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snooker's avatar
Mar 13, 2017
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UniFi Controller on ReadyNAS

Recently I ran into some trouble  (All snapshots disappeared + no new snapshots possible) when I tried to install the UniFi Controller on my ReadyNAS. After I have overcome two small obstacles it works now fine.

 

I would like to share here the solution that works for me on OS 6.6.1:

 

The UniFi Controller needs Java, so we have to install that first. I have choosen Java 7, because Java 8  - my first obsacle - lead me into trouble:

 

sudo apt-get update
apt-get install oracle-java7-jdk

 

Then we have to add the Ubiquiti repository and the key:

 

echo "deb http://www.ubnt.com/downloads/unifi/debian unifi5 ubiquiti" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/100-ubnt.list
apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv C0A52C50

 

After that, we can install the UniFi controller:

 

apt-get install unifi

 

I copied the systemd service file, to /etc/systemd/system in the case that I have to make some tweaks:

 

cp -p /lib/systemd/system/unifi.service /etc/systemd/system

 

After the install there is the second obstacle, that the software in installed unter /var/lib on the OS partition and the included MongoDB will need 3GB under /var/lib/unifi/db, which is not available.

 

So we have to move the UniFi controller to a place with sufficient space, e.g. /apps:

 

cd /var/lib
mv unifi /apps
ln -s /apps/unifi unifi

 

 And now the Unifi controller should start with:

 

systemctl start unifi.service

 

To access the User Interface of the controller navigate to:

 

https://<IP_of_your_ReadyNAS>:8443

 

If it is not working, it might be worth to look into the logs in /var/log/unifi.

 

 

Possible problems:

  • Unifi needs the ports 3478, 8080, 8443, 8843, 8880, 8881, 8882 and 27117. If other Apps use these ports you have to change the settting of UniFi.
  • It might be necessary to activate logrotate for the UniFi logs.

 

 

  • snooker's avatar
    snooker
    Jun 08, 2017

    The guide at the top of this thread is a little bit outdated (Oracle Java is no longer in the repository), so here ist a small update:

     



    I would like to share here the solution that works for me on OS 6.7.4 (x86):

    The UniFi Controller needs Java, so we have to install that first.

     

    First we check if Java is already installed (it is not part of the OS, but it may be installed together with some apps):

    java --version

    If we get back "-bash: java: command not found", Java is not installed on the ReadyNAS, so we have to install it, if we get back a Version String, we can skip the Java installation:

    apt-get update
    apt-get install install openjdk-7-jdk

     

    Then we have to add the Ubiquiti repository and the key:

    echo "deb http://www.ubnt.com/downloads/unifi/debian unifi5 ubiquiti" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/100-ubnt.list
    apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv C0A52C50


    After that, we can install the UniFi controller:

    apt-get update
    apt-get install unifi


    I copied the systemd service file, to /etc/systemd/system in the case that I have to make some tweaks:

    cp -p /lib/systemd/system/unifi.service /etc/systemd/system


    After the install there is the problem, that the software is installed unter /var/lib on the OS partition and the included MongoDB will need 3GB under /var/lib/unifi/db, which is not available.

    So we have to move the UniFi controller to a place with sufficient space, e.g. /apps:

    cd /var/lib
    mv unifi /apps
    ln -s /apps/unifi unifi

     

    As the last step we now can update the logrotate configuration to rotate also the Unifi logs:

    bash -c 'cat >> /etc/logrotate.d/unifi << EOF
    /var/log/unifi/*.log {
        rotate 5
        daily
        missingok
        notifempty
        compress
        delaycompress
        copytruncate
    }
    EOF'

     

    And now the Unifi controller should start with:

    systemctl start unifi.service


    To access the User Interface of the controller navigate to:

    https://<IP_of_your_ReadyNAS>:8443


    If it is not working, it might be worth to look into the logs in /var/log/unifi.


    Possible problems:

    • Unifi needs the ports 3478, 8080, 8443, 8843, 8880, 8881, 8882 and 27117. If other Apps use these ports you have to change the settting of UniFi.

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  • Any tips on getting this to work on 6.7.4? Unable to find java7 in the apt repos.... Wish someone would make an addon for this! 

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