How to Install NextCloudPi on Elementary OS Latest

NextCloudPi is a powerful, self-hosted cloud storage solution. It allows you to store and share files, folders, and documents with others, while keeping them under your control. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of NextCloudPi on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, we need to make sure that our system meets the following requirements:

  • Elementary OS Latest installed on your system
  • SSH access to your system
  • Basic knowledge of Linux commands

Step 1: Install Docker

We will need to install Docker to run NextCloudPi on Elementary OS. Follow the steps below:

  1. Open the terminal.

  2. Type the following command and press Enter to update the package list:

    sudo apt-get update

  3. Type the following command and press Enter to install Docker:

    sudo apt-get install docker-ce

  4. Docker is now installed on your system. To verify the installation, type the following command:

    docker --version

    It should display the Docker version installed on your system.

Step 2: Install NextCloudPi

We will now install NextCloudPi using Docker. Follow the steps below:

  1. Open the terminal.

  2. Type the following command and press Enter to create a new directory for the NextCloudPi installation:

    mkdir ncp

  3. Type the following command and press Enter to navigate to the newly created directory:

    cd ncp

  4. Type the following command and press Enter to download the NextCloudPi Docker image:

    sudo docker pull ownyourbits/nextcloudpi

  5. Once the download is complete, type the following command and press Enter to start the NextCloudPi Docker container:

    sudo docker run -d -p 4443:4443 -p 80:80 ownyourbits/nextcloudpi

    This command will start the NextCloudPi container and map port 4443 and port 80 to your system.

  6. Type the following command and press Enter to check the status of the NextCloudPi container:

    sudo docker ps

    This should display a list of running Docker containers, including the NextCloudPi container.

  7. Open your web browser and visit the following URL to access the NextCloudPi installation wizard:

    https://localhost/ncp-web/

    If you see a warning about the website's security certificate, click on "Advanced" and then "Proceed to localhost (unsafe)".

  8. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your NextCloudPi instance.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed NextCloudPi on your Elementary OS Latest system. You can now start using NextCloudPi to store and share files and documents with others.