How to Install ownCloud on Fedora CoreOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you step by step on how to install ownCloud on Fedora CoreOS latest version. OwnCloud is a self-hosted alternative to cloud storage services such as Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive that you can set up on your own server.

Prerequisites

  • A server running Fedora CoreOS latest version
  • A non-root user with sudo privileges
  • A domain name that points to your server IP address

Step 1: Install required packages

SSH into your server with the non-root user you created and update the system packages by running the following command.

sudo dnf update -y

Next, we will install the required packages for ownCloud to work properly.

sudo dnf install -y php-opcache php-bcmath php-cli php-gd php-intl php-mbstring php-mysqlnd php-pdo php-pecl-apcu php-xml php-json mariadb mariadb-server httpd wget

Step 2: Configure MariaDB

Start and enable the MariaDB service and secure it by running the following command.

sudo systemctl start mariadb 
sudo systemctl enable mariadb 
sudo mysql_secure_installation

When prompted, answer the questions as follows:

Enter current password for root (enter for none): Press Enter
Set root password? [Y/n]: Y
New password: Enter a strong password
Re-enter new password: Repeat the password
Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Y
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Y
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]: Y
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n]: Y

Create a new MariaDB database and user for ownCloud. Replace the username and password with your own. 

sudo mysql -u root -p

MariaDB> CREATE DATABASE owncloud;
MariaDB> CREATE USER 'oc_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your-strong-password';
MariaDB> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON owncloud.* TO 'oc_user'@'localhost';
MariaDB> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB> EXIT;

Step 3: Download ownCloud

We will now download and extract the latest stable version of ownCloud.

sudo wget https://download.owncloud.org/community/owncloud-complete-20210805.zip
sudo unzip owncloud-complete-20210805.zip -d /var/www/html
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/owncloud
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/owncloud

Step 4: Configure ownCloud

We will now configure ownCloud and set up the administrator account. Open your browser and navigate to your server's IP address or domain name.

Follow the steps below:

  • On the welcome page select "Storage & database" and enter the MariaDB connection details:

    • Database user: oc_user
    • Database password: your-strong-password
    • Database name: owncloud
    • Database host: localhost
    • Table prefix: oc_

  • Click the "Finish setup" button and wait for ownCloud to install.

  • On the next page, set up the ownCloud administrator account by providing the following details:

    • Your ownCloud username: admin
    • Your ownCloud password: a strong password
    • Repeat password: confirm your password

  • Finally, click on "Finish setup" to complete the installation.

Step 5: Firewall Configuration

If you have an active firewall on your server (such as Firewalld), you must open the HTTP and HTTPS ports to allow access to the ownCloud web interface.

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=443/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

Step 6: Enable HTTPD and MariaDB Services

Lastly, we need to enable and start the HTTPD and MariaDB services to run them automatically on system startup.

sudo systemctl enable httpd 
sudo systemctl start httpd 
sudo systemctl enable mariadb 
sudo systemctl start mariadb

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured ownCloud on your Fedora CoreOS server. You can now access the ownCloud interface through your web browser by entering the IP address or domain name of your server.