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For me it installed manually OK, but does not see devices on network and cannot adpat using mobile application either, dunno where could be problem
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade
sudo apt-get -y install oracle-java8-jdk
echo 'deb http://www.ubnt.com/downloads/unifi/debian stable ubiquiti' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/100-ubnt.list > /dev/null
sudo wget -O /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/unifi-repo.gpg https://dl.ubnt.com/unifi/unifi-repo.gpg
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -y install unifi
sudo systemctl stop mongodb
sudo systemctl disable mongodb
My bad, I did not understand UBNT, you can adopt devices only if they are not setup without controller (or with other controller obvs.)
+1 to this too
The above steps didnāt work for me with latest DietPi. I couldnāt easily install mongodb - still seems like you have to go through all the steps of installing the binaries
Did some digging
Important Notes:
Linux systems must be running a version of MongoDB prior to 3.6.x. We recommend 3.4.x. This is most likely to be an issue on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, as it currently offers MongoDB 3.6.x. >
The initial database migration will take longer than normal. It is expected to see mongo using most, if not all, of the available CPU cycles during this process. Please be patient, this process could easily take 15+ minutes, depending on the amount of historical stats, as well as the system specs. As always, err on the side of caution, and make a backup before upgrading.
The controller will not start if it is set to bind to a privileged port (<1024), as it now runs as a non-root user.
If your controller is running on a UniFi Cloud Key (UCK), make sure it is on firmware 0.6.4 or later, otherwise the controller will not start. This firmware is available via the normal upgrade mechanism found in the controller or itās local management page. Make sure to make a backup before upgrading the UCK firmware, as youāll need it to restore after, and itās good to have a backup on hand before any controller upgrade.
Support for PicoM2 and 1st gen AC models was dropped in 5.7.x. Please see our announcement HERE.
As of release branch 5.7.x weāve made some important changes to the Wireless Uplink feature (feature details HERE).
We removed the āEnable automatic uplink failoverā from wireless uplinks as it is no longer needed.
We added the ability to opt an AP in or out of wireless uplinking to another AP. This is done by checking the āAllow meshing to another access pointā option found under device properties>Config>Wireless Uplink.
This option should be disabled on wired APs, but is required to be enabled on wireless APs.
If you disable this option on a downlink/wireless AP, then your AP will be disconnected from the network and require further action (including physical access).
If upgrading from 5.6>5.7 then this already be disabled on wired APs, but if upgrading from an earlier 5.7. release then this may be enabled on wired APs.
Again, this option should be enabled on downlink/wireless UAPs only. It should not be enabled on wired UAPs.
We added the ability to set uplink priorties. This allows you to define the preferred uplinks for a downlink/wireless AP.
Weāve found that some migrations from 5.6 to 5.7 have resulted in Fast Roaming being enabled, which is not our recommendation. If you see this, feel free to disable Fast Roaming on all Wireless Networks.
Fixed IPs (DHCP reservations) are now required to use unique IPs. The same IP cannot be assigned to more than one device. For configurations that already contain duplicates, only the most recently active device will have its fixed IP provisioned to USG. The controllerās server.log will contain a log message skip provisioning duplicate fixed IP for user[] indicating which was omitted where there are conflicts.
Custom port profiles on AC-IW/IW-Pro are not supported until the 5.9.x release branch.
UniFi - How to Install & Update via APT on Debian or Ubuntu
Biggest thing I see is this
UniFi - Recommended Minimum System Requirements
Operating System:
Ubuntu Desktop / Server 14.04 or 16.04 (recommended)
Debian 7 āWheezyā, 8 āJessieā, 9 āStretchā (recommended)
macOS Mavericks 10.9, 10.10 Yosemite, 10.11 El Capitan, 10.12 Sierra, 10.13 High Sierra (10.13 recommended)
Windows 7 or Windows 10 (recommended)
Windows Server 2008 or 2016 (recommended)CPU: x86-64 Processor (Intel / AMD x64 Processors)*
RAM: 2GB*
Network: 100Mbps Wired Ethernet*
HDD: Minimum 10GB free (20GB or more preferred)*
Java: Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8
Web Browser: Google Chrome
MongoDB: version 3.2 or later (Mongo is offered bundled: default bundled is 2.4.14 (for macOS and Windows only)).
Donāt think there is an ARM port
more poking around, I found this
https://station.eciton.net/
I can get it running now on latest DietPi with XU4, by using the mongodb binaries here: https://andyfelong.com/2017/03/mongodb-3-0-14-binaries-for-raspberry-pi-3/
The problem is that the unifi controller packages have mongodb as a dependency, so installing them fails when using the binaries (as it canāt find a proper package installation I guess).
I first tried using
dpkg --ignore-depends=bar -i foo_1.2.3_amd64.deb
ā¦to ignore the mongodb-server dependency, which works fine, but breaks the package system, and so every time you do apt-upgrade it fails trying to find the dependency.
