The [Unifi-network-application](https://ui.com/) software is a powerful, enterprise wireless software engine ideal for high-density client deployments requiring low latency and high uptime performance.
We utilise the docker manifest for multi-platform awareness. More information is available from docker [here](https://distribution.github.io/distribution/spec/manifest-v2-2/#manifest-list) and our announcement [here](https://blog.linuxserver.io/2019/02/21/the-lsio-pipeline-project/).
Simply pulling `lscr.io/linuxserver/unifi-network-application:latest` should retrieve the correct image for your arch, but you can also pull specific arch images via tags.
Formally only mongodb 3.6 through 4.4 are supported, however, it has been reported that newer versions will work. If you choose to use a newer version be aware that you will not be operating a supported configuration.
If you are using the [official mongodb container](https://hub.docker.com/_/mongo/), you can create your user using an `init-mongo.js` file with the following contents:
*Note that the init script method will only work on first run. If you start the mongodb container without an init script it will generate test data automatically and you will have to manually create your databases, or restart with a clean `/data/db` volume and an init script mounted.*
*If you are using the init script method do not also set `MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME`, `MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD`, or any other "INITDB" values as they will cause conflicts.*
You can also run the commands directly against the database using either `mongo` (<6.0)or`mongosh`(>= 6.0).
### Device Adoption
For Unifi to adopt other devices, e.g. an Access Point, it is required to change the inform IP address. Because Unifi runs inside Docker by default it uses an IP address not accessible by other devices. To change this go to Settings > System > Advanced and set the Inform Host to a hostname or IP address accessible by your devices. Additionally the checkbox "Override" has to be checked, so that devices can connect to the controller during adoption (devices use the inform-endpoint during adoption).
Note that you must use 8080:8080. If you MUST change the port, it must be changed on both sides and manually changed in your system.properties file. Otherwise, devices will initially communicate and then break after.
**Please note, Unifi change the location of this option every few releases so if it's not where it says, search for "Inform" or "Inform Host" in the settings.**
In order to manually adopt a device take these steps:
```
ssh ubnt@$AP-IP
set-inform http://$address:8080/inform
```
The default device password is `ubnt`. `$address` is the IP address of the host you are running this container on and `$AP-IP` is the Access Point IP address.
When using a Security Gateway (router) it could be that network connected devices are unable to obtain an ip address. This can be fixed by setting "DHCP Gateway IP", under Settings > Networks > network_name, to a correct (and accessible) ip address.
### Migration From [Unifi-Controller](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-unifi-controller)
If you were using the `mongoless` tag for the Unifi Controller container, you can switch directly to the Unifi Network Application container without needing to perform any migration steps.
**You cannot perform an in-place upgrade from an existing Unifi-Controller container, you must run a backup and then a restore.**
The simplest migration approach is to take a full backup of your existing install, including history, from the Unifi-Controller web UI, then shut down the old container.
You can then start up the new container with a clean `/config` mount (and a database container configured), and perform a restore using the setup wizard.
### Strict reverse proxies
This image uses a self-signed certificate by default. This naturally means the scheme is `https`.
If you are using a reverse proxy which validates certificates, you need to [disable this check for the container](https://docs.linuxserver.io/faq#strict-proxy).
## Usage
To help you get started creating a container from this image you can either use docker-compose or the docker cli.
### docker-compose (recommended, [click here for more info](https://docs.linuxserver.io/general/docker-compose))
Containers are configured using parameters passed at runtime (such as those above). These parameters are separated by a colon and indicate `<external>:<internal>` respectively. For example, `-p 8080:80` would expose port `80` from inside the container to be accessible from the host's IP on port `8080` outside the container.
| `MONGO_USER=unifi` | Mongodb Username. Only evaluated on first run. **Special characters must be [url encoded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percent-encoding)**. |
| `MONGO_PASS=` | Mongodb Password. Only evaluated on first run. **Special characters must be [url encoded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percent-encoding)**. |
| `MONGO_TLS=` | Mongodb enable [TLS](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/connection-string/#mongodb-urioption-urioption.tls). Only evaluated on first run. |
| `MONGO_AUTHSOURCE=` | Mongodb [authSource](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/connection-string/#mongodb-urioption-urioption.authSource). For Atlas set to `admin`.Defaults to `MONGO_DBNAME`.Only evaluated on first run. |
For all of our images we provide the ability to override the default umask settings for services started within the containers using the optional `-e UMASK=022` setting.
Keep in mind umask is not chmod it subtracts from permissions based on it's value it does not add. Please read up [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umask) before asking for support.
## User / Group Identifiers
When using volumes (`-v` flags), permissions issues can arise between the host OS and the container, we avoid this issue by allowing you to specify the user `PUID` and group `PGID`.
Ensure any volume directories on the host are owned by the same user you specify and any permissions issues will vanish like magic.
[](https://mods.linuxserver.io/?mod=unifi-network-application "view available mods for this container.") [](https://mods.linuxserver.io/?mod=universal "view available universal mods.")
We publish various [Docker Mods](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-mods) to enable additional functionality within the containers. The list of Mods available for this image (if any) as well as universal mods that can be applied to any one of our images can be accessed via the dynamic badges above.
docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' unifi-network-application
```
* Image version number:
```bash
docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' lscr.io/linuxserver/unifi-network-application:latest
```
## Updating Info
Most of our images are static, versioned, and require an image update and container recreation to update the app inside. With some exceptions (ie. nextcloud, plex), we do not recommend or support updating apps inside the container. Please consult the [Application Setup](#application-setup) section above to see if it is recommended for the image.
Below are the instructions for updating containers:
* Recreate a new container with the same docker run parameters as instructed above (if mapped correctly to a host folder, your `/config` folder and settings will be preserved)
* You can also remove the old dangling images:
```bash
docker image prune
```
### Via Watchtower auto-updater (only use if you don't remember the original parameters)
* Pull the latest image at its tag and replace it with the same env variables in one run:
```bash
docker run --rm \
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
containrrr/watchtower \
--run-once unifi-network-application
```
* You can also remove the old dangling images: `docker image prune`
!!! warning
We do not endorse the use of Watchtower as a solution to automated updates of existing Docker containers. In fact we generally discourage automated updates. However, this is a useful tool for one-time manual updates of containers where you have forgotten the original parameters. In the long term, we highly recommend using [Docker Compose](https://docs.linuxserver.io/general/docker-compose).
We recommend [Diun](https://crazymax.dev/diun/) for update notifications. Other tools that automatically update containers unattended are not recommended or supported.
## Building locally
If you want to make local modifications to these images for development purposes or just to customize the logic:
