Install Nextcloud on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8 / Oracle Linux 8

Nextcloud is a web application built with PHP. Then we will have to configure a web server for it. So we’ll install Nginx + PHP + MariaDB. But we will also create a Server block for it.

So let’s go for it.

1) Install Nginx and PHP

So, the first step is to install Nginx and PHP. Let’s start with Nginx. Open a terminal and run the following:

:~$ su
:~# dnf install nginx

Then, start and enable the service. Next, add a firewall rule to allow access to Nginx.

:~# systemctl start nginx
:~# systemctl enable nginx
:~# firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http
success
:~# firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9000/tcp
:~# firewall-cmd --reload
success

Now, you can open the web browser and go to http://your-server. You will see something like this:

Now, you need to install PHP. So, run the following command:

:~# dnf install php php-mysqlnd php-intl php-curl php-json php-gd php-xml php-mbstring php-zip php-fpm php-cli

Now, on the file /etc/php.ini change the following value:

:~# nano /etc/php.ini
cgi.fix_pathinfo=0

Then, save the changes and close the file. On the file /etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf changes these values:

:~# nano /etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf
user = nginx
group = nginx 
pm.min_spare_servers = 5	 	 
pm.max_spare_servers = 35
listen = 127.0.0.1:9000

Again, save the changes and close the file. After that, start the php-fpm service and restart the Nginx service by running the following commands:

:~# systemctl start php-fpm
:~# systemctl enable php-fpm
:~# systemctl restart nginx

So, Nginx and PHP are working fine.

2) Install and configure MariaDB

Now it is necessary to install MariaDB because Nextcloud requires a database manager. To do this, run the following command:

:~# dnf install mariadb-server

Then, start and enable the service.

:~# systemctl enable mariadb
:~# systemctl start mariadb

After that, you need to set a root password for MariaDB. You can do it by using the mysql_secure_installation script. Moreover, you can secure the installation.

:~# mysql_secure_installation

And answer the following question:

Remove anonymous users? Y
Disallow root login remotely? Y
Remove test database and access to it? Y
Reload privilege tables now? Y

Now, create a new user and database for Nextcloud. So, access to the MariaDB console. Next, run the following commands:

:~# mysql -u root -p
> CREATE DATABASE nextcloud;
> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nextcloud.* TO 'nextclouduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'nextcloudpss';
> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
> exit;

Now, you can install Nextcloud.

3) Install MariaDB on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8 / Oracle Linux 8

Now we can start the installation. Make sure to install wget and unzip. Then, use it to start the download.

:~# cd /tmp/
:~# wget -c https://download.nextcloud.com/server/releases/nextcloud-16.0.3.zip

Then, decompress the folder. Move it to the Nginx document root and set the right permissions.

:~# unzip nextcloud-16.0.3.zip
:~# mv nextcloud /usr/share/nginx/html/
:~# chown -R nginx:nginx /usr/share/nginx/html/
:~# chmod 755 -R /usr/share/nginx/html/

Now, we need to create a new Server Block for Nextcloud.

:~# nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/nextcloud.local.conf

And add the following:

server {
   server_name nextcloud.local;
   root /usr/share/nginx/html/nextcloud;

   location / {
       index index.html index.htm index.php;
       rewrite ^ /index.php$request_uri;
   }
   
   location ~ \.php$ {
      include /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params;
      fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
      fastcgi_index index.php;
      fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
   }
}

Save the changes and close the file.

Finally, restart the Nginx and the PHP-fpm services.

:~# systemctl restart nginx
:~# systemctl restart php-fpm

4) Install Nextcloud on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8 / Oracle Linux 8 (II)

So, complete the installation using the web browser. And you will see this:

So, type your MariaDB credentials and start the installation.

When the installation is finished, you will see the following screen.

After that, you can start to use Nextcloud.

So, that is it.

Conclusion

Nextcloud is one of those applications that are necessary for any company. Because it is possible to create a private cloud with all the features of the most popular services. Nextcloud even has clients for other platforms such as Android and iOS.

So, you can also read how to install Nextcloud on Debian 10?

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Nextcloud on Debian 10: a great solution for privates clouds

There are many data storage services in clouds. Technological giants like Apple, Google and Microsoft have them. However, there are people or companies that want to have absolute control of their own data. Nextcloud is there for that.

Nextcloud is an open-source web application that allows us to create our own private cloud. It was created with the primary objective that it is the user who has absolute control of the files.

Many companies install Nextcloud on their servers to create their private clouds. This way they can rely on their own data management. It is even of great help in educational or personal projects.

Today, you will learn how to install it on Debian 10.

Install Nextcloud on Debian 10

1) Install LAMP on Debian 10

Nextcloud is a web application created in PHP. In addition to this, it uses a database manager to round off its operation. That is, the first requirement is to install a LAMP server on Debian 10.

For it, you will not have problems because we have created two tutorials for you.

Read How to install Debian 10 Buster?

