Install UniFi Video 3.8.5 on Ubuntu or Debian

You can run all the commands from the terminal, or ssh into the server

See here if you need to setup SSH on the server.

Install prerequisites

sudo apt-get install mongodb mongodb-server openjdk-8-jre-headless jsvc

Download UniFi Video installer

Note the Debian package works on Ubuntu, and has been tested on the latest Ubuntu

wget https://dl.ubnt.com/firmwares/ufv/v3.8.5/unifi-video.Debian7_amd64.v3.8.5.deb

Install package

sudo dpkg -i unifi-video.Debian7_amd64.v3.8.5.deb

Login to the UniFi Video controller using your web browser and going to the following address to finish configuring the NVR.

https://your-server-address:7443