Change default data folder. If omitted the tool will ask you (optional), --clear-schema clear schema (optional), --all-apps by default, tables for enabled apps are converted, use to convert also tables of deactivated apps (optional), -n, --no-interaction do not ask any interactive question, Note: The converter searches for apps in your configured app folders and uses I followed all the steps for Solution 1 from @MichaIng and it went well. Snap/Docker If so then add your new data-folder! -rw-rr-- 1 www-data www-data 26 Mar 11 10:52 robots.txt But I get your point. thank you, Last edited by chittu (2016-11-05 05:31:29), In /usr/share/webapps/nextcloud/config/config.php, 'datadirectory' => ''. drwxr-xr-x 6 www-data www-data 4096 Mar 11 10:52 lib Move the nextcloud data folder to new directory, 5. Hi Rotational, does it mention to separate Data in the instructions? Interested in helping us evaluate a pull request? -rw-rr-- 1 www-data www-data 3910 Mar 11 10:52 console.php drwxr-x 2 www-data www-data 4096 Mar 15 15:53 config Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Hi nextcloud forum, I looked in the configuration file for the path to the data directory (all user files are stored in it): . drwxr-xr-x 2 www-data www-data 4096 Mar 11 10:52 ocs I also set symlink ownership and set the actual data folder ownership (like described in solution2). Nextcloud config config.php. May be a bug (?) server. If you have any guide or video link to help, Ill appreciate it. drwxr-x 5 www-data www-data 4096 Mar 15 15:46 data You may distribute a set of default files and folders to all users by placing So, other nextcloud users will not have a problem. Also NextCloudPi might provide own solutions: https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloudpi The data folder is where users' files are stored. Im installing Nextcloud 18.0.2 manually onto a Raspberry Pi 4 (Raspian 10 - Buster), using MariaDB. But to be sure and not mess up the database with obsolete entries it is recommended to replace the old entry with the new one manually as mentioned in solution 1. Here is a list of known old tables: oc_privatedata - this table was later added again by the app privatedata (https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/privatedata) and is safe to be removed if that app is not enabled, https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/privatedata. But note that synchronisation is not a backup. I was able to figure it out. Try to enable it and disable old config: Check if it woks as before. See nextcloud.import -h for more #nextcloud #hyperv #snap #ubuntu #windows #directory #change Nextcloud snap new setup and data changing directory to windows shared. drwxr-xr-x 33 www-data www-data 4096 Mar 11 10:56 3rdparty By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. What exactley does not work? I think the idea here is that in case of a web server malfunction or breach that it could theoretically straight up serve your files on the web page. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. With the default data directory everything works fine. At the moment the data folder is located under /usr/share/webapps/nextcloud/data (I need to move this to /mnt/drivex/data) and I don't have any conf folder under /usr/share/webapps/nextcloud, The only conf file I found is; /etc/httpd/conf/extra/nextcloud.conf, any suggestions on "how to change the location of data folder?" For example, I have copied it at /mnt/g/data. Create named local volumes that persist in the location(s) you want - CWSpear/local-persist, Create named local volumes that persist in the location(s) you want - CWSpear/local-persist, To install the local-persist driver: If you have any guide or video link to help, Ill appreciate it. I dont have the second menu with status setzen, abmelden and Konto Lschen there. Decide where you want the new data to live. -rw-rr-- 1 www-data www-data 101 Mar 11 10:52 .user.ini Also running: /etc/apache2/conf-available/nextcloud.conf. Hello. Configure the data directory and change it to your data folder path 'datadirectory' => '/usr/local/www/nextcloud/nextclouddata/data' 6. Would like to be able to copy/move files in this directory to an external drive for backup. So yes, your idea works fine, as of Solution 1. HowTo: Change / Move data directory after installation howto I first changed the autoconfig.php file data directory location before setting up admin user and then create admin user. Then I tried to follow the instructions from @MichaIng to change the data directory (specifically Solution 1). I have all the right permissions and there should be no issue with reading and writing, but it still occurs. If you have questions for use in a company or government at scale (>1000 users), do yourself a favor and contact Nextcloud itself - this community is mostly home-user focused! -rw-rr-- 1 www-data www-data 156 Mar 11 10:52 index.html But see this post of nickvergessen that it is still the recommended way to keep the database entries clean and consistent. Does the webserver log, php-fpm.log (in case) or Nextcloud log show any related entry? which are not used any more. Nextcloud doesn't really care too much where the data directory is located, as long as the path is right in the config.php file, the directory has a ".ocdata" file in it (note the leading dot. See Configuring External Storage (GUI) for additional mount options and . I would go to the folder /etc/apache2/sites-available and create there file e.g. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. I am just scared to make changes in places where I have very little or no experience. The methods here are still valid. Thanks for advice, MichaIng. drwxr-xr-x 3 www-data www-data 4096 Mar 11 10:52 themes We'll use /media/nextcloud/data. existing users will not see files that are added to this directory after their In the Available for field enter the users or groups who have permission to access the mount. At the moment the data folder is located under /usr/share/webapps/nextcloud/data (I need to move this to /mnt/drivex/data) and I don't have any conf folder under /usr/share/webapps/nextcloud Could I not create a new folder (separate to my Nextcloud folder) in my Nextcloud account on the server and sync it with another folder on my computer? Has anyone fixed been about to get it working. Thanks you for a question, just get an A+ after reconfiguring my server, Run a2dissite nextcloud.conf to disable this particular config and reload apache2 should be enough to take new config: service apache2 