{"id":1351,"date":"2021-03-11T16:59:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T16:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/?p=1351"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:37:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:37:35","slug":"private-cloud-with-nextcloud-21-on-ubuntu-20-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/?p=1351","title":{"rendered":"Private Cloud with NextCloud 29 on Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"

This instance of NextCloud will be installed on the server. If you wish to have it using Docker or Snap see the previous post [Link<\/a>].<\/p>\n

If you don’t have Apache + PHP + MySQL running follow these easy steps before starting with the NextCloud it self:<\/p>\n

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y\r\nsudo apt install apache2 -y\r\nsudo systemctl start mysql && sudo systemctl enable mysql\r\nsudo systemctl start apache2 && sudo systemctl enable apache2\r\nsudo apt install php8.3 php8.3-cli php8.3-{bz2,curl,mbstring,intl} -y\r\nsudo apt install mysql-server -y\r\nsudo systemctl start mysql && sudo systemctl enable mysql<\/pre>\n
Configuring Apache VHost<\/strong><\/p>\n
sudo nano \/etc\/apache2\/sites-available\/000-default.conf<\/pre>\n
<Directory \/var\/www\/html\/>\r\n  Require all granted\r\n  AllowOverride All\r\n  Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews\r\n  <IfModule mod_dav.c>\r\n    Dav off\r\n  <\/IfModule>\r\n<\/Directory><\/pre>\n
sudo a2enmod rewrite headers env dir mime\r\nsudo systemctl restart apache2<\/pre>\n
Installing NextCloud<\/strong><\/p>\n
wget https:\/\/download.nextcloud.com\/server\/releases\/nextcloud-29.0.3<\/strong>.zip\r\nsudo apt install unzip -y\r\nsudo rm -rf \/var\/www\/html\r\nsudo unzip nextcloud-29.0.3<\/strong>.zip -d \/var\/www\/\r\nsudo mv \/var\/www\/nextcloud \/var\/www\/html\r\nsudo chown -R www-data:www-data \/var\/www\/html\/\r\nsudo apt install php8.3-mysql php8.3-zip php8.3-dom php8.3-xml php8.3-gd -y<\/pre>\n
Get the latest at [Link<\/a>].<\/p>\n
MySQL Configuration<\/strong><\/p>\n
Create the database, create the user, give privileges, and flush MySQL privileges:<\/p>\n
sudo mysql<\/pre>\n
CREATE DATABASE nextcloud_db;\r\nCREATE USER nextcloud_user@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'nextcloud_password<\/strong>';\r\nGRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nextcloud_db.* TO nextcloud_user@localhost;\r\nFLUSH PRIVILEGES;\r\nEXIT;<\/pre>\n
UI Installation<\/strong><\/p>\n
Navigate to http:\/\/example.com and complete the installation on the web-ui.<\/p>\n
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Create the Admin account then, enter the credentials to the DB.<\/p>\n
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Feel free to install all the plugins to test them in a sandbox but avoid using them in production (publicly reachable) whenever possible.<\/p>\n
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Done!<\/p>\n
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BONUS<\/strong><\/p>\n
OwnCloud<\/strong> is another opensource alternative to NextCloud, try it out and see what suits better to your needs:<\/p>\n
sudo apt install docker.io -y\r\nsudo docker run --name OwnCloud --restart=unless-stopped -v \/opt\/OwnCloudData:\/mnt\/data\/ -d -e OWNCLOUD_DOMAIN=owncloud.example.com:8080 -p80:8080 owncloud\/server<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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