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How to install Ghost CMS

techtech — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 06:47:12 +0000

Ghost is a modern content management system - this means that you can host websites with it just like with WordPress. However, since it was only founded in 2013, you can imagine that there are not that many plugins & themes here. But for some themes you have to dig deep into your pocket and sometimes pay more than 100 euros for it.
Today we show you how you can easily install this with one command via Docker.

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But to do that, you first need Docker and then Docker-Compose.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install docker.io
sudo apt install docker-compose

Then we have to create a docker-compose.yml file – no matter where.sudo nano docker-compose.yml

This contains the following content. Note that the password and username should be changed for security reasons - the port can remain the same.
But what you have to change are the mail settings with which you then send e-mails.

version: '3.1'

services:

  ghost:
    image: ghost:latest
    restart: always
    ports:
      - 8089:2368
    environment:

      database__client: mysql
      database__connection__host: db
      database__connection__user: root
      database__connection__password: Schächner&Tech
      database__connection__database: ghost
      url: http://localhost
      mail__from: "'Schächner' <server@schächner.de>"
      mail__transport: "SMTP"
      mail__options__host: "smtp.strato.de"
      mail__options__port: 587
      mail__options__auth__user: "your-mail"
      mail__options__auth__pass: "your-password"

  db:
    image: mysql:8.0
    restart: always
    environment:
      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: Schächner&Tech

After saving that with ctrl+o and exiting with ctrl+x, we need our actual command:
sudo docker-compose up -d

That all starts the container.
If we now wait about 2 minutes and then open our IP address, then you have to specify the port after the IP address:
XXX.XXX.XXX.XX:8089

The website should be visible here.
To still be able to access it as an admin, you have to go to the following URL:
XXX.XXX.XXX.XX:8089/ghost

Here you create an admin account with which you can then write posts.
Do you have any questions, suggestions or requests?
Feel free to write everything in the comments!
Best regards and see you next time!

Create your own URL shortener!

techtech — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:48:52 +0000

Today we come to a very interesting topic in the field of HomeServer.

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We want to install our own URL shortener on our HomeSever. This means that shortened links can then be reached under your domain/desired name. There are several options here, e.g. you can also generate the shortened links randomly or provide them with numbers. But more on that. You can do it!

Or do you like to test it first?
Then try it below
url.schächner.de!

Database

First we create the databases and users again. To do that, let's switch to first

mysql
and then create the database with

CREATE DATABASE yourls;
and then the user with

CREATE USER 'yourlsuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
and the corresponding password.

We'll give this to you

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON yourls.* TO 'yourlsuser'@'localhost';
the permissions and load them as well

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
new.

Now we can do that

EXIT;
leave again.

Download Yourls

Now let's switch

cd /tmp
Into the temporary directory we also download YOURLS with

sudo wget https://github.com/YOURLS/YOURLS/archive/refs/tags/1.9.1.zip

We'll unpack that
unzip 1.9.1.zip
and move it to the /var/www/ directory

sudo mv YOURLS-1.9.1 /var/www/
If we want, we can also add the folder

cd /var/www/
sudo mv YOURLS-1.9.1 yourls
rename.

config file

Now we have to go to the directory

cd yourls/user
switch and copy the config file there with

cp config-sample.php config.php
We now have to edit this with

sudo nano config.php
Here we need to adjust the following values:

define( 'YOURLS_DB_USER', 'yourlsuser' );
In the line above we need to enter our database user.

In the following line the database password

define( 'YOURLS_DB_PASS', 'password');
and the name of the database

define( 'YOURLS_DB_NAME', 'yourls' );
Here

define( 'YOURLS_SITE', 'yourls.example.com' );
we have to enter our desired domain.

With ctrl + w we can also search for the following value:

$yourls_user_passwords = [
A user and a password are already specified below, which must be changed to the desired values.

Permissions

Now we need to set the permissions again with

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/yourls
and

sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/yourls

Apache2 config file

We have to take these with us

sudo nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
edit.

There we search again with ctrl + w

AllowOverride
We need all of these values, except for the area with <Directory /var/www/> from

AllowOverride None

AllowOverrideAll

adjust.

