Installing Nextcloud on Ubuntu 22.04

Nextcloud is a self-hosted, open-source file sync, and sharing platform. It allows you to store, access, and share your files securely from anywhere using any device. Nextcloud provides features such as file synchronization, sharing, collaboration, calendar, contacts, and more. It also offers end-to-end encryption to ensure the privacy and security of your data.

Here's a step-by-step guide to installing Nextcloud on Ubuntu 22.04:

Open your preferred web browser and navigate to "http://example.com/nextcloud" (replace "example.com" with your domain or IP address).

Fill in the required information, including the database details (MySQL), admin account credentials, and the data folder location.

Once the setup wizard is finished, you can start using Nextcloud to store, access, and share your files securely.

1. Update your system packages:
2. sudo apt update
3. Install Apache web server:
4. sudo apt install apache2
5. Install PHP and required extensions:
6. sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-common php-mbstring php-xmlrpc php-soap php-gd php-xml php-intl php-cli php-ldap php-zip php-curl
7. Install MariaDB (MySQL) database server:
8. sudo apt install mariadb-server
9. Secure your MariaDB installation:
10. sudo mysql_secure_installation
11. Create a new MariaDB database and user for Nextcloud:
12. sudo mysql -u root -p CREATE DATABASE nextcloud; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nextcloud.* TO 'nextclouduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; EXIT;
13. Download and extract Nextcloud:
14. wget https://download.nextcloud.com/server/releases/latest.tar.bz2 tar -xvjf latest.tar.bz2
15. Move Nextcloud files to Apache web server directory:
16. sudo mv nextcloud /var/www/html/
17. Set correct ownership and permissions:
18. sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/nextcloud/
19. Enable required Apache modules:
20. sudo a2enmod rewrite headers env dir mime setenvif ssl
21. Create a new Apache configuration file:
22. sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/nextcloud.conf

    Add the following content:

    
    ServerAdmin [email protected]
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/nextcloud/
    ServerName example.com
    Alias /nextcloud "/var/www/html/nextcloud/"
    
        Options +FollowSymlinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined



 
23. Enable the new Apache configuration:
24. sudo a2ensite nextcloud.conf
25. Restart Apache web server:
26. sudo systemctl restart apache2
27. Access Nextcloud through your web browser:
28. Follow the Nextcloud setup wizard:
29. Complete the installation: