Plus, with Nextcloud, you get an open system architecture that gives you additional functionality and<\/em> full control of your data.<\/p>\n With Nextcloud, you can:<\/p>\n If you want to skip all the technical steps of setting up Nextcloud on your server and have it installed in minutes, then I have some great news for you! Our team of engineers has prepared a ready-to-use 1-Click Nextcloud application for your convenience. Just choose a server<\/a>, and while prompted to choose the operating system, choose Nextcloud<\/strong> from the dropdown menu. This will set up Nextcloud in minutes, which means you don't even need this tutorial. Save time and save money with our Nextcloud 1-Click<\/a> solution.<\/p>\n Ubuntu 24.04\/Debian 12<\/strong> Next, we add the GPG keys, Docker repositories and finally install Docker. Here is where it gets different for both Ubuntu and Debian:<\/p>\n Then install docker:<\/p>\n Now install Docker:<\/p>\n If you are using another Linux distribution, check out the official Docker documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n To install Docker Compose, first determine the latest version from the\u00a0releases page<\/a>. At the time of writing, the current stable version is\u00a0 Create a new directory for Docker Plugins:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Download the Docker Compose binary (Make sure to change\u00a0 Set execute permissions<\/a> to make the binary executable:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Verify the installation:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n You should see the version you installed:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n We can now install Nextcloud with Docker and Docker Compose.<\/p>\n Before we start defining services in the Since we want to containerize Nextcloud along with other containers associated with it, we will define and knit all the services together in the For this tutorial, we\u2019ll define the services one by one, starting with the Nginx reverse proxy:<\/p>\n Create the docker compose file where we will define all the services.<\/p>\n In the file you just created, paste the following:<\/p>\n Let\u2019s look at the configuration created in the above Now that you have The Lets\u2019 Encrypt container depends on our first service ( For Nextcloud to work correctly, we need to connect it to a MariaDB database. Fortunately, we can add that to our The service section for MariaDB is pretty self-explanatory. This container is also part of the network We\u2019re finally ready to create the Nextcloud Docker container in our The nextcloud service depends on the other three containers. To make Nextcloud\u2019s data persistent while upgrading, and get access to backups, we use a named Docker volume At last, we need defined volumes for both Nextcloud and MariaDB for data persistence followed by networks.<\/p>\n After combining all the service definitions, your final Now run the To confirm all the containers are running, issue the following command:<\/p>\n Wait a minute for the SSL certificate generation process to finish, and then load up the domain name you chose in your browser. Enter your chosen admin username and password. Choose MySQL as the database in the configure database section. Type in the username, password, and database name you configured via the The containerization of Nextcloud with Docker is complete! You have now learned how to install Nextcloud using Docker and Docker Compose.<\/p>\n Now you can upload files and photos to your drive hosted on your VPS and share them with others.<\/p>\n To extend the functionality of your Nextcloud server, you can now consider installing any number of the available apps, such as Bookmarks<\/a>, Calendar<\/a>, Contacts<\/a>, Tasks<\/a>, Notes<\/a>, and more available on the Nextcloud App Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Elevate your data management game with our comprehensive guide: Install Nextcloud effortlessly using Docker and Docker Compose. 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<\/p>\n<\/a>Install Nextcloud with Docker: Prerequisites<\/h2>\n
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Note<\/h3>\n
Step 1. Install Docker<\/h2>\n
\nFor both Ubuntu and Debian servers, the latest versions of Docker CE may not be available in the repositories. We need to install the prerequisite packages:<\/p>\n<\/code><\/pre>\nsudo apt-get update\r\n<\/span><\/span><\/code>\r\nsudo apt-get install curl gnupg2 apt-transport-https ca-certificates software-properties-common <\/code><\/pre>\nUbuntu:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/code><\/pre>\nsudo install -m 0755<\/span> -d \/etc\/apt\/keyrings\r\n<\/span><\/span>sudo curl -fsSL https:\/\/download.docker.com\/linux\/ubuntu\/gpg -o \/etc\/apt\/keyrings\/docker.asc\r\n<\/span><\/span>sudo chmod a+r \/etc\/apt\/keyrings\/docker.asc\r\n<\/span><\/span>\r\n# Add the repository to Apt sources:<\/span>\r\n<\/span><\/span>echo<\/span> \\\r\n<\/span><\/span><\/span> \"deb [arch=<\/span>$(<\/span>dpkg --print-architecture)<\/span> signed-by=\/etc\/apt\/keyrings\/docker.asc] https:\/\/download.docker.com\/linux\/ubuntu \\\r\n<\/span><\/span><\/span> $(<\/span>. \/etc\/os-release &&<\/span> echo<\/span> \"<\/span>$VERSION_CODENAME<\/span>\"<\/span>)<\/span> stable\"<\/span> |<\/span> \\\r\n<\/span><\/span><\/span> sudo tee \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/docker.list > \/dev\/null\r\n<\/span><\/span>sudo apt-get update<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre>\n<\/code><\/pre>\nsudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nDebian:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/code><\/pre>\nsudo install -m 0755<\/span> -d \/etc\/apt\/keyrings\r\n<\/span><\/span>sudo curl -fsSL https:\/\/download.docker.com\/linux\/debian\/gpg -o \/etc\/apt\/keyrings\/docker.asc\r\n<\/span><\/span>sudo chmod a+r \/etc\/apt\/keyrings\/docker.asc\r\n<\/span><\/span>\r\n# Add the repository to Apt sources:<\/span>\r\n<\/span><\/span>echo<\/span> \\\r\n<\/span><\/span><\/span> \"deb [arch=<\/span>$(<\/span>dpkg --print-architecture)<\/span> signed-by=\/etc\/apt\/keyrings\/docker.asc] https:\/\/download.docker.com\/linux\/debian \\\r\n<\/span><\/span><\/span> $(<\/span>. \/etc\/os-release &&<\/span> echo<\/span> \"<\/span>$VERSION_CODENAME<\/span>\"<\/span>)<\/span> stable\"<\/span> |<\/span> \\\r\n<\/span><\/span><\/span> sudo tee \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/docker.list > \/dev\/null\r\n<\/span><\/span>sudo apt-get update\r\n<\/span><\/span><\/code>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\nsudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nOther Linux Distributions<\/h3>\n
Step 2. Install Docker Compose<\/h2>\n
2.26.0<\/code>.<\/p>\nmkdir -p ~\/.docker\/cli-plugins\/\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n2.26.0<\/code>\u00a0to the latest version):<\/p>\n<\/div>\ncurl -SL https:\/\/github.com\/docker\/compose\/releases\/download\/v2.26.0\/docker-compose-linux-x86_64 -o ~\/.docker\/cli-plugins\/docker-compose\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\nchmod +x ~\/.docker\/cli-plugins\/docker-compose\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\ndocker compose version\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\nDocker Compose version v2.26.0<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\nStep 3. Install Nextcloud using Docker and Docker Compose<\/h2>\n
docker-<\/span>compose.yml<\/code> file, we create a network so that containers can communicate. Run the following command in the terminal:<\/p>\n$ docker network create nextcloud_network\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\ndocker-<\/span>compose.yml<\/code> file incrementally.<\/p>\n\n
$ nano docker-compose.yml\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\nStep 4. Configure the Nginx Reverse Proxy Container<\/h2>\n
