i didn't see the Webui when i started the Unifi docker. had to manually enter the IP in a browser incl the correct port 8443. so for anyone who has this issue too. UNIFI is running but you have to use the HTTPS and the port 8443 to get to the webui. other than that, THIS is the perfect tutorial to get this working. I had so many issues with MongoDB, i just left it for what it was. NOw i have this running like a charme and finally i have a Unifi Controller that runs on my Unraid. Just where is belongs. THANKS ED!!!!!!
Thanks Ed! Tomorrow I use this video to transfer my unifi docker instance over. Yes, if the internet goes down my two lads are moaning very quickly. Thanks for the continued awesome work.
Thank you for this! This was the only video that got this working for me. The other tutorials with the mongo initialization scripts never worked for me.
Thanks Ed, Ive been waiting hoping you would create a tutorial on this. I have been using the Reborn container but much rather be using the more conventional way. Thanks so much!
Thank you. I've been meaning to upgrade my old controller but been pushing it off. I wouldn't have been able to do anything on my unraid server if not for you.
7:15 "unifi> db.createUser({ user: "unifi", pwd: "unifi", roles: [{ role: "readWrite", db: "unifi" }] });" Not sure if it's my work computer blocking it, but couldn't see it in the description. Thanks for another great tutorial Ed
Thanks for the video, i noticed the other day that logging in to their cloud portal alerted me that an update was available yet my container was up to date. Biggest help was the mongodb stuff since that's all brand new to me.
Tried this earlier in the year and then also I spent hours last weekend trying to set this up with the existing guides and it just wouldn't work. Thanks so much for this, worked perfectly (assuming it finishes adopting my old devices!) Edit: they were stuck in an "adopting" loop because I hadn't updated settings to the new IP (Specifically under Settings -> System -> Advanced -> Inform Host)
Good video! Thank you,wish I had this guide about 9 months ago!!!. I got it running though with mongodb using just guides on the net, super painful back then and recently ditched the entire setup for a tplink wifi 7 setup. I found the controller to be unstable after updates using wpa2/3 promting resets and re-adds of clients to my wifi often, plus not happy i had to add another db system.
Any workaround for a NAS with a CPU with no AVX support? Edit: Mongodb 5.x and greater seems to require CPUs with AVX support to work. My NAS is not that old, Terramaster F4-423.
Great vid mate I don’t have unifi but maybe in the near future. Im building a new home as was thinking of going to unifi. (Cloud Gateway Max, Switch, Access Point or 2 thinking wifi 7 but only have a 1gbps connection) plus hardwire points throughout the house. My question is I currently have an Asus GT AX6000 should I make the switch is Unifi as good as everyone says for stability, reliability etc?
You talked a bit about bridge vs custom docker network with custom ips. I've been trying to get my tailscale network working via the unraid plugin so that I can see the webUI / access the docker containers that are on a custom network. So far I can't get it to work and the only webUIs I can access are on the containers using bridge. Anyone have advice on this or have gotten it working this way? I especially want to be able to see my NGINX reverse proxy UI remotely this way
Set the docker network setting to Host access to custom networks: Enabled as I do in this video. And in your tailscscale enable subnet routing to your local network and it should work fine :)
Yes and no. As soon as you configure custom networks you will have the same level of access to the host, and you are expected to manage network security through traditional means. Its just a safe default.
Like a few others have mentioned here the tutorials with the init-scripts did not work for me either. Next time i'll just check your channel to begin with. Thanks again for a great upload. Although, some other tutorials do create a "unifi_stat" user, what is the purpose of this, and is there a reason you did not create one? Cheers!
Great video again Ed. To everyone how try thi before and fail pls delete to old data ind you app data before , using ed great quide here, or it will not work :-)
i have a Windows VM running on my unraid server to host Blueiris. i installed the unifi controler software for selfhosting that can run on windows, mac or linux. i just downloaded the software for windows click next next next and installed. logged in with my unifi account and imported my settings. everything is running perfectly. this was just dead simple compared to this version with mangodb.
@Spaceinvader One: When will the time finally arrive for you to be knighted as "Sir Ed"? Has the British Royal Family already been informed? Are any dates scheduled yet?
Thank you! I was struggling with the MongoDB authentication, and this was a life saver for me
i didn't see the Webui when i started the Unifi docker. had to manually enter the IP in a browser incl the correct port 8443. so for anyone who has this issue too. UNIFI is running but you have to use the HTTPS and the port 8443 to get to the webui. other than that, THIS is the perfect tutorial to get this working. I had so many issues with MongoDB, i just left it for what it was. NOw i have this running like a charme and finally i have a Unifi Controller that runs on my Unraid. Just where is belongs. THANKS ED!!!!!!
You're a lifesaver! My old controller crashed and I remembered you made a video on the migration. Love it!
The controller by reborn is also self contained.. works the same as the old one
Thanks Ed! Tomorrow I use this video to transfer my unifi docker instance over. Yes, if the internet goes down my two lads are moaning very quickly. Thanks for the continued awesome work.
Thank you for this! This was the only video that got this working for me. The other tutorials with the mongo initialization scripts never worked for me.
