ownCloud is a free and open-source file hosting and sharing service that allows you to store and access your files from anywhere. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing ownCloud on NetBSD, a free and open-source operating system.
Before starting with the installation process, ensure you have the following:
To install ownCloud, start by installing required packages using the following commands:
pkgin update
pkgin install apache2 mariadb-server php php-mysql php-apache2 php-pdo_mysql php-gd php-curl
This will install Apache2, MariaDB, PHP, and other required PHP modules.
After installing Apache2, you need to configure it to host your ownCloud instance. Replace the "example.com" in the following commands with your domain name or IP address.
vi /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/httpd.conf
Add the following lines at the end of the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/usr/pkg/share/htdocs/owncloud"
ServerName example.com
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
LogLevel warn
ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/owncloud-error_log"
CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/owncloud-access_log" combined
<Directory "/usr/pkg/share/htdocs/owncloud">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Save and exit the file.
Finally, start the Apache2 webserver:
/usr/pkg/sbin/apachectl start
OwnCloud requires a database to store all its data. In this step, we will install MariaDB and configure it.
Install MariaDB and start it:
pkgin install mariadb-server
/usr/pkg/bin/mysql_install_db
/usr/pkg/sbin/mysqld -u root &
Then, create a new database and user for ownCloud:
/usr/pkg/bin/mysql -u root
MariaDB> CREATE DATABASE owncloud;
MariaDB> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON owncloud.* to 'ownclouduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'owncloudpassword';
MariaDB> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB> exit
Download the latest version of ownCloud from https://owncloud.org/download/
cd to the directory where you have downloaded the ownCloud tar file and extract it:
tar -xvf owncloud-10.3.2.tar.bz2 -C /usr/pkg/share/htdocs/
Change the ownership of ownCloud files to the Apache2 user:
chown -R www:www /usr/pkg/share/htdocs/owncloud
In this step, we will configure ownCloud by accessing its web interface.
Open a web browser and enter the following URL to access ownCloud:
http://example.com/owncloud
You will be prompted to create an admin account and to enter the details of the MariaDB database.
Enter the following information:
Click on Finish Setup.
By following the above steps, you have successfully installed ownCloud on NetBSD. You can now start using ownCloud to store and access your files from anywhere.
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