Your new node is now built and ready to have the Ubiquiti UniFi controller installed onto it. Wait until the three Host Job Queues are complete (initial config, disk create, and file system create) and then click on “ Boot“.For image type select “ Ubuntu 16.04 LTS” and set your root password then click on “ Deploy“.We need to deploy an operating system on our new node so click on “ Deploy an Image“.First step is to create your Linode node and to do so simply select your node size and location and click on “ Add this Linode!“.Lets begin… Create a cloud server for the UniFi Controller UPDATE: Linode now offers a 1GB VPS with 1CPU for $5/month which makes it a slightly better choice than Vultr.įor my deployment I went with Linode as I plan on using it to control not only my home access points but to control the access points of customers and family as well. If you have a small deployment, Vultr would easily be my choice with 1CPU and 768MB RAM! All three providers also cost less than AWS and Azure. Linode would be my first choice as they offer the best performance and with 1CPU and 2GB RAM you’ll have more than plenty of resources to run Ubiquiti UniFi Controller and manage many sites and access points.
To automate the install process, I created a simple script to deploy the Ubiquiti UniFi Controller in the cloud on a Ubuntu server, and have also tested the script on three popular VPS providers: Linode, Vultr, and DigitalOcean – all three worked perfectly! The Ubiquiti access points use software called the Ubiquiti UniFi controller to configure and control the access points which can be installed locally or in the cloud – allowing you to manage the access points no matter where they are located. Both of which are a HUGE step up over traditional consumer wireless routers. Recently I replaced my wireless router, an Asus RT-AC66U, with an Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X router and Ubiquiti UAP-AC-LR access point.