Install Ubiquiti Unifi Controller Ubuntu 12.04 & 14.04

Installing Ubiquiti Unifi  Controller is quite easy in windows but its not as that simple in ubuntu.

Here are the steps to follow to install it in ubuntu and use :

It requires MongoDB to run so install:

Install MongoDB for Debian

Import 10gen public GPG key:

$ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 7F0CEB10

Add the 10gen repository to /etc/apt/sources.list:

$sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/10gen.list

deb http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/ubuntu-upstart dist 10gen

$sudo apt-get update

$sudo apt-get install mongodb-10gen

Install UniFi Controller

Add the following line to the bottom of /etc/apt/sources.list:

$sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://www.ubnt.com/downloads/unifi/distros/deb/xxxxxxx yyyyyyy ubiquiti

NOTE: REPLACE xxxxxxx and yyyyyyy with the version of ubuntu that you are using as for 12.04 replace them with precise and same for 14.04 trusty

Add GPG key:

$sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv C0A52C50

Retrieve the latest package information:

$sudo apt-get update

$sudo apt-get install unifi

The UniFi Controller is ready on your machine with the access point as on -  https://<server_ip>:8443/

The server ip can also be your local ip.

Thanks to gowifi for saving the time.