{"id":70042,"date":"2022-10-25T15:03:20","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T15:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/?p=4004039"},"modified":"2022-10-25T15:03:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T15:03:20","slug":"how-to-deploy-nextcloud-25-on-ubuntu-server-22-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudnewshub.com\/?p=70042","title":{"rendered":"How to deploy Nextcloud 25 on Ubuntu Server 22.04"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nextcloud is always pushing the envelope of what on-premises cloud servers can be and do. With their latest release, Nextcloud shifts some of the focus to digital well-being with the help of a complete redesign of the UI. There\u2019s more personalization, more universal access, much-improved applications, a built-in photo uploader and editor, AI-powered facial and object recognition for uploaded photos, improved Talk, a more performant email client, better contact organization and more.<\/p>\n

SEE: Hiring Kit: Cloud Engineer<\/a> (TechRepublic Premium)<\/strong><\/p>\n

What\u2019s most striking about Nextcloud 25 is the UI. The designers and developers have really gone out of their way to make the platform much more user-friendly and modern. As usual, there are also multiple routes for getting Nextcloud installed. However, I want to go the traditional route and install it on Ubuntu Server 22.04.<\/p>\n

What you\u2019ll need to install Nextcloud 25<\/h2>\n

To install Nextcloud 25, you\u2019ll need a running instance of Ubuntu Server 22.04 and a user with sudo privileges. That\u2019s it.<\/p>\n

How to install the necessary requirements<\/h2>\n

The first thing you must do is install the web and database servers with the command:<\/p>\n

sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server -y<\/code><\/p>\n

Start and enable them both with:<\/p>\n

sudo systemctl enable --now apache2
sudo systemctl enable --now mysql<\/code><\/code><\/p>\n

Next, install the php dependencies with:<\/p>\n

sudo apt-get install php zip libapache2-mod-php php-gd php-json php-mysql php-curl php-mbstring php-intl php-imagick php-xml php-zip php-mysql php-bcmath php-gmp zip -y<\/code><\/p>\n

How to set the MySQL root password<\/h2>\n

For some reason, the mysql_secure_installation failed me. Instead, I had to set the MySQL admin password manually. First log into the MySQL console with:<\/p>\n

sudo mysql<\/code><\/p>\n

Once there, set the admin password with:<\/p>\n

ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password by 'PASSWORD';<\/code><\/p>\n

Where PASSWORD is a strong\/unique password.<\/p>\n

Exit from the console with exit.<\/p>\n

How to create the database and user<\/h2>\n

Next, we can create the database. To do that, log back into the MySQL console with:<\/p>\n

mysql -u root -p<\/code><\/p>\n

Create the database with:<\/p>\n

CREATE DATABASE nextcloud;<\/code><\/p>\n

Create the new user with:<\/p>\n

CREATE USER 'nextcloud'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'PASSWORD';<\/code><\/p>\n

Where PASSWORD is a unique and strong password.<\/p>\n

Give the new user the necessary permissions with the command:<\/p>\n

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nextcloud.* TO 'nextcloud'@'localhost';<\/code><\/p>\n

Flush the privileges and exit the console with the commands:<\/p>\n

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit<\/code><\/code><\/p>\n

How to download and unpack the Nextcloud file<\/h2>\n

Download the Nextcloud source with the command:<\/p>\n

wget https:\/\/download.nextcloud.com\/server\/releases\/latest.zip<\/code><\/p>\n

Install unzip with:<\/p>\n