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cd /Applications/UniFi.app/Contents/Resources/ And remember that you'll need to use Java 8. I've found that starting Network Controller appears to hang unless I cd to a specific directory. See this help article for the list of ports. You might need to unblock specific ports, instead.

These steps might be different if you're using macOS earlier than 10.5.1.

Firewalls provide a useful layer of protection.

Instead of doing all the above stuff you could alternatively completely turn off your firewall, but I don't recommend it.

Adding Applications/UniFi to the list of apps with allowed incoming connections doesn't work.

#Unifi controller run as service software

If Automatically allow downloaded signed software to receive incoming connections is unchecked then you'll be prompted to allow incoming connections when Network Controller is started.

If Automatically allow downloaded signed software to receive incoming connections is checked then that seems to be sufficient to give Network Controller access (I assume because the Homebrew java package is signed).

No other changes are required-click OK to save. Click the lock in the bottom left corner to allow changes then click the Firewall Options. Navigate to System Preferences → Security & Privacy → the Firewall tab.

#Unifi controller run as service install

In a terminal, run brew tap homebrew/cask-versions and brew install -cask temurin8.

Follow the instructions to install Homebrew if you don't already have it.

Wikipedia says the AdoptOpenJDK package will be supported until "at least September 2023." That sounded good to me so that's what I used. According to Wikipedia, Oracle officially ended free commercial updates in January 2019 and will end free personal-use updates in December 2020. This is inconvenient and also a little worrying considering Java 8 is quite old and Java doesn't have a great track record when it comes to security vulnerabilities. So you'll need to use an old version of Java. Only the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is required.Īn updated/current version of Java 8 must be installed on the system hosting the controller software. If you're installing that release or later please make sure you have manually installed a current release of Java 8 beforehand. We stopped bundling Java as of UniFi Network 5.11.47. Without this macOS complains that "'UniFi.pkg' can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software." Then select "Open" if prompted and proceed through the installer. If you have no preference then go with the newest version.įind UniFi.pkg in Finder.

#Unifi controller run as service download

Look for "UniFi Network Controller for macOS" on the Unifi download page. This works fine and isn't tremendously difficult to get running, but it is unfortunately more work than it should be. However, after having gone through the steps to install natively I'll say that the idea of using a Docker container is quite appealing. I haven't tried to use it and don't know how hard it is to get up and running or how well it works, so unfortunately I can't compare it to the other option. The LinuxServer.io team maintains a Docker image for the UniFi Network Controller.

#Unifi controller run as service update

After the update is complete, run “java -jar lib\ace.jar startsvc” (without quotes) to start the service for the updated controller instance.I'm aware of two different ways to do this. When upgrading the service, first perform step 2 and 3, then run “java -jar lib\ace.jar stopsvc” (without quotes) to stop the old the service. For the UniFi cloud service () to work properly you need to use 圆4 Java only (so choose Windows 圆4 Offline). Note: You will need to use Oracle Java JRE 8, which you can download HERE. To access the controller you need to open your browser and go to Alternatively you can use the desired interface IP, or FQDN that is mapped to that host (in place of “localhost”). There is no longer a controller applet, like that other window that popped up. Close the command prompt window either by entering the “exit” command, or clicking the X.ħ. Once you’re at a new command prompt line, after it says “Complete Installation…”, issue the following:Ħ.

Once in the root of the UniFi folder, issue the following (this installs the UniFi Controller service):ĥ. Change directory to the location of UniFi in your computer using the following command (exactly as it is here, no substituting needed):Ĥ.

For example, on Windows 10, right click on the Start Menu and choose “Command Prompt (Admin)”.ģ. Open the command prompt as an Administrator. This is needed to generate some required files for the service to work.Ģ. Once it says “UniFi Controller (a.b.c) started.” you can close the controller program. If you just installed the UniFi controller, make sure to open it once by using the icon on the desktop or within the start menu. Close any instances of the UniFi software on the computer.

#Unifi controller run as service how to

Steps – How to Run the Controller as a Windows Serviceġ.