8 minutes ago, PeteAsking said:

try changing your network to a custom one like br0 and setting a manual static IP.

Oh boy, you just leapt right over my skill barrier... lol

Okay, let me see if I follow... I changed back the ports to the defaults.  I changed the network type to custom: br0.

Now, under 'fixed IP address', what would I put?  Just make one up, or does it need to be one that already falls within (or outside) my existing subnet?  This stuff is a little beyond my comfort zone, but I'm learning.

EDIT: I see that it's suggesting my existing subnet, so maybe I need to pick an available IP within that range? 

Edited February 17, 20242 yr by Elmojo

1 minute ago, Elmojo said:

Oh boy, you just leapt right over my skill barrier... lol

Okay, let me see if I follow... I changed back the ports to the defaults.  I changed the network type to custom: br0.

Now, under 'fixed IP address', what would I put?  Just make one up, or does it need to be one that already falls within (or outside) my existing subnet?  This stuff is a little beyond my comfort zone, but I'm learning.

On your firewall or whatever you must have dhcp setup?

So lets assume the dhcp is something like 192.168.1.50 - 192.168.1.200. This means you have some addresses spare for static assignment outside the dhcp range eg: 192.168.1.20 in this example. 
 

Check nothing is using an ip you want to use outside the dhcp range and use one of your choice. 

3 minutes ago, PeteAsking said:

Check nothing is using an ip you want to use outside the dhcp range and use one of your choice.

Gotcha!  Yep, pfsense is handling DHCP duties.  I assigned an IP outside the range and applied.

Now, when I start the docker and launch the webUI, I get a blank screen with "about:blank#blocked" in the address bar.

EDIT: The logs are totally blank, but the console appears to be running.

Edited February 17, 20242 yr by Elmojo
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1 minute ago, Elmojo said:

Gotcha!  Yep, pfsense is handling DHCP duties.  I assigned an IP outside the range and applied.

Now, when I start the docker and launch the webUI, I get a blank screen with "about:blank#blocked" in the address bar.

EDIT: The logs are totally blank, but the console appears to be running.

You have to type the address manually into your address bar you cant use the launch button in this setup. 
 

So if you set ip to 192.168.1.20 then you must manually type in your browser https://192.168.1.20:8443

1 minute ago, PeteAsking said:

You have to type the address manually into your address bar you cant use the launch button in this setup

Now he tells me! lol

Ok, so it's back up, and I'm in the webUI, but I still have the same screens.  Most everything is shaded out and unavailable.  It says I need a gateway...

10 minutes ago, Elmojo said:

Now he tells me! lol

Ok, so it's back up, and I'm in the webUI, but I still have the same screens.  Most everything is shaded out and unavailable.  It says I need a gateway...

Im unclear exactly the screens you refer to. Can you describe what is happening further or in more clarity?

The Unifi Controller webUI.  I'm logged in, but it's mostly unavailable.  It's telling me that I don't have internet, or access to any of the network or WiFi screens, because nothing is connected.  I understand the WiFi part, since I have no APs connected yet.  The rest I don't understand.  How do I connect this controller (docker) to my network, is basically what I'm asking.  See the screenshots.

8 minutes ago, Elmojo said:

The Unifi Controller webUI.  I'm logged in, but it's mostly unavailable.  It's telling me that I don't have internet, or access to any of the network or WiFi screens, because nothing is connected.  I understand the WiFi part, since I have no APs connected yet.  The rest I don't understand.  How do I connect this controller (docker) to my network, is basically what I'm asking.  See the screenshots.

They become unlocked as you adopt devices. You wont have access to the gateway features as you are using pfsense and you cant adopt a usg with a self hosted container. 
 

if you adopt a switch, you can edit network settings. If you adopt a wifi ap you can modify wifi settings and so on. Otherwise its greyed out. 

Edited February 17, 20242 yr by PeteAsking

38 minutes ago, PeteAsking said:

They become unlocked as you adopt devices

Oh okay, so that's normal to not have the "network" tab?  I was thinking that in the video from Lawrence systems, it showed that tab as available.  I might need to go back and watch again.

Thanks for the help!

4 minutes ago, Elmojo said:

Oh okay, so that's normal to not have the "network" tab?  I was thinking that in the video from Lawrence systems, it showed that tab as available.  I might need to go back and watch again.

Thanks for the help!

