How to Install ownCloud on Manjaro

This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of the ownCloud software on a Manjaro system.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • A Manjaro system
  • Root access or the ability to use sudo
  • An active internet connection

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

First, make sure that your system is up to date:

sudo pacman -Syu

Next, install the required dependencies:

sudo pacman -S apache mariadb php php-apache

After the installation is complete, start and enable the Apache and MariaDB services:

sudo systemctl start httpd

sudo systemctl enable httpd

sudo systemctl start mariadb

sudo systemctl enable mariadb

Step 2: Download ownCloud

Next, download the ownCloud archive from the official website:

wget https://download.owncloud.org/community/owncloud-x.y.z.tar.bz2

Note: Replace x.y.z with the latest version available.

Extract the downloaded archive to your Apache web server's document root directory:

sudo tar -xjf owncloud-x.y.z.tar.bz2 -C /srv/http/

Change the ownership of the extracted files to the Apache user:

sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/owncloud

Step 3: Setting up the Database

Next, set up a database for ownCloud to use.

Login to MariaDB as the root user:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a new database:

MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE owncloud_db;

Create a new user with a password:

MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE USER 'owncloud_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';

Grant the user privileges to access the database:

MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON owncloud_db.* TO 'owncloud_user'@'localhost';

Flush the privileges to apply changes:

MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Exit the MariaDB shell:

MariaDB [(none)]> exit;

Step 4: Configure ownCloud

Open the config.php file located in /srv/http/owncloud/config/ using your favorite text editor:

sudo nano /srv/http/owncloud/config/config.php

Find the section that contains the database configuration and modify it with the following: 

'dbtype' => 'mysql',
  'dbname' => 'owncloud_db',
  'dbuser' => 'owncloud_user',
  'dbpassword' => 'your_password',
  'dbhost' => 'localhost',
  'dbtableprefix' => 'oc_',

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Access ownCloud

Finally, access ownCloud through your web browser by visiting the following URL:

http://localhost/owncloud

You will be redirected to the initial setup page where you will be prompted to create an administrative account and complete the setup process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed ownCloud on your Manjaro system.