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On Ubuntu 20.04, TODO: redis, php-fpm

  • Install php, apache2, and mariadb
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sudo apt update
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
  • Initialize the DB
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sudo mysql -uroot -p <<<EOF
CREATE USER 'nextcloud'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS nextcloud CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nextcloud.* TO 'nextcloud'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
EOF;
  • Download nextcloud and install
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cd /var/www
wget https://download.nextcloud.com/server/releases/nextcloud-23.0.0.zip \
 && unzip nextcloud-23.0.0.zip && rm nextcloud-23.0.0.zip
  • Add apache2 conf: /etc/apache2/sites-available/nextcloud.conf
    • Remember to change the ServerName
    • Run a2ensite nextcloud.conf to enable
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Alias /nextcloud "/var/www/nextcloud/"

<VirtualHost *:80>
  DocumentRoot /var/www/nextcloud/
  ServerName  your.server.com

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

    <IfModule mod_dav.c>
      Dav off
    </IfModule>
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>
  • Enable some apache2 modules
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sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo a2enmod headers
sudo a2enmod env
sudo a2enmod dir
sudo a2enmod mime
sudo a2enmod ssl
sudo systemctl restart apache2

  • Pretty urls

    • Add these line in /var/www/nextcloud/config/config.php
    • Run sudo -u www-data php /var/www/nextcloud/occ maintenance:update:htaccess to update 
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      'overwrite.cli.url' => 'https://nextcloud.roy4801.tw/',
'htaccess.RewriteBase' => '/',

  • Chown the permission to www-data 

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    chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/nextcloud/

  • Install Certificate by certbot

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sudo apt install python3-certbot-apache
sudo certbot --apache

sudo systemctl status certbot.timer # Checking the auto renew
  • Add cron job 
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    crontab -u www-data -e

*/5  *  *  *  *  php -f /var/www/nextcloud/cron.php

Apps

Warning

Remember to enable apps in Settings

  • Preview Generator 
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    cd /var/www/nextcloud/apps
git clone https://github.com/nextcloud/previewgenerator.git

crontab -u www-data -e
# */10 *  *  *  *  php /var/www/nextcloud/occ preview:pre-generate

HEIC

https://eplt.medium.com/5-minutes-to-install-imagemagick-with-heic-support-on-ubuntu-18-04-digitalocean-fe2d09dcef1

https://gist.github.com/ishad0w/788555191c7037e249a439542c53e170

https://github.com/nextcloud/photos/issues/498

https://github.com/major-mayer/imageconverter/

References

https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/installation/example_ubuntu.html

https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/installation/source_installation.html#apache-configuration-label

https://www.pigo.idv.tw/archives/832

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55183514/symfony-4-an-exception-occurred-in-driver-could-not-find-driver