If you own a unifi switch and adopt it then you can create vlans and wotnot under the network tab

1 minute ago, PeteAsking said:

If you own a unifi switch

I don't.  My switch is a managed TP-Link POE+.

It sounds like I might only have the WiFi tab.

Oh well.  Better than nothing.

Anyone wanna buy a UDM-Pro with 3TB HDD, like new?  lol

3 minutes ago, Elmojo said:

I don't.  My switch is a managed TP-Link POE+.

It sounds like I might only have the WiFi tab.

Oh well.  Better than nothing.

Anyone wanna buy a UDM-Pro with 3TB HDD, like new?  lol

The UDM Pro has a built in controller and can only be managed with that and not this self-hosted controller.  WiFi tab is all you will have if you have only UniFi access points.

 

Here is my Controller Reborn instance with a UXG-Lite for router/firewall/Internet, UniFi switches and UniFi access points (it is all active and available):

18 minutes ago, Hoopster said:

The UDM Pro has a built in controller and can only be managed with that and not this self-hosted controller.

Yes, I know, thanks.  I'm trying to determine if I can get away with using this docker and self-hosting, or if I need to just through all the hoops required to get the physical UDM playing nice with my pfsense box.  So far, I'm not having much success either way.

18 minutes ago, Hoopster said:

WiFi tab is all you will have if you have only UniFi access points

Actually, that doesn't quite seem to be the case.  I have only 1 U6 Pro AP adopted, and I now have all the icon categories along the far left available, and under settings, I have WiFi, Networks, and System.

 

However, the wifi isn't really working.  My phone says it "can't connect", but the Unifi dashboard is reporting that my phone is indeed connected with a "good (70%) experience", which is really worrying, since the AP is sitting about 8 feet away from my phone.  If this is the type of "experience" I can look forward to with Unifi devices, they may not be for me.

 

I realize I'm likely doing something (or many things) wrong, but this all just seems far more difficult than it should be.  Running the Unifi controller software behind one of the world's most popular router/firewall software should be a well-documented process.  It baffles me that I'm having such a hard time finding clear, step-by-step tutorials for how to make it happen.

Sorry for the rant, it's been a rather frustrating couple days...

 

EDIT:  Got it (kinda) working.  It had prompted me to create a new network, but that wasn't working, so I deleted it and changed the wifi back to use the "default" network, and that seems to be working, sorta.  It will drop the connection on my phone randomly, but at least it's connecting now.  I'll investigate more later...

Edited February 17, 20242 yr by Elmojo
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4 minutes ago, Elmojo said:

Yes, I know, thanks.  I'm trying to determine if I can get away with using this docker and self-hosting, or if I need to just through all the hoops required to get the physical UDM playing nice with my pfsense box.  So far, I'm not having much success either way.

Actually, that doesn't quite seem to be the case.  I have only 1 U6 Pro AP adopted, and I now have all the icon categories along the far left available, and under settings, I have WiFi, Networks, and System.

 

However, the wifi isn't really working.  My phone says it "can't connect", but the Unifi dashboard is reporting that my phone is indeed connected with a "good (70%) experience", which is really worrying, since the AP is sitting about 8 feet away from my phone.  If this is the type of "experience" I can look forward to with Unifi devices, they may not be for me.

 

I realize I'm likely doing something (or many things) wrong, but this all just seems far more difficult than it should be.  Running the Unifi controller software behind one of the world's most popular router/firewall software should be a well-documented process.  It baffles me that I'm having such a hard time finding clear, step-by-step tutorials for how to make it happen.

Sorry for the rant, it's been a rather frustrating couple days...

The docker controller just setup up the devices with the settings you type in. If the phone or whatever cant get internet then its not a controller issue (if the settings are correct) more a networking issue with how your firewall/switches and so on are configured. 

5 minutes ago, Elmojo said:

and I now have all the icon categories along the far left available, and under settings, I have WiFi, Networks, and System.

Yeah, I guess WiFi would be a network.  It make sense that System should be available as those are general option not related to hardware.

Hi,

I'm trying to restore a backup from the official desktop controller app.

When I use this container instead my AP shows as adopting then goes to Offline then back to adopting, but never succeed.

 

 

 

The AP is not offline though as all my devices are not connected to it. 

I'm using the new version 8.0.28

 

Should I be able to restore from a backup made in the official controller?

 

Thanks!