We insert the following block above the area with <Directory /var/www/>:

<Directory /var/www/yourls/>
         Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
         AllowOverrideAll
         Require all granted
</Directory>
virtual host
Now we create a virtual host with

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/yourls.conf
and add the following content:

<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerName yourls.example.com
     DocumentRoot "/var/www/yourls"

     <Directory "/var/www/yourls">
         Require all granted
         Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
         AllowOverrideAll
         Order allow deny
         Allow from all
     </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

</VirtualHost>

Of course, as always, we have to take this file with us

sudo a2ensite yourls.conf
activate.

Now we also start the web server

sudo service apache2 restart
and

sudo systemctl restart apache2.service
new.

Now we can go into the browser to configuration!

This can be done by opening the domain (only if we have defined an A record or AAAA record) /admin or ip/admin in the browser.

Here we go!

PS:

Do you want a certificate for this instance?

This is what you get with our article:

Make NextCloud accessible from the Internet and an SSL certificate or https for our cloud and other web installations - Schächner

Thanks for reading,
Schächner

Mine XMR with OLD devices + Raspberry Pi! 💰

techtech — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:53:10 +0000

Do you have old computers or laptops that are actually too weak to mine Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.? Most of the time it's because you don't have enough power to really mine.

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Today we will show you a way how it still works - even without a graphics card and only with the CPU of the computer!

Install Ubuntu

We need a Linux operating system for mining. We recommend Ubuntu.

Installing the miner

We mean Monero, XMR for short. To do this, we need to run a few codes to make everything work!

sudo apt-get install git build-essential cmake libuv1-dev libssl-dev libhwloc-dev

git clone https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig.git
cd xmrig

mkdir build

cd build

cmake ..

make

You can just copy and paste that and everything will be installed!

When the installation is done you need to change to the correct directory if you are not already inside:

cd xmrig
cd build

Now all we need is the code to start mining. That would be this one:

./xmrig --donate-level 0 -o gulf.moneroocean.stream:10128 -u 43BmAuo2CsdgU6JQwp7X2g7mkK2j9ifnBei5s1xurnL5PJk9aczn2ftHSxML63fCpeanZigZk17Um6fXg4Pm5rw67zNQGVS -p MinerSchächner

After the "-u" comes your miner address, which is best created with myMonero.

After the "-p" is simply the miner name, which can also be changed.

To check how much you've mined, switch to

moneroocean.stream -> Adblocker must be deactivated!

Here you enter your XMR address and you can then see at what speed you are currently mining. However, it may take a few minutes for anything to appear here. In Ubuntu, too, the terminal in which you ran the code must always remain open! From 0.003 XMR there is then the first payout - that happens automatically!

If you have any questions or want more Crypto guides, feel free to post them in the comments!

Thanks for reading,
Schächner

Block ANY ads for FREE 🤯

techtech — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 07:46:26 +0000

In this guide, we will show you how to block ANY ads on various websites for FREE with AdGuard Home on Raspberry Pi.

Do you like our instructions or do you want to know more about specific topics?
Feel free to write it in the comments and leave a like there!

First of all, we need to install Raspberry Pi OS.

For this we need the Raspberry Pi Imager, which we download from the official website:

https://raspberrypi.com/software

After launching the software, the first thing we need to do is select our OS. We choose among

Raspberry Pi OS (Other) -> Raspberry Pi OS (64-bit)

out of.

Then we select our SD card.

Finally we go to "Write"

This process overwrites all files on the hard disk and these cannot be recovered afterwards!

After we have done that, we insert the SD card into the Raspberry Pi.

Optionally, we can still connect it with a LAN cable so that we can achieve better performance. But we can also use the WiFi in the facility as usual. The setup is quite quick and self-explanatory. If updates are to be installed during setup, feel free to skip this step!

After the restart we see the graphical interface. If you want us to do some more items to beautify the design, please let us know in the comments!

But first we open the terminal and type two codes into the window. You can simply copy and paste these.

CD
wget https://static.adguard.com/adguardhome/release/AdGuardHome_linux_armv6.tar.gz'
tar -f AdGuardHome_linux_armv6.tar.gz -x -v

and

cd ./AdGuardHome/
sudo ./AdGuardHome -s install

The installation is now complete!

