How to install the Ubiquiti UniFi Controller on Debian 9.1

dbeato

@ccwtech said in How to install the Ubiquiti UniFi Controller on Debian 9.1:

root@UBNT_Controller:~# netstat -plnt
Active Internet connections (only servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:27117 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 16476/bin/mongod
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 334/sshd
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:27017 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 13860/mongod
tcp6 0 0 :::8843 :::* LISTEN 15628/java
tcp6 0 0 :::8880 :::* LISTEN 15628/java
tcp6 0 0 :::8080 :::* LISTEN 15628/java
tcp6 0 0 :::22 :::* LISTEN 334/sshd
tcp6 0 0 :::8443 :::* LISTEN 15628/java
tcp6 0 0 :::6789 :::* LISTEN 15628/java
root@UBNT_Controller:~#

Looking at the firewall now.

Ports are opened internally.

CCWTech

@dbeato Working great now! Thanks.

dbeato

@ccwtech said in How to install the Ubiquiti UniFi Controller on Debian 9.1:

@dbeato Working great now! Thanks.

Awesome! Glad to help!

CCWTech

@dbeato
Thought I was okay, but can't log in using http, just https.

It's causing a problem when I try to set the AP's to look to the vultr IP for the controller.

dbeato

@ccwtech said in How to install the Ubiquiti UniFi Controller on Debian 9.1:

@dbeato
Thought I was okay, but can't log in using http, just https.

It's causing a problem when I try to set the AP's to look to the vultr IP for the controller.

You only login through https, your manually register the APs via port 8080.

dbeato

@ccwtech said in How to install the Ubiquiti UniFi Controller on Debian 9.1:

@dbeato
Thought I was okay, but can't log in using http, just https.

It's causing a problem when I try to set the AP's to look to the vultr IP for the controller.

set-inform http://ip-of-controller:8080/inform

CCWTech

I SSH'ed into the AP

typed:
mca-cli
set-inform http://xx.xx.xx.xx:8080/inform

Then

info

I get "Unable to resolve (http://unifi:8080/inform)"

CCWTech

Works after FW upgrade.

dbeato

@ccwtech said in How to install the Ubiquiti UniFi Controller on Debian 9.1:

Works after FW upgrade.

Strange

FATeknollogee

Question:

At a colo: I have a Cloud Key, I want to "move" the controller (off the CK) to a vm.
I've followed @JaredBusch install guide

What's the proper procedure to make this move in the right order?

JaredBusch

@fateknollogee said in How to install the Ubiquiti UniFi Controller on Debian 9.1:

Question:

At a colo: I have a Cloud Key, I want to "move" the controller (off the CK) to a vm.
I've followed @JaredBusch install guide

What's the proper procedure to make this move in the right order?

Get everything on the same version
Make a backupmfrom the cloud key and download it.
Restore the backup to the VM.

FATeknollogee

@jaredbusch Thx, will give that a go!

FATeknollogee

Thinking out loud here...
This Controller vm is behind a firewall (aka Unifi USG4)...is that a good strategy?

dbeato

@fateknollogee said in How to install the Ubiquiti UniFi Controller on Debian 9.1:

firewall (aka Unifi USG4)...is that a good strategy?

As long as you open the ports needed it should not be an issue.

dbeato

Also take a look at this KB
https://help.ubnt.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002869188-UniFi-Migrating-Sites-with-Site-Export-Wizard

jt1001001

Did this on Vultr last evening worked perfectly. Thanks @JaredBusch for your guide

CCWTech

To update the Cloud Controller to the latest version on debian, is it just another

apt-get install unifi -y

zachary715

@ccwtech said in How to install the Ubiquiti UniFi Controller on Debian 9.1:

To update the Cloud Controller to the latest version on debian, is it just another

apt-get install unifi -y

If you added the repo per this guide, then it should just be (sudo) apt update && (sudo) apt upgrade -y) like any other system update

CCWTech

@zachary715 said in How to install the Ubiquiti UniFi Controller on Debian 9.1:

@ccwtech said in How to install the Ubiquiti UniFi Controller on Debian 9.1:

To update the Cloud Controller to the latest version on debian, is it just another

apt-get install unifi -y

If you added the repo per this guide, then it should just be (sudo) apt update && (sudo) apt upgrade -y) like any other system update

Ok, thanks.

jt1001001

Had top reinstall the controler today; had to do the following before it would work:

apt install apt-transport-https