Re: [Astlinux-devel] Unifi Controller

It is truly sad that the UniFi software foundation is based on Java, the snippet below explains the two requirements, neither are a part of AstLinux.

https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Updates-Blog/UniFi-4-6-3-is-released/ba-p/1215585
(UniFi.unix.zip)

-- readme.txt snippet --
This is UniFi build for Linux/Unix-like system. It is not officially 
supported / regularly tested. 

It's basically a package that strips all of the native components

Limitations
===================
* Auto update (of UniFi controller) does not work
* Backup/Restore does not work (see FAQ)

System Requirements
===================
* mongoDB 1.6.5 (http://www.mongodb.org/downloads)
* Sun Java 6

Install
===================
1. unzip it to a directory you prefer, e.g. /path/to/UniFi
2. make sure you have mongod installed (out database server) for your platform
3. make sure /path/to/UniFi/bin/mongod points to the /path/to/mongod
4. to run it, 
	cd /path/to/UniFi/
	java -jar lib/ace.jar start
5. to stop it,
	cd /path/to/UniFi/
	java -jar lib/ace.jar stop
--

Supporting the UniFi controller would fit our "Add-On Packages:" abstraction if only it were a glibc blob (like FOP2) or all PHP/HTML ... but it is not.

Lonnie


On Jun 10, 2015, at 8:44 AM, David Kerr <Da...@Ke...> wrote:

> I think the main issue is that it appears to drag Java, at least the Mac and Windows versions do, I presume its the same on Linux.  I have not investigated as these APs were just brought to my attention recently... and frankly my current WiFi setup is working fine for now so I don't feel any particular need to change.
> 
> David
> 
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 8:57 AM, Michael Knill <mic...@ip...> wrote:
> No Im thinking of just putting a single controller in the cloud with multiple sites. I have already run one up on AWS.
> It would be nice though if it was local on the router. Some people have put it on Pfsense.
> 
> Regards
> Michael Knill
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 10 Jun 2015, at 10:33 pm, David Kerr <da...@ke...> wrote:
> 
> Why do you think it is a dumb idea?  I hear good reports of the Ubiquiti access points and if I could use an existing device (the astlinux box) as controller then that would make a lot of sense.
> 
> David
> 
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 8:30 AM, Michael Knill <mic...@ip...> wrote:
> No dumb idea. Sorry.
> 
> Regards
> Michael Knill
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 10 Jun 2015, at 5:22 pm, Michael Knill <mic...@ip...> wrote:
> 
> So do you think it would be feasible to have a Unifi Controller as an Add-on to Astlinux?
> Pretty cool wireless hotspot controller!
> 
> Regards
> Michael Knill