 

38 minutes ago, yverde said:

Hi,

I'm trying to restore a backup from the official desktop controller app.

When I use this container instead my AP shows as adopting then goes to Offline then back to adopting, but never succeed.

 

 

 

The AP is not offline though as all my devices are not connected to it. 

I'm using the new version 8.0.28

 

Should I be able to restore from a backup made in the official controller?

 

Thanks!

 

Yes you should be able to. 
 

However, as noted:

 

“8.0.28-unraid (Version skipped, did not pass testing).”

 

As you are using an unsupported tag, any issues are up to you to resolve. We do not support tags that are unsanctioned and you are told to skip. You can use whatever tag you want, but if it falls outside what is sanctioned then its on you to resolve any problems. 

Edited February 23, 20242 yr by PeteAsking

10 hours ago, PeteAsking said:

Yes you should be able to. 
 

However, as noted:

 

“8.0.28-unraid (Version skipped, did not pass testing).”

 

As you are using an unsupported tag, any issues are up to you to resolve. We do not support tags that are unsanctioned and you are told to skip. You can use whatever tag you want, but if it falls outside what is sanctioned then its on you to resolve any problems. 

Ah I misunderstood, I thought it was unsupported until they release it here https://hub.docker.com/r/11notes/unifi/tags

But it is actually completely skipped I see.

 

Thanks for the clarification!

15 minutes ago, yverde said:

Ah I misunderstood, I thought it was unsupported until they release it here https://hub.docker.com/r/11notes/unifi/tags

But it is actually completely skipped I see.

 

Thanks for the clarification!

It was discussed and understood that some critical feature might be required for someone in a new version and we cant prevent someone using a new version altogether if it is absolutely critical for their operations they do so, but at the same time we can only really support images that we vetted to actually work properly since this is the solution that covers 99% of people and ensures minimal breakage. 

First, thanks for creating this!

 

Second, I'm having problems getting the app to run.  I'm using 11notes/unifi:8.0.26-unraid, and everything seems to start-up correctly (no warnings during docker build).  However, I'm unable to get the UI to load.  Looking at the log, the only error is:

 

WARN Unable to load properties from '/usr/lib/unifi/data/system.properties' - /usr/lib/unifi/data/system.properties (No such file or directory)". 

 

However, when I go into the console, the directory and file are there.

 

Any suggestions?

4 minutes ago, NeuroDoc said:

First, thanks for creating this!

 

Second, I'm having problems getting the app to run.  I'm using 11notes/unifi:8.0.26-unraid, and everything seems to start-up correctly (no warnings during docker build).  However, I'm unable to get the UI to load.  Looking at the log, the only error is:

 

WARN Unable to load properties from '/usr/lib/unifi/data/system.properties' - /usr/lib/unifi/data/system.properties (No such file or directory)". 

 

However, when I go into the console, the directory and file are there.

 

Any suggestions?

Are you able to put the address in the url bar manually eg: https://<ipyouset>:8443 ?

4 minutes ago, PeteAsking said:

Are you able to put the address in the url bar manually eg: https://<ipyouset>:8443 ?

 

Yes, but I still get "connection refused".

58 minutes ago, NeuroDoc said:

 

Yes, but I still get "connection refused".

Strange. What if you stop all your dockers then just start this one? Maybe one of the other dockers has consumed that port. 

Edited March 4, 20242 yr by PeteAsking

10 hours ago, PeteAsking said:

Strange. What if you stop all your dockers then just start this one? Maybe one of the other dockers has consumed that port. 

Ok, this seemed to work now.  I was also able to restart my other containers, and it's still working.

 

My only concern is that I had to set this container up on the bridge network.  For the old UniFi controller, I set it up under br0 and assigned it a unique IP.  I did this to maintain the AP adoption during software updates.  Going back to the bridge network now, I'm concerned that I will have to go through the adopt process each time the software updates...

6 hours ago, NeuroDoc said:

Ok, this seemed to work now.  I was also able to restart my other containers, and it's still working.

 

My only concern is that I had to set this container up on the bridge network.  For the old UniFi controller, I set it up under br0 and assigned it a unique IP.  I did this to maintain the AP adoption during software updates.  Going back to the bridge network now, I'm concerned that I will have to go through the adopt process each time the software updates...

Do you have Inform Host set to the IP of your controller?

 

I’ve never had to adopt my AP’s more than once.