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Category Archives: Nextcloud/OwnCloud
Move Google Contacts to Nextcloud Contacts
The process is easy. Go to the Google Contacts website: https://contacts.google.com/ Expand “More” and select “Export”. Export all or some of your contacts, but select vCard format and save to your Desktop. Go to your Nextcloud website’s Contacts app: https://<your-nextcloud-website>.com/index.php/apps/contacts. … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Nextcloud/OwnCloud
Tagged Android, caldav, contacts, export, Google Contacts, import, nextcloud, Nextcloud contacts
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Add Nextcloud calendar to Google Calendar
Below is how to see (read-only) your Nextcloud calendars in Google Calendar. I do not believe Google supports writing to Nextcloud calendars from Google Calendar. This example is for my Calendar “Example Calendar”. From the calendar app page: https://your-nextcloud-server.com/index.php/apps/calendar/ Under … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Nextcloud/OwnCloud
Tagged calendar, Google Calendar, nextcloud, Nextcloud calendar, webcal
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Nextcloud on AWS with S3 and Lightsail
Running a Nextcloud instance in AWS rather than at your home has some benefits: S3 storage means unlimited storage Static IP Fast bandwidth Always able to SSH into machine and restart it I suggest this blog that provides a few steps … Continue reading
Posted in AWS, Nextcloud/OwnCloud, Reviews
Tagged AWS, dot.tk, lightsail, nextcloud, s3
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Nextcloud Snap Installation
The Nextcloud installation page has two sets of instructions now: automatic and manual. Previously on this website, I have described the manual steps to setting up Nextcloud. It is a good learning experience and worth a try, but even better is … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Nextcloud/OwnCloud
Tagged external hard drive, hostname, https, Let's Encrypt, letsencrypt, nextcloud, snap, snapd
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Best Nextcloud 11 Links
Getting Nextcloud ready is lots of fun, but getting it to a very stable state is tedious. I gathered the best of the best resources on the web from putting it up to backing it up. Installing LAMP server Follow … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Nextcloud/OwnCloud
Tagged apache, external hard drive, LAMP, Let's Encrypt, Linux Mint, MariaDB, nextcloud, Redis, redis cache
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Renewing Let’s Encrypt Certificate for OwnCloud
Assuming you have followed the steps in the previous article to get your certificate, then you should be able to run this if your certificate is not expired. cd /tmp/letsencrypt sudo ./letsencrypt-auto renew or to get a new certificate sudo ./letsencrypt-auto -c … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Nextcloud/OwnCloud
Tagged apache2, certificate, DocumentRoot, Expired Certificate, html, Let's Encrypt, letsencrypt, owncloud, renew certificate
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Moving large files and folders in OwnCloud
OwnCloud works well for small changes and uploads, but moving or renaming a folder that is a few gigabytes will be troublesome. OwnCloud might think you are actually deleting and then reuploading the files. You can try WebDAV for reasonably … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Nextcloud/OwnCloud
Tagged large files, mv, owncloud, scan, sudo -u www-data, WebDav
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Linux Mint 17.3 and OwnCloud Desktop Client
How to do it wrong, way 1 Using the OwnCloud client that is in the Software Sources provided in Linux Mint is wrong! This downloads an older version of the Desktop Client that will fail when connecting to your updated … Continue reading
Moving OwnCloud to a new home
OwnCloud lives where you live. So when you move, OwnCloud is coming with you. Here are suggestions for your move. Back up your data. No brainer because you already back it up! Disconnect as late as possible. Your server will be … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Nextcloud/OwnCloud
Tagged apache server, DNS, domain, domain name, mount hard drive, moving, owncloud
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OwnCloud down after Power Outage
Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator if this error reappears multiple times, please include the technical details below in your report.
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Posted in How-To, Nextcloud/OwnCloud
Tagged apache2, Internal Server Error, Linux Mint, owncloud, power outage
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