Install Nextcloud 13.0.0 on Fedora 27

[JaredBusch]

This Guide assumes that you are starting from Fedora 27 Minimal.

Install Fedora 27 and then either log in as root, su to root, or prepend everything here with sudo. Your choice.

#Update Fedora
dnf update -y

#install Nextcloud required and optional packages
#wget is required because the Nexcloud guide says to use wget.
#policycoreutils-python-utils is required to run semanage
dnf install -y httpd mariadb mariadb-server php php-gd php-pdo php-pear php-mbstring php-xml php-pear-Net-Curl php-json php-mcrypt php-intl php-ldap php-smbclient php-imap php-mysqli php-pear-MDB2 php-pear-MDB2-Driver-mysqli php-pecl-zip bzip2 policycoreutils-python-utils redis php-pecl-redis wget php-opcache libreoffice certbot python2-certbot-apache mod_ssl tar


#Install nano because I do not want to use `vi`
dnf install -y nano

Install NextCloud 13.0.0. Update the wget and tar commands to reflect the current version at the time of your installation.

#Create the root directory to extract nextcloud to
mkdir -p /var/www/html/nextcloud

#Get NextCloud
wget https://download.nextcloud.com/server/releases/nextcloud-13.0.0.tar.bz2

#Extract NextCloud
tar xvf nextcloud-13.0.0.tar.bz2 -C /var/www/html

Now we need to create the data directory. By default, Nextcloud will expect it to be within the main directory. If you move it, you will have to update a few things below to reference to correct folder path.

Personally, if you are going to use a separate disk for the data, I would just mount it to /var/www/html/nextcloud/data

So create the data directory

#Create the data directory 
mkdir -p /var/www/html/nextcloud/data

Now grab the apache vhost file

#get the nextcloud apache config file
wget -O /etc/httpd/conf.d/nextcloud.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sorvani/scripts/master/Nextcloud/nextcloud.conf

Then set ownership of all the files to apache

chown apache:apache -R /var/www/html/nextcloud

Open up the firewall to http traffic

#open the firewall for http
firewall-cmd --add-port=http/tcp --permanent
firewall-cmd --add-port=https/tcp --permanent
firewall-cmd --reload

Start the database services

#start the mariadb and set to start on boot
systemctl start mariadb
systemctl enable mariadb

#start redis (used for memcache)
systemctl start redis
systemctl enable redis

Create the Nextcloud database and then secure the mariadb install.

Change ncuser, ncuserpassword, and somesecurepassword to something private.

#Create a database for nextcloud and a user to access it.
mysql -e "CREATE DATABASE nextcloud;"
mysql -e "CREATE USER 'ncuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'ncuserpassword';"
mysql -e "GRANT ALL ON nextcloud.* TO 'ncuser'@'localhost';"
mysql -e "FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"

#Secure mariadb. These commands do what mysql_secure_installation does interactively
mysql -e "UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('somesecurepassword') WHERE User='root';"
mysql -e "DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE User='root' AND Host NOT IN ('localhost', '127.0.0.1', '::1');"
mysql -e "DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE User='';"
mysql -e "DROP DATABASE test;"
mysql -e "FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"

Configure SELinux permissions to allow email, network connections, and read/write permissions to the necessary folders.

#download the script 
wget -O ~/selinux_config.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sorvani/scripts/master/Nextcloud/selinux_config.sh
#set it to executable
chmod +x ~/selinux_config.sh
#execute the script
~/selinux_config.sh

Start the webserver

#Start Apache and enable for reboot.
systemctl restart httpd
systemctl enable httpd

Update the php-opcache ini file

sed -i -e 's/;opcache.enable_cli=0/opcache.enable_cli=1/' /etc/php.d/10-opcache.ini;
sed -i -e 's/opcache.max_accelerated_files=4000/opcache.max_accelerated_files=10000/' /etc/php.d/10-opcache.ini;
sed -i -e 's/;opcache.save_comments=1/opcache.save_comments=1/' /etc/php.d/10-opcache.ini;
sed -i -e 's/;opcache.revalidate_freq=2/opcache.revalidate_freq=1/' /etc/php.d/10-opcache.ini;

Restart the php-fpm to apply the opcahce settings

systemctl restart php-fpm

Creating a DNS entry is optional, but when the Nextcloud first run wizard happens in the browser, it sets the config.php to trust the URL in the browser. If you do not have DNS setup yet, you will have to go back and add this to your config.php later.

