{"id":793,"date":"2022-06-12T18:49:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T18:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/james-batchelor.com\/?p=793"},"modified":"2022-06-13T08:02:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T08:02:59","slug":"add-unifi-controller-to-centos-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/james-batchelor.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/12\/add-unifi-controller-to-centos-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Add Unifi Controller to CentOS 7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m in the process of testing a Unifi AP (Nano), and need a controller to set it up. As its a temporary setup I choose the old faithful CentOS 7…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are many excellent guides for setting up a Unifi Controller on CentOS 7, three that helped me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/community.spiceworks.com\/how_to\/128121-installing-unifi-controller-on-centos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/nivethan.dev\/devlog\/setting-up-unifi-controller-on-centos-7.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/binhminhitc.com\/networks-solutions\/how-to-installing-unifi-controller-on-centos\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However since these were penned there are a few changes in the setup that need to be worked around:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workarounds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

UniFi.unix.zip Download Link<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Unifi have stopped advertising the Unix files on the downloads, instead opting to show only the .deb Debian package. To get a file suitable for CentOS…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigate to https:\/\/www.ui.com\/download\/unifi\/<\/a> and choose the download for Unifi Network Application for Debian:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clicking download icon gives the following link…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Make note of the version number (here 7.1.66) and edit into the the following link:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.ubnt.com\/downloads\/unifi\/7.1.66\/UniFi.unix.zip<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MongoDB<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

MongoDB is no longer included in the default CentOS or EPEL repositories, so its own repository needs to be added to your system for prerequisites<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: https:\/\/www.mongodb.com\/docs\/manual\/tutorial\/install-mongodb-on-red-hat\/#install-mongodb-community-edition<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Create a new file at \/etc\/yum.repos.d\/mongodb-org-5.0.repo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Insert the following into the file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[mongodb-org-5.0]name=MongoDB Repositorybaseurl=https:\/\/repo.mongodb.org\/yum\/redhat\/$releasever\/mongodb-org\/5.0\/x86_64\/gpgcheck=1enabled=1gpgkey=https:\/\/www.mongodb.org\/static\/pgp\/server-5.0.asc<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Installation is now via: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
yum install -y mongodb-org<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
 Installation Guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Disable SELinux, reboot for changes to take effect<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sed -i \/etc\/selinux\/config -r -e 's\/^SELINUX=.*\/SELINUX=disabled\/g'\nreboot<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Create file to include MongoDB repositories<\/p>\n\n\n\n
nano \/etc\/yum.repos.d\/mongodb-org-5.0.repo<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Add the following to the new file<\/p>\n\n\n\n
 [mongodb-org-5.0]name=MongoDB Repositorybaseurl=https:\/\/repo.mongodb.org\/yum\/redhat\/$releasever\/mongodb-org\/5.0\/x86_64\/gpgcheck=1enabled=1gpgkey=https:\/\/www.mongodb.org\/static\/pgp\/server-5.0.asc <\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Install prerequisites<\/p>\n\n\n\n
yum install -y mongodb-org java-1.8.0-openjdk unzip wget<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Download Unifi Controller<\/p>\n\n\n\n
wget https:\/\/www.ubnt.com\/downloads\/unifi\/7.1.66\/UniFi.unix.zip<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Unzip files to \/opt directory<\/p>\n\n\n\n
unzip -q UniFi.unix.zip -d \/opt<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Create data folder within Unifi directory<\/p>\n\n\n\n
mkdir \/opt\/UniFi\/data<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Add new user to run service<\/p>\n\n\n\n
useradd -r ubnt<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Assign ubnt ownership of Unifi directory<\/p>\n\n\n\n
chown -R ubnt:ubnt \/opt\/UniFi<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Create firewall rules to allow access to Controller<\/p>\n\n\n\n
nano \/etc\/firewalld\/zones\/public.xml<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Add the following to the file…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
  <port protocol=\"tcp\" port=\"8081\"\/>\n  <port protocol=\"tcp\" port=\"8080\"\/>\n  <port protocol=\"tcp\" port=\"8443\"\/>\n  <port protocol=\"tcp\" port=\"8880\"\/>\n  <port protocol=\"tcp\" port=\"8843\"\/>\n  <port protocol=\"tcp\" port=\"27117\"\/>\n  <port protocol=\"udp\" port=\"3478\"\/><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Reload firewall for changes to take<\/p>\n\n\n\n
firewall-cmd --reload<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Enable MongoDB to start with the system, start it for first time and check its running<\/p>\n\n\n\n
systemctl enable mongod\nsystemctl start mongod\nsystemctl status mongod<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Create the service for Unfi Controller<\/p>\n\n\n\n
nano \/etc\/systemd\/system\/unifi.service<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Enter the following in the new file<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[Unit]\nDescription=UniFi AP Web Controller\nAfter=syslog.target network.target\n\n[Service]\nType=simple\nUser=ubnt\nWorkingDirectory=\/opt\/UniFi\nExecStart=\/usr\/bin\/java -jar \/opt\/UniFi\/lib\/ace.jar start \nExecStop=\/usr\/bin\/java -jar \/opt\/UniFi\/lib\/ace.jar stop\nSuccessExitStatus=143\n\n[Install]\nWantedBy=multi-user.target<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Enable Controller to start with system<\/p>\n\n\n\n
systemctl enable unifi<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Start the Unifi Controller<\/p>\n\n\n\n
systemctl start unifi<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Controller should now be available for setup by browsing to 
https:\/\/{IP ADDRESS}:8443\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unifi Testing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
I need the Unifi Controller in order to test the Nano HD AP, why? This is the only Unifi AP in stock in the UK at the moment, all other more preferred AP’s like the Pro, LR and HD are unobtainium along with the Cloud Key. Therefore in desperation its time to test if these will make a worthy substitute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Its early days at present, but should testing go well and I choose to adopt Unifi as my home Wifi solution, I’d be deploying a slim VM running Rocky 8 to manage the infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far for testing; the AP is positioned a foot away from a Draytek 2927ac, at moderate distances the Unifi Nano is showing a 10db advantage over the Draytek on 2.4Ghz range, but curiously a 10db disadvantage on the 5Ghz range. And while devices report a better signal strength on the Unifi, bandwidth speed tests yield poor results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I would hope that the Pro’s performance would be an improvement on the Nano, but for now that is entirely speculation since getting hands on one is impossible without paying scalper prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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