Install

Installing Nextcloud on Debian

After Debian Minimal Install

1. Install Necessary Packages:

   sudo apt install -y exa micro neofetch zram-tools wget unzip curl
   

2. Change zram Configuration:

   sudo micro /etc/default/zramswap
   

3. Replace .bashrc:

   rm .bashrc
   wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/drewgrif/dotfiles/main/.bashrc
   bash
   

Downloading and Installing Nextcloud

1. Download Nextcloud:

   wget https://download.nextcloud.com/server/releases/latest.zip
   

2. Install MariaDB:

   sudo apt install -y mariadb-server
   sudo mysql_secure_installation
   

3. Create Nextcloud Database:

   sudo mariadb
   

   Inside the MariaDB shell:

   CREATE DATABASE nextcloud;
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nextcloud.* TO 'nextcloud'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'mypassword';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   

   Exit the MariaDB shell with CTRL+D.

4. Set Up Apache Webserver:

   • Install Required Packages:

     sudo apt install php php-apcu php-bcmath php-cli php-common php-curl php-gd php-gmp php-imagick php-intl php-mbstring php-mysql php-zip php-xml
     

   • Enable Apache Modules:

     sudo a2enmod dir env headers mime rewrite ssl
     sudo phpenmod bcmath gmp imagick intl
     

   • Unzip and Move Nextcloud:

     unzip latest.zip
     sudo chown -R www-data:www-data nextcloud
     sudo mv nextcloud /var/www
     sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf
     

   • Configure Apache for Nextcloud:

     sudo micro /etc/apache2/sites-available/nextcloud.conf
     

     Add the following contents to nextcloud.conf:

     <VirtualHost *:80>
         DocumentRoot "/var/www/nextcloud"
         ServerName nextcloud
     
         <Directory "/var/www/nextcloud/">
             Options MultiViews FollowSymlinks
             AllowOverride All
             Order allow,deny
             Allow from all
         </Directory>
     
         TransferLog /var/log/apache2/nextcloud_access.log
         ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/nextcloud_error.log
     </VirtualHost>
     

   • Enable Nextcloud Site and Restart Apache:

     sudo a2ensite nextcloud.conf
     sudo systemctl restart apache2
     

5. Adjust PHP Settings (for Debian 12):

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

   Update the following parameters:

   memory_limit = 512M
   upload_max_filesize = 16G
   max_execution_time = 360
   post_max_size = 16G
   date.timezone = America/New_York
   opcache.enable=1
   opcache.interned_strings_buffer=32
   opcache.max_accelerated_files=10000
   opcache.memory_consumption=128
   opcache.save_comments=1
   opcache.revalidate_freq=1
   

6. Restart Apache:

   sudo systemctl restart apache2
   

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For additional configuration related to using an external USB drive, see 02 Using an external USB drive. sudo mysql_secure_installation

#### Create Nextcloud Database

```shell
sudo mariadb

CREATE DATABASE nextcloud;

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nextcloud.* TO 'nextcloud'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'mypassword';

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

CTRL+D to exit

Apache Webserver Setup

Installing the required packages to support Apache:

sudo apt install php php-apcu php-bcmath php-cli php-common php-curl php-gd php-gmp php-imagick php-intl php-mbstring php-mysql php-zip php-xml

sudo a2enmod dir env headers mime rewrite ssl

sudo phpenmod bcmath gmp imagick intl

Unzip and move nextcloud

unzip latest.zip
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data nextcloud
sudo mv nextcloud.learnlinux.cloud /var/www
sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf

sudo micro /etc/apache2/sites-available/nextcloud.conf

Contents of nextcloud.conf file.

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "/var/www/nextcloud"
    ServerName nextcloud

    <Directory "/var/www/nextcloud/">
        Options MultiViews FollowSymlinks
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
   </Directory>

   TransferLog /var/log/apache2/nextcloud_access.log
   ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/nextcloud_error.log

</VirtualHost>

sudo a2ensite nextcloud.conf

As of Debian 12

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

Adjust the following parameters:

• memory_limit = 512M
• upload_max_filesize = 16G
• max_execution_time = 360
• post_max_size = 16G
• date.timezone = America/New_York
• opcache.enable=1
• opcache.interned_strings_buffer=32
• opcache.max_accelerated_files=10000
• opcache.memory_consumption=128
• opcache.save_comments=1
• opcache.revalidate_freq=1

sudo systemctl restart apache2