Nextcloud update to 21.0

[adrianwi]

It really is worth spending the time to do that and gain some understanding of how all the components work together.

When I first started using FreeNAS (around 9.2.x I think) I was the same and tried to use the Plugins for everything. Updating was generally a painful process, so I eventually managed to get everything built myself, mainly by following the excellent guides you'll find on here. I soon had enough of an understanding to create some things all by myself!

Before iocage you needed to rebuild the jails to update FreeBSD, but now you can also upgrade the jail OS, I can't remember the last time I had to rebuild one as I can always fix any update problems, or rollback a snapshot and try again if required

 

[ChrisChros]

It really is worth spending the time to do that and gain some understanding of how all the components work together.

Do you have a well documented How-To install for nextcloud without plugin?
I found the following in severeal Threads:
HOW TO INSTALL NEXTCLOUD ON FREENAS

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Scripted installation of Nextcloud 28 in iocage jail

Status: This script will run with TrueNAS CORE 13. It's possible, but untested, that it will work with FreeNAS 12. Earlier versions are not supported. There are a number of guides on the forum to install Nextcloud, but they all rely on a lot of...

www.truenas.com

 

[ChrisChros]

I saw that skript, but I don't want the cloud in the WWW. It should run only in my private environment and if I want access the cloud I establish a connection via VPN.

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Then just don't open the port on your router ;)

 

[adrianwi]

I'm sure the script is great, but it doesn't really serve the purpose of 'understanding'

This is the thread I used when I first did this, and while it relates to Owncloud, the process is the same for Nextcloud with some names changed > https://www.truenas.com/community/threads/how-to-owncloud-using-nginx-php-fpm-and-mysql.17786/

I think the instructions are worth a read, even if you follow a different guide. Good luck!

 

[Jailer]

The easiest route, especially if you just want to run it on your LAN, is to use the nextcloud package. You still have to configure a database but beyond that it's just setting up attached storage and you're up and running.

 

[adrianwi]

If you are planning to use it seriously, don't use the SQLite database option and configure MySQL/MariaDB. I'd also recommend keeping the jail, database and storage in separate datasets which makes backups and ongoing maintenance much cleaner.

 

[Jailer]

If you are planning to use it seriously, don't use the SQLite database option and configure MySQL/MariaDB. I'd also recommend keeping the jail, database and storage in separate datasets which makes backups and ongoing maintenance much cleaner.

The files yes but the database backup and copying to another location outside the jail can be done via scripts and scheduled tasks in the GUI. I have one of my jails set up like this. Restoring a database backup is simple and quick.