Debian based Self-Hosted UniFi Network Server

Debian based Self-Hosted UniFi Network Server

Install and setup base Debian server. I’m using Debian 12 for this install.

Install required packages before you begin with the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install ca-certificates apt-transport-https

Use the following command to add a new source list:

echo 'deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 ] https://www.ui.com/downloads/unifi/debian stable ubiquiti' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/100-ubnt-unifi.list

Add the GPG Keys.

sudo wget -O /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/unifi-repo.gpg https://dl.ui.com/unifi/unifi-repo.gpg

Install libssl1.1 (required by mongodb)

wget http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.1w-0+deb11u1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libssl1.1_1.1.1w-0+deb11u1_amd64.deb

Install the correct version of MongoDB.

echo "deb [trusted=yes] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu bionic/mongodb-org/3.6 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-3.6.list
sudo apt-get update

Install and upgrade the UniFi Network application with the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install unifi -y

The UniFi Network application should now be accessible at the computer’s configured local or public IP address, by typing that IP address in a browser’s navigation bar (Chrome is recommended). If it is not launching, use the following command:

sudo service unifi start