#create a DNS entry for your server and go to it in your browser to complete the setup
http://nextcloud.domain.com/nextcloud

On the web GUI, enter your desired admin username and password.

Then click the Storage & database dropdown.

Leave the data folder alone unless you know that you changed it when going through the above instructions.

Change the database to MySQL/MariaDB

Then fill it out with the information you used above.

Click the Finish setup button

You will be automatically logged in and greeted with this.

Go back to your SSH session and update the NextCloud config.php file to tell it to use redis for the memory cache and file locking.

#add a line to nextcloud config.php to enable memory cache
nano /var/www/html/nextcloud/config/config.php
'memcache.locking' => '\OC\Memcache\Redis',
'memcache.local' => '\OC\Memcache\Redis',
    'redis' => array(
    'host' => 'localhost',
    'port' => 6379,
),

Restart the webserver

systemctl restart httpd

You now have a fully configured basic install.

[scottalanmiller]

Wow, who would have guessed that installing on Linux would be so easy?

[scottalanmiller]

I was literally doing an NC13 on Fedora 27 install while you posted this, following this now.

[JaredBusch]

I'll update some other issues on this later. Such as clearing up opchache warnings and such.

[Obsolesce]

Wow, who would have thought it would be so easy to install NextCloud on Linux doing it the correct and supported way, as your guide shows!

[scottalanmiller]

Super easy, install worked without a hitch.

[scottalanmiller]

Don't forget to add this bit, to clear the opcache warning...

# php-opcache
sudo dnf -y install php-opcache

# /etc/php.d/10-opcache.ini
sudo tee  /etc/php.d/10-opcache.ini <<EOF
opcache.enable=1
opcache.enable_cli=1
opcache.interned_strings_buffer=8
opcache.max_accelerated_files=10000
opcache.memory_consumption=128
opcache.save_comments=1
opcache.revalidate_freq=1
EOF

# Restart php-fpm
sudo systemctl restart php-fpm

[scottalanmiller]

Also, for those of us using the stock Fedora 27 Server install, the default firewall zone is FedoraServer, rather than public, so this is the command that I use for the firewall...

firewall-cmd --zone=FedoraServer --add-port=https/tcp --permanent

[JaredBusch]

@scottalanmiller said in Install Nextcloud 13.0.0 on Fedora 27:

Don't forget to add this bit, to clear the opcache warning...

# php-opcache
sudo dnf -y install php-opcache

# /etc/php.d/10-opcache.ini
sudo tee  /etc/php.d/10-opcache.ini <<EOF
opcache.enable=1
opcache.enable_cli=1
opcache.interned_strings_buffer=8
opcache.max_accelerated_files=10000
opcache.memory_consumption=128
opcache.save_comments=1
opcache.revalidate_freq=1
EOF

# Restart php-fpm
sudo systemctl restart php-fpm

Yeah I ran out of time. Was time to go be with the kids for a while.

[JaredBusch]

@scottalanmiller said in Install Nextcloud 13.0.0 on Fedora 27:

Also, for those of us using the stock Fedora 27 Server install, the default firewall zone is FedoraServer, rather than public, so this is the command that I use for the firewall...

firewall-cmd --zone=FedoraServer --add-port=https/tcp --permanent

Eww minimal install always.

[JaredBusch]

@scottalanmiller said in Install Nextcloud 13.0.0 on Fedora 27:

Don't forget to add this bit, to clear the opcache warning...

# php-opcache
sudo dnf -y install php-opcache

# /etc/php.d/10-opcache.ini
sudo tee  /etc/php.d/10-opcache.ini <<EOF
opcache.enable=1
opcache.enable_cli=1
opcache.interned_strings_buffer=8
opcache.max_accelerated_files=10000
opcache.memory_consumption=128
opcache.save_comments=1
opcache.revalidate_freq=1
EOF

# Restart php-fpm
sudo systemctl restart php-fpm

This is a horrible solution.

