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Deploy a UniFi Cloud Controller for $5 and under 10 minutes
Jay Rogers
November 30th, 2017
Learn how to deploy a cloud hosted UniFi controller on Ubuntu 16.04. You'll be able to manage all of your locations and UniFi devices from a single location.
Helpful commands
Modify APT configuration file:
nano /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99force-ipv4
Once you have that open, enter this text:
Acquire::ForceIPv4 "true";
Add Ubiquiti Repository:
echo 'deb http://www.ubnt.com/downloads/unifi/debian stable ubiquiti' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/100-ubnt-unifi.list
Add GPG Keys:
sudo wget -O /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/unifi-repo.gpg https://dl.ubnt.com/unifi/unifi-repo.gpg
Install UniFi:
sudo apt update && sudo apt -y install unifi
Update server:
sudo apt update && sudo apt -y upgrade
See the entire "Complete Ubiquiti UniFi + Synology Network Build" course here: https://srvrsi.de/unifi-and-synology-build-course
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