NextCloud
will be used as storage for the admini types of documents and Eprints
for the Academic type of documents. Our best choice is nextcloud as a
truly open source software fork of OwnCloud. A 100% open source
self-hosted cloud storage services and storing capacity ca b e
extended to a local disk drive or Network Array Storage (NAS).
In
our NextCloud deployment, we will use stable Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with
Apache2, MariaDB, PHP and Let’s Encrypt SSL support. In addition,
we will take the advantage of extending its storage capacity through
linking DropBox,google drive,WebDav,NAS, and other cloud storage services. We
can also mount local storage such as HDD,SDD arrayed in the network
or private cloud services on users’ own servers. It system enable a
self-hosted file sync and share app platforms and with them you can
access & sync your files, contacts and data across your
devices.
In
today’s ICT environments, it is one of the most efficient solution
frequently being installed with SSL/TLS encryption to secure
data and also all traffic to and from the platform is protected over
HTTPS.
Below
are the steps and procedures to install and deploy Nextcloud
system .
Software : Ubuntu 18.04,Nextcloud 18.04,Apache2 ,Php 7.2 Mysql-MarianDB
Hardware: Odroid C1, LAN
STEP 1: INSTALL APACHE2
NextCloud requires a webserver to function and the most popular web server in use today is Apache2. So, go and install Apache2 on Ubuntu by running the commands below:
sudo
apt install apache2
After
installing Apache2, run the commands below to disable directory
listing.
sudo
sed -i "s/Options Indexes FollowSymLinks/Options
FollowSymLinks/" /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
Next,
run the commands below to stop, start and enable Apache2 service to
always start up with the server boots.
sudo
systemctl stop apache2.service
sudo systemctl start apache2.service
sudo systemctl enable apache2.service
sudo systemctl start apache2.service
sudo systemctl enable apache2.service
STEP 2: INSTALL MARIADB
NextCloud
also requires a database server to function.. and MariaDB database
server is a great place to start. To install it run the commands
below.
sudo
apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client
After
installing, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable
MariaDB service to always start up when the server boots.
sudo
systemctl stop mysql.service
sudo systemctl start mysql.service
sudo systemctl enable mysql.service
Note* if this command gets an error , please type
sudo systemctl start mysql.service
sudo systemctl enable mysql.service
Note* if this command gets an error , please type
systemctl
enable mariadb
After
that, run the commands below to secure MariaDB server.
sudo
mysql_secure_installation
When
prompted, answer the questions below by following the guide.
-
Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter
-
Set root password? [Y/n]: Y
-
New password: Enter password
-
Re-enter new password: Repeat password
-
Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Y
-
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Y
-
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]: Y
-
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n]: Y
Restart
MariaDB server
sudo
systemctl restart mysql.service
STEP 3: INSTALL PHP 7.1 AND RELATED MODULES
PHP
7.2 isn’t available on Ubuntu default repositories… in order to
install it, you will have to get it from third-party repositories.
Run
the commands below to add the below third party repository to upgrade
to PHP 7.2
sudo
apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo
apt-get update
For
Ubuntu 18.04
sudo
apt-get install php7.2 libapache2-mod-php7.2 php7.2-common
libapache2-mod-php7.2 php7.2-mbstring php7.2-xmlrpc php7.2-soap
php-apcu php-smbclient php7.2-ldap php-redis php7.2-gd php7.2-xml
php7.2-intl php7.2-json php-imagick php7.2-mysql php7.2-cli
php7.2-ldap php7.2-zip php7.2-curl
After
install PHP 7.2, run the commands below to open PHP-FPM default file.
sudo
nano /etc/php/7.2/apache2/php.ini
Then
make the change the following lines below in the file and save.
file_uploads
= On
allow_url_fopen = On
memory_limit = 256M
upload_max_file_size = 64M
max_execution_time = 360
date.timezone = America/Chicago
allow_url_fopen = On
memory_limit = 256M
upload_max_file_size = 64M
max_execution_time = 360
date.timezone = America/Chicago
STEP 4: CREATE NEXTCLOUD DATABASE
Now
that you’ve install all the packages that are required, continue
below to start configuring the servers. First run the commands below
to create NextCloud database.Run
the commands below to logon to the database server. When prompted for
a password, type the root password you created above.
sudo
mysql -u root -p
Then
create a database called nextcloud
CREATE
DATABASE nextcloud;
Create
a database user called nextclouduser with new password
CREATE
USER 'nextclouduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password';
Then
grant the user full access to the database.
GRANT
ALL ON nextcloud.* TO 'nextclouduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY
'user_password' WITH GRANT OPTION;
Finally,
save your changes and exit.
FLUSH
PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
EXIT;
STEP 5: DOWNLOAD NEXTCLOUD LATEST RELEASE
Next,
visit NextCloud site to download your free copy. The community
edition is what you’ll want to download.
After
downloading, run the commands below to extract the download file into
Apache2 root directory.
cd
/tmp && wget
https://download.nextcloud.com/server/releases/nextcloud-13.0.2.zip
unzip nextcloud-13.0.2.zip
sudo mv nextcloud /var/www/html/nextcloud/
unzip nextcloud-13.0.2.zip
sudo mv nextcloud /var/www/html/nextcloud/
Then
run the commands below to set the correct permissions for NextCloud
to function.
sudo
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/nextcloud/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/nextcloud/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/nextcloud/
STEP 6: CONFIGURE APACHE2
Finally,
configure Apahce2 site configuration file for NextCloud. This file
will control how users access NextCloud content. Run the commands
below to create a new configuration file called nextcloud.conf
sudo
nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/nextcloud.conf
Then
copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace
the highlighted line with your own domain name and directory root
location.
ServerAdmin
admin@gmail.com
DocumentRoot
/var/www/html/nextcloud/
ServerName
example.com
ServerAlias
www.example.com
Alias
/nextcloud "/var/www/html/nextcloud/"
Options
+FollowSymlinks
AllowOverride
All
Require
all granted
Dav
off
SetEnv
HOME /var/www/html/nextcloud
SetEnv
HTTP_HOME /var/www/html/nextcloud
ErrorLog
${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog
${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
Save
the file and exit.
STEP 7: ENABLE THE NEXTCLOUD AND REWRITE MODULE
After
configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands
below
sudo
a2ensite nextcloud.conf
sudo
a2enmod rewrite
sudo a2enmod headers
sudo a2enmod env
sudo a2enmod dir
sudo a2enmod mime
sudo a2enmod headers
sudo a2enmod env
sudo a2enmod dir
sudo a2enmod mime
STEP 8 : RESTART APACHE2
To
load all the settings above, restart Apache2 by running the commands
below.
sudo
systemctl restart apache2.service
STEP 9 : BACKUP NEXTCLOUD
sudo apt-get rsync
sudo rsync -Aax /var/www/html/nextcloud/ /home/nextcloud/nextcloud-dirbkp_`date +"%Y%m%d"`/
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nextcloud-client
sudo rsync -Aax /var/www/html/nextcloud/ /home/nextcloud/nextcloud-dirbkp_`date +"%Y%m%d"`/
STEP 10 : Mobile ,Desktop Clients
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nextcloud-devs/clientsudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nextcloud-client
Summary:
Install next cloud
Insert security
Additional storage
Include federated data base
Cloud embedded based NanoPi NAS setup :)Conclusions:
Cloud wide database is next cloud
