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Basic Nextcloud Installation : Step-by-Step Guide

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Install Apache and PHP

Install apache:

sudo apt install apache2

Enable and check apache:

sudo systemctl enable apache2
sudo systemctl status apache2

Install PHP:

sudo apt install php php-curl php-cli php-mysql php-gd php-common php-xml php-json php-intl php-pear php-imagick php-dev php-common php-mbstring php-zip php-soap php-bz2 php-bcmath php-gmp php-apcu libmagickcore-dev

Configure PHP:

sudo nano /etc/php/8.2/apache2/php.ini

Change:

  • date.timezone to your local Timezone
  • memory_limit to a appropriate size, e.g. 512M
  • upload_max_filesize to the maximum file size you can upload, e.g. 4096M
  • post_max_size to a bigger size then upload_max_filesize
  • max_execution_time to a appropriate size, e.g. 300
  • file_uploads = On
  • allow_url_fopen = On
  • display_errors = Off
  • output_buffering = Off
  • zend_extension=opcache
  • under [opcache] 
    • opcache.enable = 1
opcache.interned_strings_buffer = 8
opcache.max_accelerated_files = 10000
opcache.memory_consumption = 128
opcache.save_comments = 1
opcache.revalidate_freq = 1

In:

sudo nano /etc/php/8.2/mods-available/apcu.ini

Add:

apc.enable_cli=1

Restart apache:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Install MariaDB

Install MariaDB:

sudo apt install mariadb-server

Enable and check MariaDB:

sudo systemctl enable mariadb
sudo systemctl status mariadb

Apply basic security settings:

sudo mysql_secure_installation
  • answer all prompt's with y and enter a secure password when prompted

Login to MariaDB:

sudo mariadb -u root -p

Create User and DB for Nextcloud:

  • remember to set a secure password
CREATE DATABASE nextcloud_db;
CREATE USER nextcloud@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'SecurePassw0rd';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nextcloud_db.* TO nextcloud@localhost;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
quit;

Download Nextcloud and configure Apache

Change to the directory:

cd /var/www

Download latest Nextcloud archive:

sudo wget https://download.nextcloud.com/server/releases/latest.tar.bz2

Unpack and delete archive:

sudo tar -xjf latest.tar.bz2
sudo rm latest.tar.bz2

Set owner and group:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data nextcloud

Add cron job:

sudo crontab -u www-data -e
  • Add
*/5  *  *  *  * php -f /var/www/nextcloud/cron.php

Create config for Apache:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/nextcloud.conf
  • remember to set your own certificate
<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerName nextcloud.example.com
  Redirect permanent / https://nextcloud.example.com/
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:443>
  ServerName nextcloud.example.com
  DocumentRoot /var/www/nextcloud/
  ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/nc-error.log
  CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/nc-access.log combined
  SSLEngine on
  SSLCertificateFile      /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
  SSLCertificateKeyFile   /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key

  <Directory /var/www/nextcloud/>
    Require all granted
    AllowOverride All
    Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews

    <IfModule mod_dav.c>
      Dav off
    </IfModule>
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Enable module:

sudo a2enmod rewrite ssl headers env dir mime

Disable default site:

sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf

Enable nextcloud site:

sudo a2ensite nextcloud.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Install Nextcloud

Open https://YourServer and follow the setup

Edit Nextcloud config:

sudo nano /var/www/nextcloud/config/config.php
  • under 'trusted_domains' => edit the array and add your domain name
  • change 'overwrite.cli.url' => to your domain name
  • add 'memcache.local' => '\OC\Memcache\APCu', before );

Open https://YourServer

Go to Administration settings/Basic settings

  • Make sure Background jobs is Cron
  • Configure Email server to receive mails

Go to Administration settings/Security

  • Edit your password settings

Install the apps you like

Nextcloud is running, setup users, add apps and change other settings to your needs