Guide to Installing Omada Software Controller on Raspberry Pi OS - V5
Update - 4 October 2025
The latest Raspberry Pi OS (Debian Base Pixie) broke some of the install repo's and the install instructions have been updated and tested to work wih a fresh install of the current Raspberry Pi OS as of this date.
The Raspberry Pi OS (Legacy) based on Debian Bookworm was tested and does not work out of box either, so does not offer any benefit - the installation instructions is now based on the default Raspberry Pi OS version available at this date.
This is a bare metal install on 64 bit Raspberry Pi OS - no Ubuntu server, no Docker. Tested with version 5.15.24 of the Controller software. I have it running on a Model 4B and Model 5 Pi. The recent versions of the Omanada SDN Controller does not run on the Model 3B, 3B+
To update the Controller version on a working Raspberry Pi without updating Raspberry Pi OS, do the following
sudo tpeap stop
sudo apt remove omadac
- During the uninstall process select the option to save the current settings. This allows the existing settings to be applied automatically to the updated version
wget https://static.tp-link.com/upload/software/2025/202508/20250802/omada_v5.15.24.19_linux_x64_20250724152622.deb
sudo dpkg -i omada_v5.15.24.19_linux_x64_20250724152622.deb
Links have been updated and verified on most recent install
Instructions:
1. Download & install latest 64 bit LITE version of Raspberry pi OS to new sd card of your choice from the link below. Note - the legacy version of Raspberry Pi OS will not work
https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspios_lite_arm64/images/
This is not a guide to installing Raspberry Pi OS so I won't provide detailed instructions on that.
2. Download and install libssl1.1 manually
wget http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.1w-0+deb11u4_arm64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libssl1.1_1.1.1w-0+deb11u4_arm64.deb
3. Download and install version 4.4.18 of MongoDB mongodb-server from https://www.mongodb.com/download-center/community/releases/archive
wget https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu/dists/focal/mongodb-org/4.4/multiverse/binary-arm64/mongodb-org-server_4.4.18_arm64.deb
sudo dpkg -i mongodb-org-server_4.4.18_arm64.deb
Note this post explaining that MongoDB V4.4.19 will not work.
3. Check that curl is installed
apt list curl
5. Download and install openjdk-21
sudo apt install openjdk-21-jdk-headless
6. Install jsvc
sudo apt install jsvc
7. If you have multiple versions of OpenJDK installed then you need to tell system which java to use
sudo update-alternatives --config java
Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
0 /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-arm64/bin/java 1111 auto mode
1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-arm64/bin/java 1111 manual mode
* 2 /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-arm64/jre/bin/java 1081 manual mode
Press <enter> to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:
Now select the option pointing to the version of OpenJDK you want to use.
8. Download and install latest version Omada SDN controller
wget https://static.tp-link.com/upload/software/2025/202508/20250802/omada_v5.15.24.19_linux_x64_20250724152622.deb
sudo dpkg -i omada_v5.15.24.19_linux_x64_20250724152622.deb
If all went well the controller should start and you should get the following message
Install Omada Controller succeeded!
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Omada Controller will start up with system boot. You can also control it by [/usr/bin/tpeap].
check omada
Starting Omada Controller. Please wait.........................................................................................................................
Started successfully.
You can visit http://localhost:8088 on this host to manage the wireless network.
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Now you can access the web interface of the Omada Controller by pointing you web browser from any PC on the same network to
http://<IP_address_of_Omada_Controller>:8088
@Khaos I fear that you are getting a bit of inaccurate information. A raspberry pi 3B should have no issue running an install of Omada .... especially on a Raspberry Pi OS Lite install. I suspect what has happened with your install is that you have not enabled RAM compression or a swap file/partition. I currently run Omada v5 on a Raspberry Pi 3B with an Ubuntu server install and it runs flawlessly, has been for a few months straight (aside from the reboots needed due to some software updates). It will need to be able to swap out pages on occassion but this is certainly no reason to go run down a new Pi4, especially in today's market. Swap partitions/files are tried and true methods of dealing with infrequent paging needs. Add something like RAM compression and lessen the need for paging even more. As you can see, there is PLENTY of CPU cycles available to handle a little memory compression. I suspect that, compared to Ubuntu Server, there is even less overhead in a Raspberry Pi OS Lite install, though I haven't tested that personally. Give it a try, might save you the sticker shock of a Pi4 and the frustration of locating one, you certainly have nothing to lose.