I then manually removed the dependency from the latest unifi package, instructions here: https://serverfault.com/questions/250224/how-do-i-get-apt-get-to-ignore-some-dependencies
This fixes package dependency issues but I guess Iām going to have to manually edit the new package every time a new version is released.
Iām a linux newbie so I could be missing something obvious here. It does seem though that the cleanest solution would be if there was a compatable mongodb server package, but I read that it isnāt available for armf archtecture anymoreā¦
Thanx a lot ! I managed also to install the controller after messing a little with the dependencies and using the binaries ! An optimized packet would be fantastic if ever would be implemented ! 
It is possible to manually adjust the dependencies of a deb package. Did never tried this, but some web search should lead to results, which lines to edit, so APT runs will not complain any more.
I want to add MongoDB to DietPi optimized software offer soon, as this is needed for several other software installs. Sad that there are still no official ARM(v6/7) packages. Of course we could try to build own deb packages (based on the linked binaries or own builds), but would need muuch testing to assure it works well on all ARM(v6/7) devices 
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Perhaps itās also possible to create an empty fake mongodb-server package?
For anyone else looking at this, I tried and failed to install diret to DietPi.
I did manage to install Unifi using a docker I found https://github.com/ryansch/docker-unifi-rpi (haing installed docker from dietpi-software first).
I did need to install docker-composer (simply via apt) to build it.
As an aside, I did also manage to install Unifi on a raspbian image using these instructions so not really sure what the issue is with DietPi https://www.technologist.site/2016/06/02/how-to-install-ubiquiti-unifi-controller-5-on-the-raspberry-pi/.
As an update to this, and it may be interesting wrt including Mogodb, the scripts here for Debian 9 worked out of the box on an up to date DietPi install (VM on amd64 host).
HTH
A year later and I have just rebuilt my Unifi controller on a DietPi Buster based VM using this script and also created a LE SSL certificate and used his LE script to install it (you need to do some weird keys thing).
Really easy 
[edit]
I have noticed in the past that the memory ran away - it looked like a memory leak. Actually it turns out that, by default, the java app is allocated 1GB of memory. Not so good on most SBCs. This is easily solved by allocating less memoryā¦
nano /var/lib/unifi/system.properties
And add these 2 lines (adjust sizes to suit).
unifi.xms=256
unifi.xmx=512
This is now super stable!
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Hi everyone,
I am also moving my unifi controller to my dietpi. Installing it via glenn r. Scripts was easy as pi (pun intended).
But i am trying to set up a high availability and noticed mongodb version 2.4 is installed.
Is there a better way to update mongodb? Without breaking unifi? That way I can follow this tutorial
https://wireless.fr/en/part-1-setting-up-a-unifi-server-with-high-availability.php
They have a Debian repository:
curl -sSfL https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-4.4.asc | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/mongodb.gpg
echo "deb http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/debian $G_DISTRO_NAME/mongodb-org/4.4 main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb.list
apt update
apt install mongodb-org-server
EDIT: Ahh, dammit, itās x86_64 only.
Debian does not maintain any MongoDB packages anymore, whatever the reason for this is. So there is no common way to install it on ARM, quite strange nowadays where SBCs are quite a driver for software development .
So also not a option untill we have a stable deutpi 64 release 
Itās not about 32-bit vs 64-bit but about x86 vs ARM. Or in other words: This repo is for PCs, not for SBCs 
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Fair enough. Guessing i will just have to research how to code it in 2.4 to make it work. Found
replSet=rs0
So will start working with that
Probably some volunteers or 3rd parties offer or even maintain newer binaries or packages.
Quick search reveals that the official repo for Ubuntu ships ARMv8/aarch64 packages, hence working on our 64-bit RPi images: https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu/dists/focal/mongodb-org/4.4/multiverse/
Those were build by Ubuntu maintainer it seems: https://packages.ubuntu.com/focal/mongodb
Hi everyone,
Just wanted to share that Iām running the UniFi Controller on a Pi Zero W, and itās running well.
I followed the steps listed in this guide:
https://lazyadmin.nl/home-network/installing-unifi-controller-on-a-raspberry-pi-in-5-min/
Make sure that you make the suggested edits in baz123ās comment above.
Thereās also a handy guide on updating the controller:
https://lazyadmin.nl/home-network/updating-unifi-controller-on-raspberry-pi/
Hope itās useful to someone else trying to install this on a Pi & DietPi.
Going with JAVA version 8 and a Debian Stretch MongoDB is not really something I would recommend. Itās a shame for Unifi not being able to provide up-to-date software version. Or at least a version that is able to run on ARM based SBC without beeing forced to use that old software packages.
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Reviving this old topic, hope it can help!
Just published this guide about deploying the newer unifi network application.