AP become increasingly more likely. Insufficient voltage (eg., when attaching USB peripherals) is among the most common causes of an unstable AP. Enable hostapd service logging and check the kernel log for an under-voltage detected error.

You may have better luck running RaspAP in an isolated container, but start with the above.