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Proxmox, Nextcloud and Collabora online

This website shows how to install Proxmox, setup a container with Nextcloud and enable Collabora (Libre Office OnLine)

proxmox-summary
proxmox-summary

Setup

  • electron: 192.168.1.41 the hardware hypervisor to run proxmox
  • cloud: 192.168.1.50 the LXC container to run NextCloud

Setup ProxMox

download Proxmox VE installation CD downloads↗

.burn to CD .start computer and boot from CD .select "install proxmox"

graphical: .accept the EULA (I agree) .installer wipes harddisk! .install options: zfs (if you have enough RAM) .Select country, timezone, keyboardlayout .Select root password and e-mailaddress .Select managementinterface (enp1s0), hostname (electron.hondeman.net) ip-settings (192.168.1.41, 255.255.255.0, 192.168.1.12) .... .Reboot .(unmounting /mnt fails)

SSH to host (electron) ssh root@electron add 4 lines to .bashrc: declare -x LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8 declare -x LC_ALL=C.UTF-8 declare -x LC_TIME="nl_NL.UTF-8", declare -x LANG=C.UTF-8 start upgrade and configuration: root@electron:~# . .bashrc root@electron:~# apt-get update root@electron:~# apt-get upgrade root@electron:~# apt-get install ntp (set /etc/ntp.conf:) server ntp.hondeman.net iburst prefer server 1.nl.pool.ntp.org

add to /etc/apt/sources.list: # PVE pve-no-subscription repository provided by proxmox.com, # NOT recommended for production use deb http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pve stretch pve-no-subscription

Setup NextCloud

root@electron:~# apt-get clean root@electron:~# pveam update root@electron:~# pveam available | grep nextcloud turnkeylinux debian-8-turnkey-nextcloud_14.2-1_amd64.tar.gz root@electron:~# pveam download local debian-8-turnkey-nextcloud_14.2-1_amd64.tar.gz

other computer: .webbrowser to https://electron.hondeman.net:8006 .(your connection is not private selfsigned certificate) .Username: root .Password: xxxx .Realm: Linux PAM standard authentication .Language: english .(you do not have a valid subscribtion)

Select Datacenter > electron and press (upperright) button Create CT .Node: electron .CT ID: 100 .Hostname: cloud .Unprivileged container: (empty) .Resouce Pool: .Password: xxxx .Confirm password: xxxx .SSH public key: (empty) .-> next .Storage: local .Template: debian-8-turnkey-nextcloud .-> next .Storage: local-lvm .Disksize: 6 GB .-> next .cores: 4 .-> next .Memory: 2048 .Swap: 512 .-> next .Name: eth0 .MAC address: auto .Bridge: vmbr0 .Vlan: no vlan .Rate limit: unlimited .Firewall: (clear) .IP4: static .IP4/CIDR: 192.168.1.50/24 .Gateway: 192.168.1.1 .-> next .DNS domain: use host settings

createcontainer
createcontainer

.select Datacenter > electron > 100 cloud .set options: .Start at boot: Yes .Order: 10

.Start the CT .open the console and login as root: .new MySQL admin password (... Mysql) .new Nextcloud admin password (... Cloud) .the cloud address: cloud.hondeman.net .Turnkey backup: skip .admin mail account: ...@... .Install updates .... .Reboot the cloud ....

ssh to root@cloud.hondeman.net root@cloud# chown -Rh www-data:www-data nextcloud timezone seems confused: root@cloud ~# dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

# extra ports (and forward throug router) # make nextcloud also listen to port 444: vi /etc/apache2/ports.conf Listen 444 vi /etc/apache2/sites-available/nextcloud.conf SSLEngine on ServerAdmin webmaster@cloud.hondeman.net DocumentRoot /usr/share/nextcloud/

browser to https://cloud.hondeman.net/ .login as admin .select (topright) admin v Admin .start updater (11.0.3 stable -> 12.0.3) .start update

select (topright) config > +apps .select (left) Office .enable calendar .enable collabora online .enable contacts .enable mail .select Tools .enable Draw.IO .enable passman .enable weather .enable External Storage Support

select (topright) config -> admin .setup tips: .1: enable hsts .2: configure memcache .3: PHP OPcache

.1: complicated in combination with other websites .2: apt-get install php5-apcu . apachectl -k restart . 'memcache.local' => '\OC\Memcache\APCu', in /usr/share/nextcloud/config/config.php .3: add comments to /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini

select (left) theming

select (topright) config -> users .add users

configure "external storage CIFS"