Now we switch to the browser and then to the IP address that is displayed. The displayed IP address (127.0.0.1:3000) only works directly on the Raspberry Pi. Do you want to set up AdGuard Home somewhere else? Then go to "raspberrypi:3000" in the browser.

And here we are:

We go to "Begin" and then see the second step.

You can leave the settings as they are. You just need to remember the IP addresses that tell how AdGuard Home can be accessed!

Then we set a password.

The next step is the device configuration, but we'll get to that later.

Let's just move on and we're at the graphical interface!

By default, we already have a preconfiguration that already blocks ads. If you want more detailed instructions on this as well, write it in the comments! But if we were to list them here, it would go beyond the scope of this guide.

[CONFIGURATION IN WINDOWS 11 DEVICES]

We go to the settings, select "Wlan", then the connected wifi by going to "Properties of XXX". Then we edit the DNS server assignment by tapping "Edit" and editing the network DNS settings, switching IPv4 to "On" and typing in our IP address as "Preferred DNS".

Thank you for reading,
Schächner

How to install NodeJS

techtech — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 08:38:18 +0000

Today we will show you how to install Node.js in Ubuntu.

If you like our article, we would be very happy about a Like and a comment!

You think it's easy to do

sudo apt install nodejs
That's true, but with the command

node -v
is the output

v10.19.0
But we need a newer version.

This works as follows:

First we download the script: (version number is desired version number)

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_versionnumber.x -o /tmp/nodesource_setup.sh
Then we run it with the following command:

sudo bash /tmp/nodesource_setup.sh
Now we can just use nodejs

sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
to install.

If you now again

node -v
executes, the output should be:

version number....
You need Node.js e.g. for the next article:

Face recognition in NextCloud

How to install PDlib on your Server💻 (EASY)

techtech — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:48:28 +0000

If you like our articles, we would appreciate a like and a comment!

Today we will show you how easy it is to install PDlib. You need this, for example, for face recognition in NextCloud, as in this article: Face Recognition in NextCloud • Schächner (xn--schchner-2za.de).

If you want us to help you with the installation, please write to us!

You can also use it to fix the following error: App "Face Recognition" cannot be installed because the following dependencies are not fulfilled: The library pdlib is not available.

But let's start right away:

First we edit a file:

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/20-pdlib.list
There we need to add the package source at the end:

deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/delellis-archive-keyring.gpg arch=amd64] https://repo.delellis.com.ar jammy jammy

After that we download the key with this command:

wget -O- https://repo.delellis.com.ar/repo.gpg.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/delellis-archive-keyring.gpg
That was the hardest part.

Now we still lead

sudo apt update
out and then we can take the package with you

sudo apt install php8.1-pdlib
to install.

Now we install PDlib "again" (specifically for the Face Recognition App):

For this we need some dependencies again

sudo apt-get install libx11-dev
sudo apt-get install libopenblas-dev liblapack-dev
sudo apt install cmake
sudo apt install php-dev
Then install the shared library (Dlib):

sudo git clone https://github.com/davisking/dlib.git
cd dlib/dlib
sudo mkdir build
CD build
sudo cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON ..
sudo make
sudo make install
Now for the actual installation:

sudo git clone https://github.com/goodspb/pdlib.git
cd pdlib
sudo phpize
sudo ./configure --enable-debug
sudo make
sudo make install
So. We're done with the installation. 🥴

Now you only have to go into the php.ini file under the point ; dynamic extensions ; add the following content:

sudo nano /etc/php/8.2/cli/php.ini

[pdlib]
extension="pdlib.so"

We're still testing that

sudo apt-get install php-bz2
sudo make test

Good luck and have fun!
Thanks for reading, Schächner

Host your E-Learning platform with Moodle

techtech — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 15:09:25 +0000

If you like this article, we would appreciate a comment and a like! ❤️

In this guide we will show you today how to install the learning platform Moodle.

It's best if we start right now!

Don't you like to do this installation or don't have the possibility? Then register on our website, here you also have the option to create your own courses for free.
We would be pleased!

We switch to the terminal, and then with

cd /var/www/

in our data directory.

