To install the UniFi Controller on Debian, follow the steps below.

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Update the system

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

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Install the required dependencies

sudo apt install ca-certificates apt-transport-https curl gnupg -y

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Add the UniFi Repository

echo 'deb https://www.ui.com/downloads/unifi/debian stable ubiquiti' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/100-ubnt-unifi.list

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Then, add the UniFi GPG key:

curl -fsSL https://dl.ui.com/unifi/unifi-repo.gpg | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/unifi-repo.gpg > /dev/null

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Install the UniFi controller

sudo apt update && sudo apt install unifi -y

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Start and enable the UniFi controller

sudo systemctl enable --now unifi

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Check the UniFi controller status

sudo systemctl status unifi

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Access the web interface

https://<server-ip>:8443

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That's it! You should now have the UniFi Controller installed and running on your Debian instance!

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