From 74992aaa27eb384128924c4a3b93052961a3eaab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Cleberg Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 17:01:13 -0500 Subject: test conversion back to markdown --- content/blog/2022-03-23-nextcloud-on-ubuntu.md | 170 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 170 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/blog/2022-03-23-nextcloud-on-ubuntu.md (limited to 'content/blog/2022-03-23-nextcloud-on-ubuntu.md') diff --git a/content/blog/2022-03-23-nextcloud-on-ubuntu.md b/content/blog/2022-03-23-nextcloud-on-ubuntu.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..66f6a82 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2022-03-23-nextcloud-on-ubuntu.md @@ -0,0 +1,170 @@ ++++ +date = 2022-03-23 +title = "Self-Hosting Nextcloud" +description = "" +draft = false ++++ + +# What is Nextcloud? + +[Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com/) is a self-hosted solution for +storage, communications, editing, calendar, contacts, and more. + +This tutorial assumes that you have an Ubuntu server and a domain name +configured to point toward the server. + +# Install Dependencies + +To start, you will need to install the packages that Nextcloud requires: + +```sh +sudo apt install apache2 mariadb-server libapache2-mod-php7.4 +sudo apt install php7.4-gd php7.4-mysql php7.4-curl php7.4-mbstring php7.4-intl +sudo apt install php7.4-gmp php7.4-bcmath php-imagick php7.4-xml php7.4-zip +``` + +# Set Up MySQL + +Next, you will need to log in to MySQL as the `root` user of +the machine. + +```sh +sudo mysql -uroot -p +``` + +Once you\'ve logged in, you must create a new user so that Nextcloud can +manage the database. You will also create a `nextcloud` +database and assign privileges: + +``` sql +CREATE USER 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; +CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS nextcloud CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci; +GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nextcloud.** TO 'username'@'localhost'; +FLUSH PRIVILEGES; +quit; +``` + +# Download & Install Nextcloud + +To download Nextcloud, go the [Nextcloud downloads +page](https://nextcloud.com/install/#instructions-server), click on +`Archive File` and right-click the big blue button to copy +the link. + +Then, go to your server and enter the following commands to download, +unzip, and move the files to your destination directory. This example +uses `example.com` as the destination, but you can put it +wherever you want to server your files from. + +```sh +wget https://download.nextcloud.com/server/releases/nextcloud-23.0.3.zip +sudo apt install unzip +unzip nextcloud-23.0.3.zip +sudo cp -r nextcloud /var/www/example.com +``` + +# Configure the Apache Web Server + +Now that the database is set up and Nextcloud is installed, you need to +set up the Apache configuration files to tell the server how to handle +requests for `example.com/nextcloud`. + +First, open the following file in the editor: + +```sh +sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/nextcloud.conf +``` + +Once the editor is open, paste the following information in. Then, save +and close the file. + +``` config + + DocumentRoot /var/www/example.com + ServerName example.com + ServerAlias www.example.com + ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log + CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined + + + Require all granted + AllowOverride All + Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews + Satisfy Any + + + Dav off + + + +``` + +Once the file is saved, enable it with Apache: + +```sh +sudo a2ensite nextcloud.conf +``` + +Next, enable the Apache mods required by Nextcloud: + +```sh +sudo a2enmod rewrite headers env dir mime +``` + +Finally, restart Apache. If any errors arise, you must solve those +before continuing. + +```sh +sudo systemctl restart apache2 +``` + +For the app to work, you must have the correct file permissions on your +`nextcloud` directory. Set the owner to be +`www-data`: + +```sh +sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/example.com/nextcloud/ +``` + +# DNS + +If you do not have a static IP address, you will need to update your DNS +settings (at your DNS provider) whenever your dynamic IP address +changes. + +For an example on how I do that with Cloudflare, see my other post: +[Updating Dynamic DNS with Cloudflare +API](../updating-dynamic-dns-with-cloudflare-api/) + +# Certbot + +If you want to serve Nextcloud from HTTPS rather than plain HTTP, use +the following commands to issue Let\'s Encrypt SSL certificates: + +```sh +sudo apt install snapd +sudo snap install core +sudo snap refresh core +sudo snap install --classic certbot +sudo ln -s /snap/bin/certbot /usr/bin/certbot +sudo certbot --apache +``` + +# Results + +Voilà! You\'re all done and should be able to access Nextcloud from your +domain or IP address. + +See the screenshots below for the dashboard and a settings page on my +instance of Nextcloud, using the `Breeze Dark` theme I +installed from the Apps page. + +![Nextcloud +Dashboard](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20220323-installing-nextcloud-on-ubuntu/nextcloud_dashboard.png) + +*Figure 01: Nextcloud Dashboard* + +![Nextcloud +Settings](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20220323-installing-nextcloud-on-ubuntu/nextcloud_settings.png) + +*Figure 02: Nextcloud Security Settings* -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2