Here we also download the latest Moodle files

sudo wget https://github.com/moodle/moodle/archive/refs/heads/master.zip

In our case, this ZIP file is now called "moodle-4.2.1.zip" and we unpack it

sudo unzip master.zip

And we've already unzipped the folder. If you want, we can move or rename the folder, we'll take care of everything

mv foldername folderpath

We rename the folder that has now been extracted (moodle-master) to "moodle".

We'll do that

sudo mv moodle-master/ moodle/

Then we still have to adjust the permissions, we'll do that with you

sudo chown -R root moodle/ sudo chmod -R 0755 moodle/

Now we have to create our database.

We'll do that

sudo mysql
CREATE DATABASE database-name;
CREATE USER 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dbname.* TO 'username'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

You can define the username, database name and user password as you wish - but we will need the data again later!

When we have done that, we can already call up the IP address/moodle and we have arrived at our web installer!

Optionally, we can now specify a domain.

For this we create

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/moodle.conf

a new file.

The content can look something like this:

<VirtualHost *:80>
      ServerAdmin master@domain.com
      DocumentRoot /var/www/moodle/
      Server name learn.xn--schchner-2za.de
      Server alias www.learn.schächner.de
      Alias /moodle "/var/www/moodle/"
      <Directory /var/www/moodle/>
         Options+FollowSymlinks
         AllowOverrideAll
         Require all granted
           <IfModule mod_dav.c>
             dav off
           </IfModule>
         SetEnv HOME /var/www/moodle
         SetEnv HTTP_HOME /var/www/moodle
      </Directory>
      ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
      CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{SERVER_NAME} =learn.xn--schchner-2za.de [OR]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_NAME} =www.learn.schächner.de
RewriteRule ^ https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [END,NE,R=permanent]
</VirtualHost>

We activate the page with,

sudo a2ensite moodle.conf

adjust the privileges again:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/moodle/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/moodle/

and restart our web server:

sudo service apache2 restart
sudo systemctl restart apache2.service

Now all we need is a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate to keep our website secure.

For that we run this code:

sudo certbot --apache

Here we have to choose our domain with the number and it's done!

Now we can really start installing Moodle on the web.

Note here that you open the web installer via the IP address!

First we choose our language

Then we need to confirm our paths.

You can either create the data directory yourself (it is not safe in the specified folder) or we can create the directory ourselves

sudo mkdir /var/moodledata/
sudo chmod 0777 /var/moodledata/

Then we have that too.

We let that as it is.

Here you have to enter the password and username from the database. You can leave the last two fields empty.

Now we have to confirm the conditions.

And then everything is checked again:

If the PHP extension is missing, you can usually use it with

sudo apt install php-EXTENSIONNAME

to install.

But the red bug is worse; to do this we need to edit the config.php file. We'll do that

sudo nano config.php

And here we change the line

$CFG->dbtype = 'mysqli';

$CFG->dbtype = 'mariadb';

around.

At the bottom is the error because of the max_input_vars.

We can remove it by adding in the file with

sudo nano /etc/php/8.1/apache2/php.ini

open and the line

;max_input_vars = 1000

max_input_vars = 5000

adjust.

NOTE THAT PHP 8.2 WILL NOT WORK!

Then we start the server and PHP

sudo service apache2 reset

new.

If this error comes up, you have to wait a few minutes or start the installation again.

You can also simply try to check the permissions again.

(almost 6 hours later when we finally solved the problem)

Here we see that everything is finally ready.

Then we go to "next"

and make general settings - it doesn't matter how you configure them!

Last but not least, we specify the name of the website and other settings.

Thanks for reading,
Schächner

How to set up Nextcloud webAuthn.

techtech — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 15:09:08 +0000

This is the german tutorial for it.
In this guide we will show you today how to log into your Nextcloud with webAuth.

If you like this or any other article, we would appreciate a Like & Comment. ❤️

This means you no longer need a password to log into your cloud.

First of all we need to install the right app.

App in the Nextcloud store

The app is called Two-Factor WebAuthn and is installed quite quickly.

To configure it we go to this URL:

"https://cloud.yourcloud.de/settings/user/security/"

https://cloud.yourcloud.de must be replaced with your own Nextcloud domain.

Going further down, we already see that we can set up authentication without a password.

