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<\/p>\nLooking for a tutorial on how to install Nextcloud on Debian 12 and secure it with a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate? You're in the right place!<\/p>\n
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Nextcloud<\/a> is an open source platform that offers a modern content collaboration platform for managing your files, with capabilities such as real-time document editing, video chat & groupware on mobile, desktop and web. Nextcloud is similar to Dropbox and Google Drive, and was forked from the ownCloud open source software by some of the original ownCloud developers.<\/p>\n To install Nextcloud on Debian 12 with a Let's Encrypt certificate, you'll first update the package index, install the Snap package manager for Debian, use it to install Nextcloud, configure a Nextcloud administrative account, then you'll set up Let's Encrypt using the If you want to skip all the technical steps of setting up Nextcloud on your server and have it installed in minutes, you can use our tried and tested 1-click<\/strong> Nextcloud application. Just choose a server<\/a>, and while prompted to choose the operating system, choose\u00a0Nextcloud<\/strong> from the dropdown menu. This will set up Nextcloud\u00a0in minutes! However, if you prefer to get your hands dirty, keep reading.<\/p>\n To follow this tutorial, you'll need:<\/p>\n Check out our\u00a0How to access your server using SSH<\/a>\u00a0guide to learn how to access your server and create a\u00a0 Start by updating the packages in the package manager cache to the latest available versions using the following command:<\/p>\n To install Nextcloud, we can take advantage of the Snap<\/a> packaging tool, which allows software organizations to publish software in a single package with all dependencies, configurations, and auto-updating features.<\/p>\n First, install the Snap packaging tool with the following command:<\/p>\n Run the following command to install the Nextcloud snap package:<\/p>\n This will download and install Nextcloud on your system, and you will receive an output similar to the following:<\/p>\n To confirm that the installation was successful, run the following command:<\/p>\n You should receive the following output:<\/p>\n For more information on the Nextcloud package, you can use the following command:<\/p>\n This will give you information such as the publisher, contact information, commands, services, and other metrics.<\/p>\n Although you can configure your Nextcloud admin account on the web interface, it is best to avoid making your unsecured Nextcloud configuration accessible on the Internet.<\/p>\n You can use the Make sure to replace As a result, you should see the following output:<\/p>\n With this, you now need to add your server's domain name and IP address to your Nextcloud trusted domains.<\/p>\n By default, Nextcloud only responds to web requests that are sent to the To add an additional trusted domain to Nextcloud on Debian, run the following command:<\/p>\n Repeat this command for each domain name of yours with an incremented number, and make sure to replace And to add your IP address:<\/p>\n Note the increments in the To see all your trusted domains, use the following command:<\/p>\n Next, you'll secure your Nextcloud web server using HTTPS with a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate.<\/p>\n To secure your Nextcloud server with HTTPS, add a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate to your installation using the following command:<\/p>\n You'll be presented with a few requirements:<\/p>\n Make sure your server meets these requirements and hit\u00a0Y<\/strong>. Next, type in your email and domain name.<\/p>\n Restart Nextcloud:<\/p>\n With this, you can now access your Nextcloud server throughout the Web via a secure\u00a0HTTPS<\/a>\u00a0protocol.<\/p>\n With Nextcloud configured, navigate to your domain name or IP with your web browser:<\/p>\n Note:<\/strong> You may temporarily see a message informing you that Nextcloud is in Maintenance Mode<\/strong>, wait for a few minutes while Nextcloud sets things up, and refresh the page.<\/p>\n You should be moved to a login screen. Use the username and password you configured earlier.<\/p>\n You've successfully installed Nextcloud on your Debian 12 server, and secured it with a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. You can now upload your files and collaborate with others on the cloud, using your own private VPS server<\/a>.<\/p>\n For more on information on Nextcloud, check out their official website<\/a><\/p>\nInstalling Nextcloud on Debian 12 with Let's Encrypt<\/h2>\n
nextcloud.enable-https<\/code> command.<\/p>\nNote<\/h3>\n
Prerequisites<\/h2>\n
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sudo<\/code>\u00a0user.<\/p>\nStep 1: Updating the Package Cache<\/h2>\n
sudo apt update<\/code><\/pre>\nStep 2: Installing Nextcloud on Debian 12<\/h2>\n
sudo apt install snapd -y<\/code><\/pre>\nsudo snap install nextcloud<\/code><\/pre>\n![\"nextcloud](\"https:\/\/www.ssdnodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/install-nextcloud-1024x188.webp\")
<\/p>\nsnap changes nextcloud<\/code><\/pre>\n![\"debian](\"https:\/\/www.ssdnodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/snap-changes-nextcloud-1024x188.webp\")
<\/p>\nsnap info nextcloud<\/code><\/pre>\n![\"snap](\"https:\/\/www.ssdnodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/snap-info-nextcloud-1024x981.webp\")
<\/p>\nStep 3: Configuring your Nextcloud Administrative Account<\/h2>\n
nextcloud.manual-install<\/code> command to configure a Nextcloud admin account directly from the command line by passing it a username and a password like so:<\/p>\nsudo \/snap\/bin\/nextcloud.manual-install your_user password<\/code><\/pre>\nyour_user<\/code> and your_password<\/code> with your preferred username and password.<\/p>\nNextcloud was successfully installed<\/code><\/pre>\nStep 4: Configuring Trusted Domains<\/h2>\n
localhost<\/code> hostname. This makes us unable to access Nextcloud via our server's IP address or our domain name. To solve this and make Nextcloud accessible to the outside world, we\u2019ll need to change the trusted domains setting.<\/p>\nsudo \/snap\/bin\/nextcloud.occ config:system:set trusted_domains 1 --value=example.com<\/code><\/pre>\nexample.com<\/code> with your domain name or IP address. For example to add another domain:<\/p>\nsudo \/snap\/bin\/nextcloud.occ config:system:set trusted_domains 2 --value=cloud.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\nsudo \/snap\/bin\/nextcloud.occ config:system:set trusted_domains 3 --value=your_ip_address<\/code><\/pre>\ntrusted_domains<\/code> parameter.<\/p>\nsudo \/snap\/bin\/nextcloud.occ config:system:get trusted_domains<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n![\"nextcloud](\"https:\/\/www.ssdnodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/trusted-domains-1024x248.webp\")
<\/p>\nStep 5: Nextcloud Let's Encrypt Setup on Debian<\/h2>\n
sudo \/snap\/bin\/nextcloud.enable-https lets-encrypt<\/code><\/pre>\n![\"letsencrypt](\"https:\/\/www.ssdnodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/letsencrypt-1024x707.png\")
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<\/p>\nsudo snap restart nextcloud<\/code><\/p>\nStep 6: Using the Nextcloud Web Interface<\/h2>\n
https:\/\/your_domain_or_IP<\/code><\/pre>\n![\"nextcloud](\"https:\/\/www.ssdnodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/UI-1024x488.webp\")
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