WHen you install php-opcache, it creates a 10-opcache.ini with half of these settigns as defualt.

Additionally this nukes all other settings int he default config file.

[JaredBusch]

I am updating the above instructions to include these settings, but here it is by itself.

#install php-opcache
dnf  -y install php-opcache

#update the settings file.
sed -i -e 's/;opcache.enable_cli=0/opcache.enable_cli=1/' /etc/php.d/10-opcache.ini;
sed -i -e 's/opcache.max_accelerated_files=4000/opcache.max_accelerated_files=10000/' /etc/php.d/10-opcache.ini;
sed -i -e 's/;opcache.save_comments=1/opcache.save_comments=1/' /etc/php.d/10-opcache.ini;
sed -i -e 's/;opcache.revalidate_freq=2/opcache.revalidate_freq=1/' /etc/php.d/10-opcache.ini;

#restart the service
systemctl restart php-fpm

[JaredBusch]

There we go.

If you follow these instructions you should see this in the admin settings.

[NashBrydges]

Followed these instructions and installed without a hitch! Already have Nextcloud running but it's on Ubuntu. Wanted to give it a try on Fedora. Thanks for this.

[scottalanmiller]

@nashbrydges said in Install Nextcloud 13.0.0 on Fedora 27:

Followed these instructions and installed without a hitch! Already have Nextcloud running but it's on Ubuntu. Wanted to give it a try on Fedora. Thanks for this.

I'm REALLY close to having this fully scripted with interactivity on the script

[Obsolesce]

@scottalanmiller said in Install Nextcloud 13.0.0 on Fedora 27:

@nashbrydges said in Install Nextcloud 13.0.0 on Fedora 27:

Followed these instructions and installed without a hitch! Already have Nextcloud running but it's on Ubuntu. Wanted to give it a try on Fedora. Thanks for this.

I'm REALLY close to having this fully scripted with interactivity on the script

Shall I turn it into a Salt State or is that what you are working on already?

[scottalanmiller]

@tim_g said in Install Nextcloud 13.0.0 on Fedora 27:

@scottalanmiller said in Install Nextcloud 13.0.0 on Fedora 27:

@nashbrydges said in Install Nextcloud 13.0.0 on Fedora 27:

Followed these instructions and installed without a hitch! Already have Nextcloud running but it's on Ubuntu. Wanted to give it a try on Fedora. Thanks for this.

I'm REALLY close to having this fully scripted with interactivity on the script

Shall I turn it into a Salt State or is that what you are working on already?

We've had that for a while

[scottalanmiller]

@tim_g said in Install Nextcloud 13.0.0 on Fedora 27:

@scottalanmiller said in Install Nextcloud 13.0.0 on Fedora 27:

@nashbrydges said in Install Nextcloud 13.0.0 on Fedora 27:

Followed these instructions and installed without a hitch! Already have Nextcloud running but it's on Ubuntu. Wanted to give it a try on Fedora. Thanks for this.

I'm REALLY close to having this fully scripted with interactivity on the script

Shall I turn it into a Salt State or is that what you are working on already?

https://mangolassi.it/topic/12869/install-nextcloud-11-on-fedora-25-with-saltstack

[FATeknollogee]

@scottalanmiller said in Install Nextcloud 13.0.0 on Fedora 27:

I'm REALLY close to having this fully scripted with interactivity on the script

What will be different or better about this method vs SaltStack method?

[scottalanmiller]

@fateknollogee said in Install Nextcloud 13.0.0 on Fedora 27:

@scottalanmiller said in Install Nextcloud 13.0.0 on Fedora 27:

I'm REALLY close to having this fully scripted with interactivity on the script

What will be different or better about this method vs SaltStack method?

A script is a procedural approach and Salt is a state approach. Results upon completion are the same, but they are different methodologies and are used in different scenarios.

Scripting a build is better for learning and is used to make a repeatable, predictable start to a snowflake managed system.

A state system, like Salt or Ansible, is used to define the resulting state of a system rather than the means to make it so and is not nearly as useful for learning, but is part of ongoing operations rather than simply being the beginning of the process. A Salt state would be used to keep managing the system, not just a one time operation to prepare it.