Here we tap on "Add WebAuthn device"

This is where our face is then scanned - assuming you have a supported camera. Most of the time he asks the face twice.

Then comes the dialog that it was successful.

As a last step we have to assign a name and we're done!

In order to be able to use this tool, we have to tap "Log in with a device" when logging in.

Here we then type in the username and we are asked for the face.

If you have any questions or problems, feel free to write them back in the comments!

Thanks, Schächner

Reset centOS root password

techtech — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:40:12 +0000

Today, in this guide, we are going to show you how to reset CentOS root password if you forgot it.

If you like this or any other article, we would appreciate a Like & Comment! ❤️

Please note that you assume all responsibility for this - if unexpected problems arise, which is very unlikely, then you assume liability.

First of all we need to start CentOS.

Here we see that it will boot soon.

But before that happens, you need to prevent this by pressing any key on the keyboard.

Now it should look something like this. It is also possible that several entries exist. But that doesn't matter; here you simply have to select the first one by pressing the “a” key on your keyboard.

Now let's edit the kernel by adding a "1" after "quiet" after a space. As you can see in the picture this has already been done.

Now you need to press the Enter key and wait for the device to start booting. When it has booted then you have to

passwd
type in and you can change your password.

If you have any questions, we would ask you to just write them in the comments!

Thanks,
Schächner

All images are from an external source

Updating Ubuntu has never been easier

techtech — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 07:20:22 +0000

Updating Ubuntu has never been easier - thanks to us!
We have the optimal solution to install any available update with just one click!

If you like this or any other article, we would appreciate a like and a comment. ❤️

Don't you believe us? Then let yourself be carried away into the world of Ubuntu update codes!

Schaechner / Ubuntu-Update-Script

a simple, quick-to-install update script for its own servers running Ubuntu.

Update-Skript

a simple, quick-to-install update script for its own servers running Ubuntu.

Install dependencies

sudo apt install figlet toilet

Run

sh update.sh

View on GitHub

A simple update in Linux always consists of several parts. So we thought it wouldn't make more sense if we just code something so that we only have to enter one line of code, but all updates are executed.
Said and done.

sudo echo "
echo -n UPDATE: && sleep 3 && sudo apt update -y && sudo apt-get update -y &&
echo -n UPGRADE: && sleep 3 && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt-get upgrade -y && 
echo -n FULL-UPGRADE: && sleep 3 && sudo apt full-upgrade -y && sudo apt-get full-upgrade -y &&
echo ---- &&
echo -n Your system has been updated, echo "$USER" &&
sleep 1 &&
figlet You are up to date, &&
toilet "$USER" &&
sleep 5 &&
clear

Now all updates are done at once - even with a personalized message at the end. But to get this personalized message, we need figlet
and toilet. We'll install that with sudo apt install figlet toilet.
The code in general is a shell script.
Let's break down the code step by step:

sudo echo"

This line is using sudo to elevate privileges and execute the echo command. However, the use of sudo with echo won't have any impact on the output. It essentially outputs an empty line with a newline character.

echo -n UPDATE: && sleep 3 && sudo apt update -y && sudo apt-get update -y &&

This line outputs the text "UPDATE:" without a newline (-n flag), then it waits for 3 seconds using sleep, followed by running the system package update commands. Both sudo apt update -y and sudo apt-get update -y are used to update package information from the repositories.

echo -n UPGRADE: && sleep 3 && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt-get upgrade -y &&

Similar to the previous line, this line outputs "UPGRADE:" without a newline, waits for 3 seconds, and then proceeds to perform system package upgrades using sudo apt upgrade -y and sudo apt-get upgrade -y.

echo -n FULL-UPGRADE: && sleep 3 && sudo apt full-upgrade -y && sudo apt-get full-upgrade -y &&

This line is again similar to the previous lines, but it's executing a full system upgrade using sudo apt full-upgrade -y and sudo apt-get full-upgrade -y.

echo ---- &&

This line prints a line of dashes to serve as a separator between the update/upgrade information and the following message.

echo -n Your system has been updated, echo "$USER" &&

This line attempts to print the message "Your system has been updated" without a newline. The subsequent echo "$USER" should be a separate command to correctly print the username of the currently logged-in user.

sleep 1 &&

This line introduces a 1-second delay using sleep.

figlet You are up to date, &&

This line uses the figletcommand to create an ASCII art text that says "You are up to date". The output will be stylized text.

toilet "$USER" &&

This line uses the toilet command to create another ASCII art text, this time displaying the username of the currently logged-in user.

sleep 5 &&

Another delay of 5 seconds is introduced using sleep.

clear

This command clears the terminal screen.

