How to install Cozy Cloud on Clear Linux Latest

Introduction

Cozy Cloud is a free, open-source software that offers online data storage and personal cloud services. It is a self-hosted solution that enables the creation of a private and secure personal cloud on your own server. Clear Linux Latest is a highly optimized Linux distribution that is specifically designed for cloud and datacenter environments. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Cozy Cloud on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, we assume that you have the following prerequisites:

  • A Clear Linux Latest installation with sudo user access.
  • A domain name that resolves to your server's public IP address.
  • A server with at least 2GB RAM.

Step 1: Update Your System

First of all, we should update and upgrade our system packages by running the following command:

sudo swupd update
sudo swupd upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

To install Cozy Cloud on Clear Linux Latest, we need to install the following packages:

sudo swupd bundle-add curl
sudo swupd bundle-add tar
sudo swupd bundle-add gzip

Step 3: Download Cozy Cloud

Once we have installed the required dependencies, we can download the Cozy Cloud installation package using the following command:

wget -O cozy-cloud.tgz https://bintray.com/cozy/cozy-download/download_file?file_path=cozy-cloud-releases%2F2021K1%2Fcozy-cloud-2021K1-amd64.tgz

Note: Change the file path with the latest version of Cozy Cloud.

Step 4: Extract Cozy Cloud

After downloading the Cozy Cloud package, we need to extract it using the following command:

tar -zxvf cozy-cloud.tgz

Step 5: Set Environment Variables

Next, we need to set a few environment variables by running the following command:

export COZY_HOME=/var/cozy
export COZY_UID=$(id -u)

Step 6: Install Cozy Cloud

To install Cozy Cloud, simply run the following command:

./cozy-cloud/bin/cozy-stack install

Step 7: Configure Cozy Cloud

After successful installation, we need to configure Cozy Cloud by creating a configuration file with the following command:

sudo nano /var/cozy/cozy.yaml

Then, paste the following configuration details in the file and save it:

cozy:
  url: "https://yourdomain.com"
  passPhrase: "your-cozy-stack-pass-phrase"
  admin:
    email: "[email protected]"
    password: "your-admin-password"
  apps:
    drive:
      quotas:
        default:
          storage: "10G"
cozy-home: /var/cozy
config:
  domains:
    - "yourdomain.com"
encryption:
  passphrase: "your-cozy-encryption-pass-phrase"
  salt: "your-cozy-encryption-salt"

Make sure to replace the following details with your own:

  • https://yourdomain.com with your domain name.
  • your-cozy-stack-pass-phrase with a secure passphrase for Cozy Stack.
  • [email protected] with your email address.
  • your-admin-password with a secure password for the admin user.
  • 10G with your desired storage quota.
  • your-cozy-encryption-pass-phrase and your-cozy-encryption-salt with your own encryption details.

Step 8: Run Cozy Cloud

Finally, we can start Cozy Cloud by running the following command:

./cozy-cloud/bin/cozy-stack start

After starting Cozy Cloud, we should be able to access it through the web interface by navigating to https://yourdomain.com.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Cozy Cloud on Clear Linux Latest. Once installed, Cozy Cloud provides a secure and private personal cloud service that allows you to store and access your data from anywhere.