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Unifi controller as a service install#
Unifi controller as a service software#
Unifi controller as a service download#
Unifi controller as a service free#

Note that you'll need to use a different exec string than the ones suggested on that page.Ubiquiti (and their Unifi gear) have become my go to for just about anything network related. You can also run the Network Controller "headlessly." I haven't tried it, but the instructions at look promising. Though the firewall changes are mostly harmless if all you did was allow java to receive incoming connections. You can undo any changes to your firewall when you're done with the Network Controller (assuming you're not planning on leaving it running all the time). If macOS asks, Do you want the application 'java' to accept incoming network connections? you must click Allow for Network Controller to work correctly. JAVA_VERSION=1.8 java -jar /Applications/UniFi.app/Contents/Resources/lib/ace.jar ui cd /Applications/UniFi.app/Contents/Resources/ And remember that you'll need to use Java 8. I've found that starting Network Controller appears to hang unless I cd to a specific directory.

See this help article for the list of ports. You might need to unblock specific ports, instead.

These steps might be different if you're using macOS earlier than 10.5.1.

Firewalls provide a useful layer of protection.

Instead of doing all the above stuff you could alternatively completely turn off your firewall, but I don't recommend it.

Adding Applications/UniFi to the list of apps with allowed incoming connections doesn't work.

Unifi controller as a service software#

If Automatically allow downloaded signed software to receive incoming connections is unchecked then you'll be prompted to allow incoming connections when Network Controller is started.

If Automatically allow downloaded signed software to receive incoming connections is checked then that seems to be sufficient to give Network Controller access (I assume because the Homebrew java package is signed).

No other changes are required-click OK to save. Click the lock in the bottom left corner to allow changes then click the Firewall Options. Navigate to System Preferences → Security & Privacy → the Firewall tab.

Unifi controller as a service install#

In a terminal, run brew tap homebrew/cask-versions and brew install -cask temurin8.

Follow the instructions to install Homebrew if you don't already have it.

Wikipedia says the AdoptOpenJDK package will be supported until "at least September 2023." That sounded good to me so that's what I used.

Unifi controller as a service free#

According to Wikipedia, Oracle officially ended free commercial updates in January 2019 and will end free personal-use updates in December 2020. This is inconvenient and also a little worrying considering Java 8 is quite old and Java doesn't have a great track record when it comes to security vulnerabilities. So you'll need to use an old version of Java. Only the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is required.Īn updated/current version of Java 8 must be installed on the system hosting the controller software. If you're installing that release or later please make sure you have manually installed a current release of Java 8 beforehand. We stopped bundling Java as of UniFi Network 5.11.47. Without this macOS complains that "'UniFi.pkg' can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software." Then select "Open" if prompted and proceed through the installer. If you have no preference then go with the newest version.įind UniFi.pkg in Finder.

Unifi controller as a service download#

Look for "UniFi Network Controller for macOS" on the Unifi download page. This works fine and isn't tremendously difficult to get running, but it is unfortunately more work than it should be. However, after having gone through the steps to install natively I'll say that the idea of using a Docker container is quite appealing. I haven't tried to use it and don't know how hard it is to get up and running or how well it works, so unfortunately I can't compare it to the other option. The LinuxServer.io team maintains a Docker image for the UniFi Network Controller. I'm aware of two different ways to do this.