Your very welcome. I am glad it works for you. Thanks for watching :)
Ha! I just spent about 3 hours working on this. I got it working, but I’m excited to see how you did-great to see this video. Thank you!
Thank you for the, as always, good howto video! Finally took the leap to upgrade from the old installed unifi-controller in my unRaid. ⭐
Thanks Ed, Ive been waiting hoping you would create a tutorial on this. I have been using the Reborn container but much rather be using the more conventional way. Thanks so much!
Thank you. I've been meaning to upgrade my old controller but been pushing it off. I wouldn't have been able to do anything on my unraid server if not for you.
You are very welcome. Yeah I had been putting it off forever!! Thanks for watching :)
Thank You, Worked perfectly after I stopped fat fingering keys. Great Guide!
7:15 "unifi> db.createUser({ user: "unifi", pwd: "unifi", roles: [{ role: "readWrite", db: "unifi" }] });"
Not sure if it's my work computer blocking it, but couldn't see it in the description.
Thanks for another great tutorial Ed
Thank you so much. Perfect timing for this video!
Thanks for the video, i noticed the other day that logging in to their cloud portal alerted me that an update was available yet my container was up to date. Biggest help was the mongodb stuff since that's all brand new to me.
I'm glad you found it useful. thanks for watching :)
Tried this earlier in the year and then also I spent hours last weekend trying to set this up with the existing guides and it just wouldn't work. Thanks so much for this, worked perfectly (assuming it finishes adopting my old devices!) Edit: they were stuck in an "adopting" loop because I hadn't updated settings to the new IP (Specifically under Settings -> System -> Advanced -> Inform Host)
Glad it working for you. Ah yes good point if the controller is on a different IP you would need to update it.Thanks for sharing that :)
Good video! Thank you,wish I had this guide about 9 months ago!!!. I got it running though with mongodb using just guides on the net, super painful back then and recently ditched the entire setup for a tplink wifi 7 setup. I found the controller to be unstable after updates using wpa2/3 promting resets and re-adds of clients to my wifi often, plus not happy i had to add another db system.
Thank you!
Any workaround for a NAS with a CPU with no AVX support? Edit: Mongodb 5.x and greater seems to require CPUs with AVX support to work. My NAS is not that old, Terramaster F4-423.
Great vid mate I don’t have unifi but maybe in the near future. Im building a new home as was thinking of going to unifi. (Cloud Gateway Max, Switch, Access Point or 2 thinking wifi 7 but only have a 1gbps connection) plus hardwire points throughout the house. My question is I currently have an Asus GT AX6000 should I make the switch is Unifi as good as everyone says for stability, reliability etc?
You talked a bit about bridge vs custom docker network with custom ips. I've been trying to get my tailscale network working via the unraid plugin so that I can see the webUI / access the docker containers that are on a custom network. So far I can't get it to work and the only webUIs I can access are on the containers using bridge. Anyone have advice on this or have gotten it working this way? I especially want to be able to see my NGINX reverse proxy UI remotely this way
Set the docker network setting to Host access to custom networks: Enabled as I do in this video. And in your tailscscale enable subnet routing to your local network and it should work fine :)
@@SpaceinvaderOne I didn't see this until now! I'll go try this out, thank you so much for the reply! Edit: Yes it worked thank you!
Would be great if you showed how to use a custom ssl cert without needing a reverse proxy.
Why not just use unifi controller reborn so you don't have to manually mess around with mongo?
Any chance making a video with voucher based captive portal behind reverse proxy?
Is enabling host access to custom networks dangerous in terms of security?
@@Logicalidea-ni2zv I've done that too and it works.
Yes and no. As soon as you configure custom networks you will have the same level of access to the host, and you are expected to manage network security through traditional means. Its just a safe default.
Like a few others have mentioned here the tutorials with the init-scripts did not work for me either. Next time i'll just check your channel to begin with. Thanks again for a great upload. Although, some other tutorials do create a "unifi_stat" user, what is the purpose of this, and is there a reason you did not create one? Cheers!
Great video again Ed.
To everyone how try thi before and fail pls delete to old data ind you app data before , using ed great quide here, or it will not work :-)
Mines setup as per the video but I’m getting connection issues with mongodb and the UniFi application does not start.
i got a question what do you think of version 8.4.62?
Can I set up a custom router Like pfsense with this?
Hi. No a Unifi controller is just for controlling and configuring Unifi equipment.
@@SpaceinvaderOne thank you!
just worked out an issue where i had to make a admin db as no matter what i did it wanted to connect to admin.
thank you
Good video, mate. What is the purpose of the MongoDB here?
unifi uses mongodb to store information as a dependency
i have a Windows VM running on my unraid server to host Blueiris. i installed the unifi controler software for selfhosting that can run on windows, mac or linux. i just downloaded the software for windows click next next next and installed. logged in with my unifi account and imported my settings. everything is running perfectly. this was just dead simple compared to this version with mangodb.
Could not get this to work. Constantly gave me a java error in the network controller
Why does my schedule parody check keep pausing. I have an older dual xeon and I have checked all my C1 but no matter what I do it keeps pausing.
@Spaceinvader One: When will the time finally arrive for you to be knighted as "Sir Ed"? Has the British Royal Family already been informed? Are any dates scheduled yet?