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--- notebook:copy_config.gateway.json_to_unifi_controller [2018/05/27 19:45] – added additional information fester
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 ====== COPY CONFIG.GATEWAY.JSON TO UNIFI CONTROLLER ======
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-__**Mac OS X / Linux**__
+<bootnote warning>Adding a custom **config.gateway.json** could cause unintended consquences such as a provisioning loop on your USG. Please be careful and validate your file via **[[https://jsonlint.com/ | JSONlint]]** before creating or replacing on your controller; however, this **DOES NOT** promise proper provisioning...**ONLY** that the JSON is valid.</bootnote>
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+===== Mac OS X / Linux =====
   * Open Terminal on your machine
   * Navigate to the folder where the **config.gateway.json** file resides on your computer.
   * Enter the following :
-      * <code>python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000</code>
+      * <code>scp config.gateway.json <user>@x.x.x.x:<site path></code>
-      * Port 8000 is the default, however, you can change to any unused port and use below.
+<bootnote>
-      <bootnote>This will create a webserver from your machine.</bootnote>
+      * <user> - your user account on the UniFi Controller's operating system
+      * x.x.x.x - UniFi Controller's IP
-  * Open another Terminal instance.
+      * <site path> - Path to <unifi-base> on controller (see below)
-  * SSH into your controller.
+</bootnote>
-  * Navigate to the location of the folder <unif-base> where **config.gateway.json** should exist.
-    * [[https://help.ubnt.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004872967| UniFi - Where is <unifi_base>]] - for information on where the folder resides.
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-    * Unifi Controller Example (with only one site in default):
-      * <code>cd /srv/unifi/data/sites/default/</code>
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-  * The following command will pull the **config.gateway.json** file from the directory where the file resides on your pc and copy it to the controller.
-    * <code>wget http://X.X.X.X:8000/config.gateway.json</code> where X.X.X.X is the IP of the computer above.
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-  * Rename the file to replace the current version.
-    *<code>mv config.gateway.json.1 config.gateway.json</code>
-<bootnote warning>Adding a custom **config.gateway.json** could cause unintended consquences such as a provisioning loop on your USG. Please be careful and validate your file via **[[https://jsonlint.com/ | JSONlint]]** before creating or replacing on your controller.</bootnote>
+* [[https://help.ubnt.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004872967| UniFi - Where is <unifi_base>]] - for information on where the folder resides.