Nextcloud

An opensource private cloud solution [1].

Installation

Installation is as simple as deploying a new web-site. Tips for installing on Synology bit outdated using php7

• The package can be installed in the root of a (virtual) webserver.

• The configuration is in <webroot>/config/config.php. To (re)start the initialization:

1. (re)move the config file
2. delete all tables in the nextcloud database
3. put a file named CAN_INSTALL in the config directory.
4. browse to your nextcloud webserver

• When you have unix-sockets enabled use localhost:<socketpath> as dbhost

Allow larger files to be uploaded

Change php settings:

upload_max_filesize = 16G

post_max_size = 16G As my nextcloud server is a synology diskstation:

vi /volume1/@appstore/PHP7.4/misc/php-fpm.ini

/usr/syno/sbin/synoservice --restart pkgctl-PHP7.4

Change nginx setting for the nextcloud server

client_max_body_size 0

This will disable the checking of body size. The php settings rule.

cronjob

*/5 * * * * sudo -u http php74 -f /var/www/nextcloud/cron.php

Configure this in your crontab or other job-scheduler

Client installation

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nextcloud-devs/client
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nextcloud-client

Tips and Troubleshooting

sudo -u http php74 /var/www/nextcloud/occ files:scan --all

Rescan all files (update database)

sudo -u http php74 /var/www/nextcloud/occ files:scan --path="/<username>/files/<dir to scan>"

Rescan all files in specified path

touch <file>

When everything looks OK, you fixed mounts and file permissions, try touch on the client.

A file is reported locked and it is not a file-protection issue

1. put Nextcloud in maintenance mode: edit config/config.php and change this line:

'maintenance' => true,

1. Empty table oc_file_locks (the default table prefix is oc_, this prefix can be different or even empty)
2. disable maintenance mode (undo first step).

'maintenance' => false,

Nextcloud remains in maintenance mode after upgrade

Turn off maintenance mode from the commandline and retry the upgrade from the command line.

sudo -u http php74 /var/www/nextcloud/occ maintenance:mode --off
sudo -u http php74 /var/www/nextcloud/occ upgrade