[Support] Linuxserver.io - Unifi-Controller

[jang430]

@PeteAsking, So far, followed your instructions, set Unifi Controller to port 8080.  Changed my Sab, Sonarr, Radarr to another port.  In the "Controller Hostname/ IP," I put in 192.168.1.103, and Voila!  APs started to get discovered by the controller.  Now, I don't have problems anymore . Thanks @PeteAsking!

[PeteAsking]

20 hours ago, jang430 said:

@PeteAsking, So far, followed your instructions, set Unifi Controller to port 8080.  Changed my Sab, Sonarr, Radarr to another port.  In the "Controller Hostname/ IP," I put in 192.168.1.103, and Voila!  APs started to get discovered by the controller.  Now, I don't have problems anymore . Thanks @PeteAsking!

Good job.

[jzawacki]

On 10/24/2020 at 3:30 PM, saarg said:

You don't change the port inside the container, you change the host side. That is what port mapping is about.

 

Please supply the docker run command.

It's funny you say this.  The docker run command is correct, all configured properly, but it doesn't make it into the container, I promise. (IP and path redacted)

 

docker run -d --name='unifi-controller' --net='br0' --ip='1.1.1.13' -e TZ="America/Denver" -e HOST_OS="Unraid" -e 'UDP_PORT_3478'='3478' -e 'TCP_PORT_8080'='6759' -e 'TCP_PORT_8443'='6760' -e 'TCP_PORT_8880'='6761' -e 'TCP_PORT_8843'='6762' -e 'UDP_PORT_10001'='10001' -e 'PUID'='99' -e 'PGID'='100' -v '/REMOVED/unifi-controller':'/config':'rw' 'linuxserver/unifi-controller'

 

But, what I was able to end up doing, is put the docker in a location that is easily accessible via SMB share, manually change the permissions of the system.properties file so I could edit it easily, save the file and restart the docker.  Bingo, it's listening on all the custom ports I wanted it to be listening on.

 

debug.device=warn
debug.mgmt=warn
debug.sdn=warn
debug.system=warn
is_configured_and_restarted=true
is_default=false
portal.http.port=6761
portal.https.port=6762
unifi.http.port=6759
unifi.https.port=6760

 

[Elembemedia]

Hey everyone,

 

Im hoping to revisit something earlier in the thread. I have some devices offsite for family members that are pointing to my FQDN for set-inform. My controller is running in docker with a custom bridge as the network. I can set the controller hostname override to my FQDN and get everything to provision except my USG onsite here. If I set it to my local IP then the USG provisions but I lose the offsite devices. Anyone have a fix for this?

[saarg]

2 hours ago, jzawacki said:

It's funny you say this.  The docker run command is correct, all configured properly, but it doesn't make it into the container, I promise. (IP and path redacted)

 

docker run -d --name='unifi-controller' --net='br0' --ip='1.1.1.13' -e TZ="America/Denver" -e HOST_OS="Unraid" -e 'UDP_PORT_3478'='3478' -e 'TCP_PORT_8080'='6759' -e 'TCP_PORT_8443'='6760' -e 'TCP_PORT_8880'='6761' -e 'TCP_PORT_8843'='6762' -e 'UDP_PORT_10001'='10001' -e 'PUID'='99' -e 'PGID'='100' -v '/REMOVED/unifi-controller':'/config':'rw' 'linuxserver/unifi-controller'

 

But, what I was able to end up doing, is put the docker in a location that is easily accessible via SMB share, manually change the permissions of the system.properties file so I could edit it easily, save the file and restart the docker.  Bingo, it's listening on all the custom ports I wanted it to be listening on.

 

debug.device=warn
debug.mgmt=warn
debug.sdn=warn
debug.system=warn
is_configured_and_restarted=true
is_default=false
portal.http.port=6761
portal.https.port=6762
unifi.http.port=6759
unifi.https.port=6760

 

You have given it its own IP. That is the same as running in host mode. Port mapping doesn't work in host mode.

