NextCloud on LAMP on Stretch on Synology DS918+
- Download a bootable installation image (iso type) for the *nix flavour of your liking - i favor Debian.
- Save it on your DS plus series Synology NAS I got a DS918+ with 16GB RAM :-P
- Create a Virtual Machine in the Virtual Machine Manager on your DS plus series Synology NAS
- Minimum 1 CPU ;-) 1 Gb RAM and As much storage as you would like your NextCloud Server to be able to share to the future NextCloud users.
- Make the new virtual machine boot on the ISO you downloaded in step 1.
- Turn the VM on, and connect to it using the apropriate connect button.
- Install the *nix distro, EXCLUDING any and all fancy GUI Desktop - SSH is how we rock, so install that if is not done by default.
- Follow the "Example installation on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS server" BUT DO NOT install using 'Snap image.
- You will not always be prompted to enter a root password... live with it.
- BEFORE you do this Now download the archive of the latest Nextcloud version:
- Install the database, by executing these commands as root:
mysql -uroot -pThen a mysql> or MariaDB [root]> prompt will appear. Now enter the following lines and confirm them with the enter key:
CREATE USER 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS nextcloud; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nextcloud.* TO 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';Quit the mysql> or MariaDB [root]> prompt by entering:
quit
- Now continue to "Now download the archive of the latest Nextcloud version:" in the "Example installation on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS server"...