How to create Server with Nextcloud

Install Debian

Download Debian
Install debian via Internet to get also the GUI

Give Root access

1. do some config, that root can login from outside

nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

2. Add this line in the config file

PermitRootLogin yes

3. After save the config file enter this command

systemctl restart sshd

Chage normal user to Root user

1. write "Su" and enter password from root user to login with the root user

su

Connect from outside

1. You can login into Windows PC and open Command and enter follwoing. The Username@IP fo Debian Computer and enter the password.

SSH sajjad@192.168.178.165

Install Nextcloud

1. Run this command and Anydesk will be installed.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install lsb-release ca-certificates apt-transport-https software-properties-common -y
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt update && sudo apt install php8.2
sudo apt install php8.2-{bcmath,xml,fpm,mysql,zip,intl,ldap,gd,cli,bz2,curl,mbstring,pgsql,opcache,soap,cgi}
sudo apt install apache2 libapache2-mod-php8.2
sudo a2enmod php8.2
$ sudo vim /etc/php/*/apache2/php.ini
date.timezone = Africa/Nairobi
memory_limit = 512M
upload_max_filesize = 500M
post_max_size = 500M
max_execution_time = 300
sudo systemctl restart apache2
sudo apt -y install mariadb-server
sudo mysql_secure_installation
$ sudo mysql -uroot -p
CREATE USER 'nextcloud'@'localhost' identified by 'StrongPassword';
CREATE DATABASE nextcloud;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nextcloud.* TO 'nextcloud'@'localhost'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
QUIT;

$ mysql -u nextcloud -p 
Enter password: <ENTER PASSWORD> 
Welcome to the MariaDB monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MariaDB connection id is 34
MariaDB [(none)]> SHOW DATABASES;
MariaDB [(none)]> QUIT
Bye
sudo apt install -y wget unzip
wget https://download.nextcloud.com/server/releases/latest.zip
unzip latest.zip
sudo mv nextcloud/ /srv
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /srv/nextcloud/
sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/nextcloud.conf
<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerAdmin admin@example.com
     DocumentRoot /srv/nextcloud/
     ServerName example.com
     ServerAlias www.example.com
     ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/nextcloud-error.log
     CustomLog /var/log/apache2/nextcloud-access.log combined
 
    <Directory /srv/nextcloud/>
	Options +FollowSymlinks
	AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
 	SetEnv HOME /srv/nextcloud
 	SetEnv HTTP_HOME /srv/nextcloud
 	<IfModule mod_dav.c>
  	  Dav off
        </IfModule>
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

sudo a2enmod rewrite dir mime env headers
sudo systemctl restart apache2

install Nextcloud very easy from here:

https://computingforgeeks.com/how-to-install-nextcloud-on-ubuntu-debian/?expand_article=1

Nextcloud add trusted Domain Name

1. open config file of nextcloud and add the trusted domain name

nano /srv/nextcloud/config/config.php

0 => 'localhost',

0 => 'cloud.sh-ss.de',

Nextcloud mit SSL einrichten

1. to ben ensure, that "/etc/apache2/conf-enabled/nextcloud.conf" you have define your domain.

apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

apt install snapd

apt install fuse

sudo snap install core; sudo snap refresh core

sudo snap install --classic certbot

sudo ln -s /snap/bin/certbot /usr/bin/certbot

sudo certbot --apache

sudo certbot certonly --apache

sudo certbot renew --dry-run

Nextcloud with custom Logo

1. Check this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5kyzdBacZU

Install Anydesk

1. Run this command and Anydesk will be installed.

wget -qO - https://keys.anydesk.com/repos/DEB-GPG-KEY | apt-key add -

echo "deb http://deb.anydesk.com/ all main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/anydesk-stable.list

apt update

apt install anydesk

Setting in custom.conf for Anydesk

1. Run this code

sudo nano /etc/gdm3/dameon.conf

ENTER YOUR PASSWORD OF ROOT USER

WaylandEnable = true

AutomaticLoginEnable = true

AutomaticLogin = $USERNAME

Close or Start Anydesk

1. Run this code

sudo killall anydesk

sudo anydesk --service

if Anydesk make problem, then use Remote Desktop

1. Run this code

sudo apt update && apt install tasksel -y

sudo tasksel

sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target

sudo reboot

sudo apt install xrdp -y

sudo systemctl status xrdp

sudo usermod -a -G ssl-cert xrdp

sudo nano /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh

Add these commands before the commands that test & execute Xsession as shown below:

Unset DBUS_SESSION_ADDRESS

Unset XDG_RUNTIME_DIR

save the file and enter next code

sudo systemctl restart xrdp

Open Windows remote Desktop and enter the IP, then you can login

Add a new storag in Nexctcloud

1. Run this code, to check your storage

lsblk

after than run this code to open a file for editing:

nano /etc/fstab

the file is open, now enter like this, based on your storage

/dev/sda1       /media/sajjad/Samsung_500GB     ext4 defaults   0       0

Save the file and rebot, the storage should be every time auto mounted and will be available in next cloud

Add a new trusted domain in config for nextcloud

if want to change port:

= Only port 80 will be changed

sudo nano /etc/apache2/ports.conf

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/nextcloud.conf

sudo systemctl restart apache2

sudo service apache2 restart

= Only port 443 will be changed

sudo nano /etc/apache2/ports.conf

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl.conf

 

 

sudo nano /srv/nextcloud/config/config.php

nextcloud geht kaputt bei 443 nur bei den 2 datein

sudo nano /etc/apache2/ports.conf

sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/nextcloud-le-ssl.conf

if you want to see all the data over another user over GUI make a link to the data folder:

ln -s /srv/nextcloud/data /home/sajjad/Nextcloud 

Thanks for reading.