Why are you even trying to change the ports when you don't have to do it since the container has its own IP?

[JonathanM]

7 hours ago, Elembemedia said:

I can set the controller hostname override to my FQDN and get everything to provision except my USG onsite here. If I set it to my local IP then the USG provisions but I lose the offsite devices. Anyone have a fix for this?

Enable nat loopback, hairpinning, reflection or whatever your router calls it. Nothing you do to this container or unraid will fix it, you must get your router to cooperate.

[PeteAsking]

On 10/27/2020 at 12:38 AM, Elembemedia said:

Hey everyone,

 

Im hoping to revisit something earlier in the thread. I have some devices offsite for family members that are pointing to my FQDN for set-inform. My controller is running in docker with a custom bridge as the network. I can set the controller hostname override to my FQDN and get everything to provision except my USG onsite here. If I set it to my local IP then the USG provisions but I lose the offsite devices. Anyone have a fix for this?

In this setup it can also be resolved by ensuring you have a local DNS server with the A record for unifi.exxx.xxx.com set to the internal address of the USG, while external DNS servers will continue to resolve that DNS address to the public IP of the USG. This is known as split DNS and can be used to resolve this kind of problem. The USG dns should be set to the internal locally controlled DNS server in this setup type.

 

eg: internal DNS server could be pihole.

in pihole add local dns record for controller - eg: 192.168.0.2

ensure dns on usg is set to pihole and it can see pihole server locally so it can resolve hostnames.

internally unifi.exxx.xxx.com will return ip of what is set on pihole server for the controller (eg: 192.168.0.2 if unifi controller was .0.2 for example)

external clients who use external or other DNS servers will continue to receive public IP for unifi.exxx.xxx.com address.

Now both internal and external clients can see a different but correct result for this unifi.exxx.xxx.com address, result that is valid depending if on inside or outside of network.

 

P

 

 

Edited October 28, 2020 by PeteAsking

[PeteAsking]

6 is starting to look more stable so I have changed my tag to :

linuxserver/unifi-controller:version-6.0.28

 

And updated my APs to the latest firmware available (4.3.21.11325).

 

Will update how this goes in a couple weeks. I have noticed some options are missing in the new GUI so if your require every advanced feature possible, I would not yet update. The more general settings are there and most likely the advanced ones will make it in over the next few revisions.

 

P

[jj_uk]

Every time my USG is rebooted, it fails to be adopted by the controller. The only solution is to factory reset the USG, then go to 192.168.1.1 and enter the controller url http://<unraid-ip>:8080/inform and then re-adopt it.

 

It's really really annoying, especially as we're having lots of electrical work done here at the moment, and the're turning off the power every few days.

 

Does anyone else have this issue?

 

Quote

UI 5.14.23.0

Backend 5.14.23

Build atag_5.14.23_13880

 

[wayner]

I can't say that I have this issue, and I have a USG as well, but I ALWAYS have my networking equipment connected to a UPS.  The USG only draws a few watts so a decent sized UPS would power it for days, even if you also plug in a modem, switch, etc.  If you have a POE switch powering your WAPs then your wifi will even stay up when your house power is off.

 

You might want to post in the Unifi forums as this issue isn't really an unRAID docker issue.

[PeteAsking]

On 11/6/2020 at 2:09 PM, jj_uk said:

Every time my USG is rebooted, it fails to be adopted by the controller. The only solution is to factory reset the USG, then go to 192.168.1.1 and enter the controller url http://<unraid-ip>:8080/inform and then re-adopt it.

 

It's really really annoying, especially as we're having lots of electrical work done here at the moment, and the're turning off the power every few days.

 

Does anyone else have this issue?

 

 

This has been asked several times on this thread. Did you read all the suggestions already posted? Have you for example set your override inform ip to the ip of the docker server on your controller settings?

[shteud]

Hi all!

Recently i just bought unifi ap ac-lr unit. 

I install unifi-controller on my unraid setup (with defualt settings)

It seems work pretty fine, it's see AP in list of devices, but i have one trouble. 