And,

How to install LAMP on Debian 10 Buster?

Now, in the PHP section, you have to install the following modules.

php7.3 libapache2-mod-php7.3 php7.3-mysql php7.3-intl php7.3-curl php7.3-json php7.3-gd php7.3-xml php7.3-mb php7.3-zip

2) Working with MariaDB

MariaDB is a relational database manager that uses the SQL language. It is one of the most popular that there is and Nextcloud uses it to store data needed for the application.

As a good practice, it is recommended to create a new user dedicated to Nextcloud. Also, create the database you will use. To do this, go to the MariaDB console and type the following commands:

:~$ sudo mysql -u root -p
> CREATE DATABASE nextcloud;
> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nextcloud.* TO 'nextclouduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'nextcloudpss';
> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
> exit;

3) Download and install Nextcloud on Debian 10

After meeting the prerequisites, we can start the download of Nextcloud and its subsequent installation. However, first, make sure you have installed wget and unzip.

:~$ sudo apt install wget unzip

Then, download Nextcloud:

:~$ cd /tmp/
:~$ wget -c https://download.nextcloud.com/server/releases/nextcloud-16.0.3.zip

Now, you can extract the file. Next, move it to /var/www/html and set the right permission to the folder.

:~$ unzip nextcloud-16.0.3.zip
:~$ sudo mv nextcloud /var/www/html/
:~$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/
:~$ sudo chmod 755 -R /var/www/html/

The next step is to create a new virtual host for Nextcloud. This will allow the use of some PHP modules as well as being able to invoke it from a DNS name.

:~$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/nextcloud.conf

And add the following:

 <VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerAdmin admin@your_domain.com
      DocumentRoot /var/www/html/nextcloud
     ServerName your-domain.com

     <Directory /var/www/html/nextcloud>
          Options FollowSymlinks
          AllowOverride All
          Require all granted
     </Directory>

     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/your-domain.com_error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/your-domain.com_access.log combined

</VirtualHost>

Replace “your-domain” by yours. Save the changes and close the file.

To enable this new virtual host, run the following commands:

:~$ sudo ln -s /etc/apache2/sites-available/nextcloud.conf /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/nextcloud.conf
:~$ sudo a2enmod rewrite
:~$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

Now, complete the installation.

4) Install Nextcloud on Debian 10 (II)

So, open your web browser and go to your server. You will see this

On that screen, you can create the administrator account. If you scroll down, you can write the parameters of the database.

Then, the installer will start the installation. After that, you will see the folllowing screens.

So, Nextcloud is running properly. Enjoy it.

Conclusion

Nextcloud is a very useful tool for small and medium businesses that want to create a private cloud quickly and securely. A secure operating system such as Debian 10 Buster is also required.

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ODrive and Google Drive

Although Google is sympathetic to many open source projects, it’s rare that there isn’t an official Google Drive client on Linux. Yes, as you read it, not even for Ubuntu which is the most popular distribution out there.

That’s why ODrive was born, to give an unofficial answer to this situation. ODrive is an unofficial client of Google Drive, is very simple to use and has little limited options, but that meets its goal. The goal is simply to synchronize our Drive files on our computer. Just like that. It is open source, released with the GPL license, so we can examine the source code of the application without any problem.

Additionally, the application is available for Windows and MacOS, so it becomes quite easy to test. In the case of Linux, there are installers in Flatpak, Snap, DEB, RPM and AppImage formats. That is to say, it is installed in almost any modern desktop system.

Install ODrive on Ubuntu 18.04 – Linux Mint 19

For Ubuntu 18.04 and Linux Mint 19, we have several ways to install ODrive. The first is using the .DEB package. So I think it’s more efficient because we’ll just have to download a lightweight package.

Open a terminal and run the following:

:~$ wget -c https://github.com/liberodark/ODrive/releases/download/0.2.2/odrive_0.2.2_amd64.deb

In this case, the last stable version of the project is 0.2.2. If you read this post at another time, check the version first.

Next, install it using gdebi. If you do not have gdebi installed, install it first.

:~$ sudo apt install gdebi
:~$ sudo gdebi [file_path]

image

After that launch it.

However, if you don’t want to install it and just want to download a “portable”, you can download it in APPIMAGE format. Give permission to run and double click on the file.

:~$ wget -c https://github.com/liberodark/ODrive/releases/download/0.2.2/OpenDrive.0.2.2.AppImage
:~$ chmod +x [file_path]

However, there are installers in a snap and Flatpak format.

Using ODrive

Once you have installed ODrive, run it. Either from the main menu or as portable APPIMAGE.

Next, set your credentials and choose the folder location. And that is it.

Conclusion

An official Google Drive customer is what should exist. However, thanks to the existing developer community, it is possible to count on Google’s cloud service on Linux. However, it is good that you know that it is not the only one, but that Mega, Dropbox can also be installed on Linux. On the other hand, you can create a private cloud with Nextcloud on Ubuntu 18.04.

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