version: '3' \r\n\r\nservices:\r\n\r\n proxy:\r\n image: jwilder\/nginx-proxy:alpine\r\n labels:\r\n - \"com.github.jrcs.letsencrypt_nginx_proxy_companion.nginx_proxy=true\"\r\n container_name: nextcloud-proxy\r\n networks:\r\n - nextcloud_network\r\n ports:\r\n - 80:80\r\n - 443:443\r\n volumes:\r\n - .\/proxy\/conf.d:\/etc\/nginx\/conf.d:rw\r\n - .\/proxy\/vhost.d:\/etc\/nginx\/vhost.d:rw\r\n - .\/proxy\/html:\/usr\/share\/nginx\/html:rw\r\n - .\/proxy\/certs:\/etc\/nginx\/certs:ro\r\n - \/etc\/localtime:\/etc\/localtime:ro\r\n - \/var\/run\/docker.sock:\/tmp\/docker.sock:ro\r\n restart: unless-stopped\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\ndocker-<\/span>compose.yml<\/code> file in detail. The service for proxy uses the image from jwilder\/nginx-proxy<\/a>. The label \"com.github.jrcs.letsencrypt_nginx_proxy_companion.nginx_proxy\"<\/code> is used so that the Let\u2019s Encrypt container knows which nginx proxy container to use for certificate generation.Then, there is network by the name nextcloud_network<\/code>, which is used by the containers to communicate among themselves. The Volumes section is used by the container to configure the Nginx virtual host and to access certificates generated by Let\u2019s Encrypt companion container. The \/etc\/localtime:\/etc\/localtime:ro<\/code> is used to duplicate the host timezone inside the container.<\/p>\n <\/a>Step 5. Configure the Let\u2019s Encrypt Container<\/h2>\n
nginx-<\/span>proxy<\/code> container set up, you can add the following to your docker-<\/span>compose.yml<\/code> file.<\/p>\n letsencrypt:\r\n image: jrcs\/letsencrypt-nginx-proxy-companion\r\n container_name: nextcloud-letsencrypt\r\n depends_on:\r\n - proxy\r\n networks:\r\n - nextcloud_network\r\n volumes:\r\n - .\/proxy\/certs:\/etc\/nginx\/certs:rw\r\n - .\/proxy\/vhost.d:\/etc\/nginx\/vhost.d:rw\r\n - .\/proxy\/html:\/usr\/share\/nginx\/html:rw\r\n - \/etc\/localtime:\/etc\/localtime:ro\r\n - \/var\/run\/docker.sock:\/var\/run\/docker.sock:ro\r\n restart: unless-stopped\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\nproxy<\/code>) and is a part of the network nextcloud_network<\/code>. The restart: unless-<\/span>stopped<\/code> allows the containers to be stopped gracefully unless you manually run docker stop letsencrypt<\/code> or docker-<\/span>compose down letsencrypt<\/code>.<\/p>\nStep 6. Configure the MariaDB Container<\/strong><\/h2>\n
docker-<\/span>compose.yml<\/code> file as well:<\/p>\n db:\r\n image: mariadb\r\n container_name: nextcloud-mariadb\r\n networks:\r\n - nextcloud_network\r\n volumes:\r\n - db:\/var\/lib\/mysql\r\n - \/etc\/localtime:\/etc\/localtime:ro\r\n environment:\r\n - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=secret\r\n - MYSQL_PASSWORD=mysql\r\n - MYSQL_DATABASE=nextcloud\r\n - MYSQL_USER=nextcloud\r\n restart: unless-stopped\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\nnextcloud_network.<\/code> We have also defined the environment variable for the database name, username, and password that Nextcloud uses to connect to the database.<\/p>\nStep 7. Configure the Nextcloud Docker Container<\/strong><\/h2>\n
docker-<\/span>compose.yml<\/code> file. Add the following to the bottom.<\/p>\n app:\r\n image: nextcloud:latest\r\n container_name: nextcloud-app\r\n networks:\r\n - nextcloud_network\r\n depends_on:\r\n - letsencrypt\r\n - proxy\r\n - db\r\n volumes:\r\n - nextcloud:\/var\/www\/html\r\n - .\/app\/config:\/var\/www\/html\/config\r\n - .\/app\/custom_apps:\/var\/www\/html\/custom_apps\r\n - .\/app\/data:\/var\/www\/html\/data\r\n - .\/app\/themes:\/var\/www\/html\/themes\r\n - \/etc\/localtime:\/etc\/localtime:ro\r\n environment:\r\n - VIRTUAL_HOST=nextcloud.YOUR-DOMAIN\r\n - LETSENCRYPT_HOST=nextcloud.YOUR-DOMAIN\r\n - LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL=YOUR-EMAIL\r\n restart: unless-stopped\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\nnextcloud<\/code>, similar to the way we used a Docker volume named db<\/code> for the MariaDB data.
