Install UniFi Controller on airVision-C NVR Appliance

Scenario:
Would you like to run UniFi, mFi, and airVision all on Ubiquiti's airVision-C NVR Appliance? This guide will explain how to install the UniFi controller on the airVision-C NVR Appliance.


Step 1:
Login to your NVR via ssh using PuTTY or other ssh application:
If prompted with a Security Alert about the host key please select Yes.
Username: root
Password: (your airvision/nvr login password)

 

Step 2:
Create a new directory for UniFi:
mkdir /srv/unifi

Step 3:
Create a Symbolic Link between UniFi folders:
ln -s /srv/unifi /var/lib/unifi

Step 4:
Add the UniFi repository to the APT sources list:
echo 'deb http://www.ubnt.com/downloads/unifi/distros/deb/debian debian ubiquiti' >> /etc/apt/sources.list

Step 6:
Update package sources:
apt-get update

Step 7:
Install UniFi Controller - Stable Release:
apt-get install unifi
Install UniFi Controller - BETA Release:
apt-get install unifi-beta

Step 8:
If the UniFi service fails to start due to the following error then you will need to update the JAVA_HOME location inside the /etc/init.d/unifi file:
Error: unifiCannot locate Java Home failed!
JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk-amd64

To edit the above file you need to use a text editor (I prefer nano which is currently not installed):
apt-get install nano
nano /etc/init.d/unifi

Step 9:
Restart the UniFi service:
service unifi start

Step 10:
Login and configure your new UniFi Controller!