To install the UniFi Controller on Raspberry Pi OS, follow the steps below.

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You can run UniFi on pretty much anything, Windows, Ubuntu, macOS and Debian plus much more. If you want to host the UniFi Controller and not benefit from the simple setup HostiFi offers, you can host UniFi on a Raspberry Pi.

Requirements

Update the system

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -

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Install Java (OpenJDK 8)

sudo apt install openjdk-8-jre-headless -y

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Verify the installation:

java -version

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You should see output similar to:

openjdk version "1.8.0_xxx"

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Add UniFi Repository

Install required dependencies:

sudo apt install gnupg curl -y

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Add the Ubiquiti 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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Add the UniFi repository to sources list:

echo 'deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/unifi-repo.gpg] https://www.ui.com/downloads/unifi/debian stable ubiquiti' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/unifi.list

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Install UniFi Controller

Update package list again:

sudo apt update

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Install the UniFi Controller:

sudo apt install unifi -y

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Start and Enable UniFi Service

After installation, enable and start the UniFi service:

sudo systemctl enable --now unifi

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Check if the service is running:

sudo systemctl status unifi

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Access the UniFi Web Interface

Once the UniFi Controller is running, open your web browser and go to:

https://<your-raspberry-pi-IP>:8443

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

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