Build your own cloud with Fedora 31 and Nextcloud Server
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[Nextcloud][2] is a software suite for storing and syncing your data across multiple devices. You can learn more about Nextcloud Server’s features from [https://github.com/nextcloud/server][3].
This article demonstrates how to build a personal cloud using Fedora and Nextcloud in a few simple steps. For this tutorial you will need a dedicated computer or a virtual machine running Fedora 31 server edition and an internet connection.
### Step 1: Install the prerequisites
Before installing and configuring Nextcloud, a few prerequisites must be satisfied.
First, install Apache web server:
```
# dnf install httpd
```
Next, install PHP and some additional modules. Make sure that the PHP version being installed meets [Nextcloud’s requirements][4]:
Next, create a data folder and grant Apache read and write access to the _nextcloud_ directory tree:
```
# mkdir /var/www/html/nextcloud/data
# chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/nextcloud
```
SELinux must be configured to work with Nextcloud. The basic commands are those bellow, but a lot more, by features used on nexcloud installation, are posted here: [Nextcloud SELinux configuration][6]
```
# semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t '/var/www/html/nextcloud/config(/.*)?'
# semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t '/var/www/html/nextcloud/apps(/.*)?'
# semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t '/var/www/html/nextcloud/data(/.*)?'
# semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t '/var/www/html/nextcloud/.user.ini'
# semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t '/var/www/html/nextcloud/3rdparty/aws/aws-sdk-php/src/data/logs(/.*)?'
# restorecon -Rv '/var/www/html/nextcloud/'
```
### Step 3: Configure N**extclou**d
Nextcloud can be configured using its web interface or from the command line.
#### Using the web interface
From your favorite browser, access _<http://your\_server\_ip/nextcloud>_ and fill thefields:
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#### Using the command line
From the command line, just enter the following, substituting the values you used when you created a dedicated Nextcloud user in MariaDB earlier:
* I used the _http_ protocol, but Nextcloud also works over _https_. I might write a follow-up about securing Nextcloud in a future article.
* I disabled SELinux, but your server will be more secure if you configure it.
* The recommend PHP memory limit for Nextcloud is 512M. To change it, edit the _memory_limit_ variable in the _/etc/php.ini_ configuration file and restart your _httpd_ service.
* By default, the web interface can only be accessed using the _<http://localhost/>_ URL. If you want to allow access using other domain names, [you can do so by editing the _/var/www/html/nextcloud/config/config.php_ file][8]. The * character can be used to bypass the domain name restriction and allow the use of any URL that resolves to one of your server’s IP addresses.
```
'trusted_domains' =>
array (
0 => 'localhost',
1 => '*',
),
```
_— Updated on January 28th, 2020 to include SELinux configuration —_
