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==== Install Unifi controller on Ubuntu ==== | ==== Install Unifi controller on Ubuntu ==== | ||
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+ | //Follow [[https:// | ||
+ | //<color # | ||
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+ | __23 Nov 2020__ | ||
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+ | Updated to version 6.0.36 | ||
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+ | __27 Oct 2020__ | ||
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+ | Updated to version 6.0.28 | ||
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+ | __18 Sep 2020__ | ||
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+ | Updated to version 6.0.22 | ||
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+ | __23 Aug 2020__ | ||
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+ | Updated to version 5.14.22 | ||
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+ | __20 Jul 2020__ | ||
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+ | Updated to version 5.13.32 | ||
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+ | __19 Jun 2020__ | ||
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+ | Updated to version 5.13.29 | ||
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+ | __16 May 2020__ | ||
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+ | Updated to version 5.12.72 | ||
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+ | __27 Mar 2020__ | ||
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+ | Updated to version 5.12.66 | ||
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+ | __24 Jan 2020__ | ||
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+ | MongoDB 3.4 keys expired. | ||
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+ | sudo apt-key list | grep -A 1 expired | ||
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+ | Copy the 40-hex-digit fingerprint and run: | ||
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+ | sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp:// | ||
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+ | where $FINGERPRINT is the value you copied (if it contains spaces, put quotes around it). | ||
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+ | __8 Nov 2019__ | ||
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+ | Updated to version 5.12.22 | ||
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+ | __11 Oct 2019__ | ||
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+ | Unifi controller update log: | ||
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+ | * Initial version 5.7.23 | ||
+ | * 11 Oct 2019 - upgraded to 5.11.50 | ||
+ | * Needed help from author as I had an unsupported version of mongodb | ||
+ | * Make backup of your controller | ||
+ | * Purge unifi and mongodb | ||
+ | * apt purge unifi mongod* -y | ||
+ | * Install the controller again | ||
+ | * Restore the backup | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | dpkg -l | grep unifi | ||
+ | dpkg -l | grep mongo | ||
+ | dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq unifi | ||
+ | wget https:// | ||
+ | apt purge unifi mongod* | ||
+ | ./ | ||
+ | ./ | ||
+ | ./ | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | __12 Sep 2019__ | ||
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+ | Could not connect to the local Unifi controller monitoring webpage. | ||
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+ | __Main install notes__ | ||
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These instructions were validated for unifi controller v5.7.23 being installed on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. | These instructions were validated for unifi controller v5.7.23 being installed on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. | ||
* Start with clean install of Ubuntu 18.04 on Oracle VirtualBox v5.2.12. | * Start with clean install of Ubuntu 18.04 on Oracle VirtualBox v5.2.12. | ||
* Install java 8 using [[https:// | * Install java 8 using [[https:// | ||
- | * If desired, install the [[https:// | + | * If desired, install the [[https:// |
- | * Review the [[https:// | + | * Review the [[https:// |
- | * As of 14 July 2018, add TCP ports 8080, 8443 and UDP 3478 to public/ | + | * As of 14 July 2018, add TCP ports 8080, 8443 and UDP 3478 to public/ |
- | * Note: Enabling Cloud Access and accessing the controller via [[https:// | + | |
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+ | < | ||
+ | $ sudo -s | ||
+ | $ cd /root | ||
+ | $ mkdir downloads | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | Download and then install the latest controller software from [[https:// | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | apt-get install ./ | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Fix / | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | $ cd /usr/bin | ||
+ | $ sudo -s | ||
+ | $ mv mongod mongod.bin | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | Replace mongod with the following: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | cleaned_args=$(echo $* | sed -e ' | ||
+ | exec / | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | Fix permissions: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | $ chmod +x mongod | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | Restart services: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | $ systemctl restart unifi | ||
+ | $ systemctl status unifi | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | If desired, cat / | ||
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+ | Now you may use the VM or another machine to access the webpage on the virtual machine' | ||
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+ | If the AP can't be found, do the following: | ||
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+ | ssh to AP IP address and login as ubnt, using the default password ubnt. You may need to factory reset the controller if the password has been changed. | ||
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+ | Tell the AP where the controller software is running (IP below is VirtualMachine noted above): | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | set-inform http:// | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | Then login to the controller and adopt the AP. | ||
+ | Always follow the instructions when you ssh into the AP...you may need to run the " | ||
+ | Additional notes on adopting a new AP: https:// | ||
+ | __Other notes__: | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * To get to the AP properties which list the radio channels and power output, click on " |
install_unifi_on_ubuntu.txt · Last modified: 2023/01/09 21:17 by juckins