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Deploying Nextcloud with Object Storage
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Nextcloud Overview
Nextcloud is an open source, self-hosted file share and communication platform.
Combining Nextcloud with Object Storage gives you infinite storage space for your personal cloud.
If you have activated IAM, you may need certain IAM permissions to carry out some actions described on this page. This means:
- you are the Owner of the Scaleway Organization in which the actions will be carried out, or
- you are an IAM user of the Organization, with a policy granting you the necessary permission sets
- You have an account and are logged into the Scaleway console
- You have configured your SSH Key
- You have an Instance running on Ubuntu Jammy Jellyfish (22.04)
- You have installed and configured MariaDB on your Instance
- You have sudo privileges or access to the root user.
Installing Nextcloud
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Log in to your server via SSH.
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Update the apt-sources and the already installed software on the server:
apt update && apt upgrade -y
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Install the required software from the apt repositories:
apt install apache2 mariadb-server libapache2-mod-php
apt install php-gd php-json php-mysql php-curl php-mbstring php-intl php-imagick php-xml php-zip -
Download the lastest version of Nextcloud:
wget https://download.nextcloud.com/server/releases/latest.tar.bz2
Tip:Check the Nextcloud changelog for the latest release.
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Extract the archive:
tar -xjf latest.tar.bz2
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Copy the Nextcloud directory to the document root of Apache:
cp -r nextcloud /var/www
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Create a Apache configuration file for Nextcloud:
nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/nextcloud.conf
And put the following content into it:
Alias /nextcloud "/var/www/nextcloud/"
<Directory /var/www/nextcloud/>
Options +FollowSymlinks
AllowOverride All
<IfModule mod_dav.c>
Dav off
</IfModule>
SetEnv HOME /var/www/nextcloud
SetEnv HTTP_HOME /var/www/nextcloud
</Directory> -
Enable the configuration and reload Apache to activate the site:
a2ensite nextcloud.conf
systemctl reload apache2.service -
Enable SSL. Apache provides a self-signed certificate to encrypt the connection to your server. You can activate it with the following commands:
a2enmod ssl
a2ensite default-ssl
systemctl reload apache2.serviceTip:A self signed certificate may have some drawbacks if you want to make your Nextcloud installation publicly available, a warning may appear in the browser. If required, you can request a free signed certificate from Let’s Encrypt.
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Set the file permissions to the Apache user:
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/nextcloud/
Configuring MariaDB
It is required thet you have configured your MariaDB server before you run these commands.
- Connect to the MariaDB server:
mysql -u root -p
- Create an empty database for Nextcloud:
CREATE USER 'nextcloud'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS nextcloud;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nextcloud.* TO 'nextcloud'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH privileges; - Log out from the MariaDB shell:
EXIT;
Completing the setup wizard
- Run the installation wizzard by opening your web browser and accessing Nextcloud at
https://YOUR_SERVER_IP/nextcloud
Remember to replaceYOUR_SERVER_IP
with the IP address of your server. - Fill out the setup form with the credentials for the admin user and the database settings that you have configured in the previous step.
Configuring Object Storage as primary storage in Nextcloud
Nextcloud can use Object Storage as primary storage. This gives you the possibility to store infinite data in your personal cloud.
Configuring Object Storage as primary storage on an existing Nextcloud instance will make all existing files on the instance inaccessible. It is therefore recommended to configure Object Storage on a fresh installation.
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Retrieve your
ACCESS-KEY
andSECRET-KEY
from the Scaleway console. -
Open the Nextcloud configuration file in a text editor (i.e.
nano
):nano /var/www/nextcloud/config/config.php
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Add a configuration block for S3 compatible storage as follows:
'objectstore' => array(
'class' => '\\OC\\Files\\ObjectStore\\S3',
'arguments' => array(
'bucket' => 'my-nextcloud-storage-bucket',
'autocreate' => true,
'key' => 'ACCESS-KEY',
'secret' => 'SECRET-KEY',
'hostname' => 's3.fr-par.scw.cloud',
// The hostname depends on the geographical location of your bucket: It can be either s3.fr-par.scw.cloud, s3.nl-ams.scw.cloud or s3.pl-waw.scw.cloud
'port' => 443,
'use_ssl' => true,
'region' => 'fr-par',
// Region can be either fr-par, nl-ams, or pl-waw
),
),The configuration file should look like the following example after modification:
<?php
$CONFIG = array (
'instanceid' => 'instanceid',
'passwordsalt' => 'hashedpassword',
'secret' => 'secret',
'trusted_domains' =>
array (
0 => 'YOUR-NEXTCLOUD-HOSTNAME',
),
'objectstore' => array(
'class' => '\\OC\\Files\\ObjectStore\\S3',
'arguments' => array(
'bucket' => 'my-nextcloud-storage-bucket',
'autocreate' => true,
'key' => 'ACCESS-KEY',
'secret' => 'SECRET-KEY',
'hostname' => 's3.fr-par.scw.cloud',
'port' => 443,
'use_ssl' => true,
'region' => 'fr-par',
),
),
'dbtype' => 'mysql',
'version' => '16.0.3.0',
'overwrite.cli.url' => 'https://YOUR_NEXTCLOUD_HOSTNAME/nextcloud',
'dbname' => 'nextcloud',
'dbhost' => 'localhost',
'dbport' => '',
'dbtableprefix' => 'oc_',
'dbuser' => 'nextcloud',
'dbpassword' => 'databasepassword',
'installed' => true,
); -
Save the configuration file, close the text editor and open the Nextcloud web interface in a browser. Nextcloud uses Object Storage for storing files now:
Accessing the web interface for the first time may take a moment, as Nextcloud configures the bucket in the background before displaying the interface.
Configuring Object Storage as external storage in Nextcloud
You can use Nextcloud as a client for Object Storage while using the local storage as primary storage. This can be useful for a migration of an existing Nextcloud instance to Object Storage.
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Log into your Nextcloud to configure the Object Storage bucket.
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From the Nextcloud interface, click Apps in the drop-down menu to access the list of available apps:
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Enable the External Storage Service by clicking on Enable:
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Click Settings in the drop-down menu, then on External Storages in the Administration section of the page:
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Configure the credentials for your bucket:
Bucket
= The Name of your bucketHostname
= The hostname of the bucket (For Scaleway Object Storage in Amsterdam:s3.nl-ams.scw.cloud
, for Scaleway Object Storage in Paris:s3.fr-par.scw.cloud
for Warsaw:s3.pl-waw.scw.cloud
)Port
= The port for your bucket, leave this emptyRegion
= The geographical region of your bucket (Either:nl-ams
for Amsterdam, The Netherlands,pl-waw
for Warsaw, Poland orfr-par
for Paris, France)Enable SSL
= Activate this checkbox to encrypt the connection between your Nextcloud and the BucketAccess Key
= Your Access KeySecret Key
= Your Secret Key
Once you have entered all details, click the checkmark to validate your configuration. If everything works well, a green dot will appear on the left.
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Click the file icon, then on External Storages to access your bucket:
You can now upload and manage the files in your bucket directly from Nextcloud.