Thank you for reading this far. Do you have any questions, suggestions or requests? Feel free to write it in the comments!

Setup your personal cloud

techtech — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:19:03 +0000

This is the german tutorial for it.
This article shows you how to install your own Nextcloud on Ubuntu 23.X or 22.X LTS!

If you like this article, we would be very happy about a like and a comment! ❤️

updating

apt update && apt upgrade -y

Installing apache

apt install apache2

Install PHP 8.2

apt install software-properties-common add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php apt update

Install PHP & Moduls

apt install apt install libapache2-mod-php php php-zip php-dompdf php-xml php-mbstring php-gd php-curl php-imagick libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra php-intl php-bcmath php-gmp php-cli php-json php-mysql php-pear unzip nano php-apcu redis-server ufw php-redis php-smbclient php-ldap

If you are asked to confirm something during any installation, you must also do this.

adjust PHP.ini file

nano /etc/php/8.2/apache2/php.ini

memory_limit = 2048M
upload_max_filesize = 20G
post_max_size = 20G
date.timezone = Europe/Berlin
output_buffering = Off

Install Databse Server

apt install mariadb-server

Maria DB Server Konfiguration

mysql_secure_installation

open SQL dialoge

mysql

create database calles nextcloud

CREATE DATABASE nextcloud;

create database user with password

CREATE USER 'nextclouduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password_here';

grant accesss to databse

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nextcloud.* TO 'nextclouduser'@'localhost';

save changes and exit

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Download lastest nextcloud version

cd /tmp && wget https://download.nextcloud.com/server/releases/latest.zip unzip latest.zip
mv nextcloud /var/www/

adjust apache conf

nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

-> change /var/www/html to /var/www/nextcloud

Enable the NextCloud and Rewrite Module

a2enmod rewrite a2enmod headers a2enmod env a2enmod dir a2enmod mime

restart apache

service apache2 restart

prepare data folder

mkdir /home/data/ chown -R www-data:www-data /home/data/chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/nextcloud/ chmod -R 755 /var/www/nextcloud/

Web server, database and other important settings

techtech — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 13:48:00 +0000

In our third guide, we'll show you how to install & configure everything you'll need later for your own cloud & website!

Please also note that you have followed our previous tutorials to better understand this one.

So, let's go!

First, we needed elevated privileges—but fear not! Nothing can go wrong!

We'll get this
sudo su

First we install all available updates & upgrades using the command
apt update && apt upgrade -y

Now we can really get started; To install Apache2 we need this code. You may have to confirm this with a "y" for "yes"!
apt install apache2

To install PHP, we must first install, and then add the correct repository; that's what you do
apt install software-properties-common

add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
You must press Enter to continue.

Then we update again:
apt update

Also, we need to install the following to make everything run smoothly:
apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-zip php-dompdf php-xml php-mbstring php-gd php-curl php-imagick libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra php-intl php-bcmath php-gmp php-cli php-json php-mysql php-zip php-gd php-mbstring php-curl php-xml php-pear unzip nano php-apcu redis-server ufw php-redis
We confirm this again with 'y' .

Then we edit the php.ini file:
nano /etc/php/8.1/apache2/php.ini

You can search for the words with ctrl+w, please change the values so that the individual things are like this:

memory_limit = 1024M
upload_max_filesize = 20G
post_max_size = 20G
date.timezone = Europe/Berlin
output_buffering = Off

You can save everything with ctrl+o and exit the editor with ctrl+x.

Then we install the Mariadb server
apt install mariadb-server

We confirm that again with 'j' for 'Yes'. This program is required for the database. So, so that you can log in with passwords, etc. However, this must be set up first!

The last thing we need is this code:
sudo mysql_secure_installation

But what can you do with it? You'll find out in the next article, which explains how to host a web server with WordPress!