UniFi Controller on Linux

Posted on August 7, 2020 (Last modified on April 3, 2024) • 1 min read • 189 words

I recently purchased a UniFi Switch 8 60W for around $85 at Staples. You can read more about the switch here:
https://www.ui.com/unifi-switching/unifi-switch-8/

I also use Ubiquiti’s UniFi 802.11ac Dual-Radio PRO Access Point (UAP-AC-PRO-US).  Both the switch and the wireless ap require Ubiquiti’s UniFi Controller software. I decided to run the UniFi Controller on an Ubuntu Server 20.04 virtual machine. I wrote a simple bash script to automate the install of the controller software. The script can be downloaded from my github page.

https://github.com/bry-n/unifi

The script will download and install everything needed to run Ubiquiti’s UniFi Controller 5.13.29 on Ubuntu Server 20.04.

Ubiquiti offers a deb package and requires a few dependencies. The software requirements for 5.13.29 are as follows with full details linked below.

• Linux: Ubuntu Desktop / Server 16.04; Debian 9 “Stretch”
• At least Mongodb 3.6
  • 5.13.29 added support for Mongodb 3.6
• Open jdk 8
  • 11 is not officially supported. I did not test running version 11.
• Libssl1.0.0_1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.3_amd64.deb
  • Required dependency for mongodb 3.*. I found a reference to this in another script. I’ll reference below. 
  • Mongodb 3.* needs libssl1.0

Unif-Requirements
Unifi release notes for 5.13.29
libsssl 1.0.* reference