AP is all the time in status "adopting". 

I wait pretty long but still nothing happens.

I use windows unifi-controler, and it's works fine.

But i prefer use unraid controller. 

Any idea what could go wrong?

[jj_uk]

Hi all!
Recently i just bought unifi ap ac-lr unit. 
I install unifi-controller on my unraid setup (with defualt settings)
It seems work pretty fine, it's see AP in list of devices, but i have one trouble. 
AP is all the time in status "adopting". 
I wait pretty long but still nothing happens.
I use windows unifi-controler, and it's works fine.
But i prefer use unraid controller. 
Any idea what could go wrong?

Ssh into the AP and type 'info'.

If the inform url is wrong, use 'set-inform http://unraidip:8080/inform'

Assuming the unraid controller port is 8080.

[jj_uk]

8 hours ago, PeteAsking said:

This has been asked several times on this thread. Did you read all the suggestions already posted? Have you for example set your override inform ip to the ip of the docker server on your controller settings?

Yes. I've set it to
http://192.168.1.220
Which is my unraid server.

Edited November 8, 2020 by jj_uk

[shteud]

21 minutes ago, jj_uk said:

Ssh into the AP and type 'info'.

If the inform url is wrong, use 'set-inform http://unraidip:8080/inform'

Assuming the unraid controller port is 8080.

can't do this (i'm never work with SSH and url don't work

and looks like it on port 8080

http://prntscr.com/vfjzwh

[jj_uk]

43 minutes ago, shteud said:

can't do this (i'm never work with SSH and url don't work

and looks like it on port 8080

http://prntscr.com/vfjzwh

On windows, install a SSH client, like "putty".

 

Go to your router and find the IP address of the AP, enter the IP address into putty SSH using port 22, then connect. Enter the username ubnt and password ubnt.

 

[shteud]

9 minutes ago, jj_uk said:

enter the IP address into putty SSH using port 22, then connect. Enter the username ubnt and password ubnt.

i do it and it says "access denied" 

[jj_uk]

In the controller, go to settings -> Site -> DEVICE AUTHENTICATION

 

Use the username and password that is set there. See if that works.

[shteud]

42 minutes ago, jj_uk said:

In the controller, go to settings -> Site -> DEVICE AUTHENTICATION

 

Use the username and password that is set there. See if that works.

there is no such option

http://prntscr.com/vflgoc

[shteud]

Trouble solved. 

i just put unraid ip in to Settings -> Controller -> Controller Hostname/IP

and it's worked. 

Sorry for inconveniences 

[jj_uk]

That's where I am on my setup, and now every time I restart the USG, it forgets it's inform URL.

 

[wayner]

2 hours ago, jj_uk said:

On windows, install a SSH client, like "putty".

This is a bit orthogonal to the discussion, but Windows has had native support for ssh for over 2.5 years.  https://www.howtogeek.com/336775/how-to-enable-and-use-windows-10s-built-in-ssh-commands/. So you can just run ssh from a command prompt, assuming that it is installed. No more need for putty.

 

And you can install Windows Subsystem for Linux and have pretty much a fully functional distribution of Ubuntu as an application in Windows.  Very useful!  Install it from the Windows Store: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/ubuntu/9nblggh4msv6?activetab=pivot:overviewtab

[JonathanM]

7 hours ago, wayner said:

No more need for putty.

Need, perhaps not. Want, yes. Putty makes it easier, as you can save a single click connection for multiple devices in a list. Just a touch faster than typing out the full ssh connection each time.

[PeteAsking]

On 11/8/2020 at 7:45 AM, jj_uk said:

Yes. I've set it to
http://192.168.1.220
Which is my unraid server.

I only put the IP in there, without http://

[jj_uk]

5 hours ago, PeteAsking said:

I only put the IP in there, without http://

Thanks. I tried this just now and it was the same, I had to factory reset the USG. Do I have to turn on the "Override the inform host" setting?