\nHere, we have defined the virtual host, Let\u2019s Encrypt host, and email in the environment variables VIRTUAL_HOST<\/code>, LETSENCRYPTHOST<\/em><\/code>, and LETSENCRYPT``EMAIL<\/strong><\/code>, respectively. The proxy service creates the subdomain and encrypts it with Let\u2019s Encrypt certificates for the container, given you supply valid domains and emails for those three environment variables.<\/p>\nvolumes:\r\n nextcloud:\r\n db:\r\n\r\nnetworks:\r\n nextcloud_network:\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\ndocker-<\/span>compose.yml<\/code> should look like following:<\/p>\nversion: '3' \r\n\r\nservices:\r\n\r\n proxy:\r\n image: jwilder\/nginx-proxy:alpine\r\n labels:\r\n - \"com.github.jrcs.letsencrypt_nginx_proxy_companion.nginx_proxy=true\"\r\n container_name: nextcloud-proxy\r\n networks:\r\n - nextcloud_network\r\n ports:\r\n - 80:80\r\n - 443:443\r\n volumes:\r\n - .\/proxy\/conf.d:\/etc\/nginx\/conf.d:rw\r\n - .\/proxy\/vhost.d:\/etc\/nginx\/vhost.d:rw\r\n - .\/proxy\/html:\/usr\/share\/nginx\/html:rw\r\n - .\/proxy\/certs:\/etc\/nginx\/certs:ro\r\n - \/etc\/localtime:\/etc\/localtime:ro\r\n - \/var\/run\/docker.sock:\/tmp\/docker.sock:ro\r\n restart: unless-stopped\r\n\r\n letsencrypt:\r\n image: jrcs\/letsencrypt-nginx-proxy-companion\r\n container_name: nextcloud-letsencrypt\r\n depends_on:\r\n - proxy\r\n networks:\r\n - nextcloud_network\r\n volumes:\r\n - .\/proxy\/certs:\/etc\/nginx\/certs:rw\r\n - .\/proxy\/vhost.d:\/etc\/nginx\/vhost.d:rw\r\n - .\/proxy\/html:\/usr\/share\/nginx\/html:rw\r\n - \/etc\/localtime:\/etc\/localtime:ro\r\n - \/var\/run\/docker.sock:\/var\/run\/docker.sock:ro\r\n restart: unless-stopped\r\n\r\n db:\r\n image: mariadb\r\n container_name: nextcloud-mariadb\r\n networks:\r\n - nextcloud_network\r\n volumes:\r\n - db:\/var\/lib\/mysql\r\n - \/etc\/localtime:\/etc\/localtime:ro\r\n environment:\r\n - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=toor\r\n - MYSQL_PASSWORD=mysql\r\n - MYSQL_DATABASE=nextcloud\r\n - MYSQL_USER=nextcloud\r\n restart: unless-stopped\r\n\r\n app:\r\n image: nextcloud:latest\r\n container_name: nextcloud-app\r\n networks:\r\n - nextcloud_network\r\n depends_on:\r\n - letsencrypt\r\n - proxy\r\n - db\r\n volumes:\r\n - nextcloud:\/var\/www\/html\r\n - .\/app\/config:\/var\/www\/html\/config\r\n - .\/app\/custom_apps:\/var\/www\/html\/custom_apps\r\n - .\/app\/data:\/var\/www\/html\/data\r\n - .\/app\/themes:\/var\/www\/html\/themes\r\n - \/etc\/localtime:\/etc\/localtime:ro\r\n environment:\r\n - VIRTUAL_HOST=nextcloud.YOUR-DOMAIN\r\n - LETSENCRYPT_HOST=nextcloud.YOUR-DOMAIN\r\n - LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL=YOUR-EMAIL\r\n restart: unless-stopped\r\n\r\nvolumes:\r\n nextcloud:\r\n db:\r\n\r\nnetworks:\r\n nextcloud_network:\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\nStep 8. Get Everything Running!<\/h2>\n
docker compose<\/code> from the terminal to create the containers:<\/p>\n$ docker compose up -d\r\nCreating nextcloud-mariadb ... done\r\nCreating nextcloud-proxy ... done\r\nCreating nextcloud-letsencrypt ... done\r\nCreating nextcloud-app ... done\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n$ docker ps -a\r\nCONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES\r\n92222232c4be nextcloud:latest \"\/entrypoint.sh apac\u2026\" 9 minutes ago Up 9 minutes 80\/tcp nextcloud-app\r\n89e96fe10ee6 jrcs\/letsencrypt-nginx-proxy-companion \"\/bin\/bash \/app\/entr\u2026\" 9 minutes ago Up 9 minutes nextcloud-letsencrypt\r\nd059517f519c jwilder\/nginx-proxy:alpine \"\/app\/docker-entrypo\u2026\" 9 minutes ago Up 9 minutes 0.0.0.0:80->80\/tcp, 0.0.0.0:443->443\/tcp nextcloud-proxy\r\n7e0945eb6608 mariadb \"docker-entrypoint.s\u2026\" 9 minutes ago Up 9 minutes 3306\/tcp nextcloud-mariadb\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\nMYSQL_USER<\/code>, MYSQL_PASSWORD<\/code>, and MYSQL_DATABASE<\/code> environment variable from earlier. Change the hostname value from localhost<\/code> to db<\/code> and click Finish Setup<\/em>. The system then redirects you to the Nextcloud dashboard.<\/p>\n![\"install](\"https:\/\/www.ssdnodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NextCloud-1.png\")
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