I need help to install plugin(nextcloud)

[kevin1103]

Error: nextcloud had a failure Exception: RuntimeError Message: DNS Exception: The DNS operation timed out after 30.011588096618652 seconds pkg.FreeBSD.org could not be reached via DNS, check your network Partial plugin destroyed

 

[victort]

Error: nextcloud had a failure Exception: RuntimeError Message: DNS Exception: The DNS operation timed out after 30.011588096618652 seconds pkg.FreeBSD.org could not be reached via DNS, check your network Partial plugin destroyed

Your issue is probably you network settings in TrueNAS. Make sure you have your DNS Nameserver, and Default Gateway configured.

Nevertheless…
Do not use plugins. They have been deprecated.

Scripted installation of Nextcloud 28 in iocage jail

It seems like there are lot of guides here on installing Nextcloud, and a number of people reporting problems with many of them. So, I figured, why not write another one? The difference between this method and the others is that this method employs a script to create the jail, install all the...

www.truenas.com

This script takes some reading, and editing one config file, but once it runs, it does everything to set up Nextcloud.

 

[danb35]

Do not use plugins. They have been deprecated.

Indeed. See:

iXsystems, when are you going to stop pretending that CORE has (usable) plugins?

Plugins are broken. We all know it, and you have no intention of fixing them. Most notably, @Kris Moore has said not to use them, and that they're "more or less deprecated": using plugins on CORE is a path to sadness. The plugin system is more or less deprecated and as you can tell, somewhat...

www.truenas.com

and:

The Future of TrueNAS Plugins is Apps

TrueNAS Plugins makes it easy to customize your NAS storage. Create a secure and scalable data storage with TrueNAS.

www.truenas.com

 

[ddaenen1]

I still use plugins for both Plex and Nextcloud and I don't have any issues. I actually upgraded my NC plugin through the TN GUI last week and all went well. That doesn't appear too "deprecated" to me.

 

[danb35]

I still use plugins for both Plex and Nextcloud and I don't have any issues

Lucky you.

That doesn't appear too "deprecated" to me.

iX disagrees with you, as the links I gave document. They still exist, but they're a dead end.

 

[ddaenen1]

I am aware of the relevant posts. What i don't understand is why i should be using something else? What is the point of even having the plugins available if they shouldn't be used. This just doesn't make any sense.

It is clear to me that gradually TN Core will die a slow death and TN Scale is the future as i don't see both biospheres coexist for eternity but then just be honest about it and allow users to properly plan the transition. I have been reading up on Scale for some time now but i don't see the sense of urgency to migrate since everything is still working fine not mentioning that it took quite some time for a hobbyist like myself to get the hang of FreeBSD and now i am comfortable with it, i should switch over to Linux, an OS with which i have significantly less experience and knowing that Plex and NC are actively being used in our household.

 

[danb35]

What is the point of even having the plugins available if they shouldn't be used.

Because iX feels the need, for some reason, to keep them around, unmaintained, for another year or two before finally killing them off. Ask them why.

What i don't understand is why i should be using something else?

"iX is putting zero resources into maintenance of plugins" isn't enough of a reason?

 

[ddaenen1]

Well, sooner or later we will all be moving to SCALE. I am already thinking of ways to do this that have the least impact and interruption to my home network.

 

[danb35]

This doesn't, necessarily, have anything to do with moving to SCALE. Sure, SCALE apps are the intended replacement for plugins, but jails are quite a sound solution as well. I've put a good bit of work into a script to install Nextcloud in a jail, and lots of people use that--I believe it's a solid solution. You can manually install it in a jail. There are good ways to get Nextcloud running on CORE--but the plugin isn't one of them.

 

[victort]

This doesn't, necessarily, have anything to do with moving to SCALE. Sure, SCALE apps are the intended replacement for plugins, but jails are quite a sound solution as well. I've put a good bit of work into a script to install Nextcloud in a jail, and lots of people use that--I believe it's a solid solution. You can manually install it in a jail. There are good ways to get Nextcloud running on CORE--but the plugin isn't one of them.

And to be quite honest, jails seem to be much more flexible for certain things.

1. Installing software like smbclient that nextcloud uses. (havent found a way to do this yet on nextcloud app on SCALE)
2. Reinstalling a jail and keeping your data intact.
3. Updating nextcloud without having to rely on the app to be updated.