reload, I tried to comment alias and add the DocumentRoot in my /etc/apache2/conf-available/nextcloud.conf. After that save it: CTRL+O and exit using CTRL+X. Storage configuration. So, possibly it is somehow related to it. The new root nextcloud user data location for this single nextcloud user ist now /var/ncNewData. Admin or other sers will use the user folder whats stated in the nextcloud config (/var/ncData/). The updater will tell you which ones these are. If anyone finds this when searching the answer is on the nextcloud-snap github page. First, list out all of your installed apps with the command: sudo -u www-data php occ app:list. Disable maintenance mode sudo -u www php /usr/www/nextcloud/occ maintence:mode --off 7. This allows you to overwrite the files that are shipped by default with Nextcloud in core/skeleton. I replaced my screenshot in order to make it more obvious where to click. Navigate to Settings > Personal > Sharing > Files. Im having the same issue and have uploaded my issues cannt change data directory before or after adding admin. drwxr-xr-x 2 www-data www-data 4096 Mar 11 10:53 updater Leave empty to not copy any skeleton files. If Nextcloud finds no matching database entry, it creates an additional one, which then works fine according to quick tests and user reports above. Thanks a lot, @MichaIng for the clarification. What I am thinking of is sharing out this Samba share to the Nextcloud VM, mount it within the Nextcloud VM using /etc/fstab to some directory, then pointing the data folder during the installation to the locally mounted Samba share. Could you please check my current config? I found this stupid issue. You could use this command: Just to mention (because i was thinking of that) there is no need to name your new path data at the very end. Then Install as normal lets me add a user then try to move the data file over to the raid 0 in the config.php file and when attempt to log in through local host. Hello! Personal spot :: https://www.smirky.net/ :: Try not to get lost! The only thing that I had to do slightly different was to grant access to the www user and group to the mounted dataset. NTFS). Mount the dataset you want to the nextcloud jail and called it what you want , mine would be "nextclouddata", 3. Add-ons --> My Add-ons --> Nextcloud --> Configure --> Map /data. Make sure root has write access, but it's not accessible by others, for example: Important: Posix permissions take the entire path into account. Ive successfully got the external drive feature to work in nextcloud, but I want the data directory to be using the dataset I choose. You cannot add more folders to the synchronistaion because it already syncs everything on your Nextcloud to the Nextcloud folder on your computer. For security, it's best to place the data directory outside of Nextcloud webroot directory. Then, youll have to map this volume to your Nextcloud docker when you create it. Leave Installed as a snap. Im in the same boat running a raid on ubuntu but unable to change data dir. You set the correct rights for your nextcloud user for /mnt/external_hdd/nextcloud (use a linux formatted file system like ext4 or btfs). Although phpMyAdmin provides a nice GUI, it is not required to alter the database. This means that even if I run chmod -R 0770 ./html on my data directory, any new file will still have the incorrect permissions.. To successfully proceed with the conversion, you must type yes when prompted Im trying to move to two 500gb raid 0 drives. If you want to have diffrent synchronisation targets on your computer for diffrent folders on your Nextcloud, you should remove the already existing synchronisation of the root folder and then add every folder you want to sync one by one. Enable maintenance mode (install sudo if you don't have it already in the jail), 4. Configure the data directory and change it to your data folder path. Access & sync your files, contacts, calendars and communicate & collaborate across your devices. If Nextcloud finds no matching database entry, it creates an additional one, which then works fine according to quick tests and user reports above. Thatss the nextcloud error message, when I change the permission from the new user folder (/var/ncNewData) to 750 and open a file: fopen(/var/nc_data/user1/files/files.pdf): failed to open stream: Permission denied at /var/www/nextcloud/lib/private/Files/Storage/Local.php#302, If I changed the permission back to 777 and everything works fine. drwxr-xr-x 23 www-data www-data 4096 Mar 11 10:57 core Hello everyone. You can perform many common server operations with occ, such as installing and upgrading Nextcloud, manage users, encryption, passwords, LDAP setting, and more. -rw-rr-- 1 www-data www-data 2381 Mar 11 10:52 status.php -rw-rr-- 1 www-data www-data 0 Mar 15 15:46 index.html To cd into the directory as sudo. My data folder is on an external hard drive, at the root of a partition on it. One question for me if this is a security issue or not, Oh damn. So tables of removed The theme folder. which can be created with the following command: sudo mkdir /var/www/nextcloud-data Thats a bit strange for me because also my standard data folder (/var/ncData/) has 750 and thats work fine. This was exactly what I was looking for and it was harder to find than it needed to be. Press J to jump to the feed. Contains 2 Virtual hosts (IP 192.168.0.100 is internal local IP of the server), on port 80 I will do only redirect to the HTTPS and thats all: Only difference that you have to comment to get it A+: I have only the following files in there: I still get Data directory (/mnt/myexternaldrive/nextcloud) is invalid. I always received permissions errors for user1. I copied the data directory to a new folder and indicated the owner and rights on behalf of which the web server is working: You can mount the drive manually first (mount command), copy data over, then modify fstab to have the mount persistent for next reboot, or modify fstab first, reboot to have the drive mounted automatically, then copy data, as you like. First, list out all of your installed apps with the command: sudo -u www-data php occ app:list. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, HowTo: Change / Move data directory after installation. Ive got Nextcloud installed onto a Raspberry Pi 4 with 2 GB of RAM, running Arch Linux ARM with a LEMP stack. total 164 -rw-rr-- 1 www-data www-data 34520 Mar 11 10:52 COPYING the strange thing is that when i was logged in it was still working and my HD was detected but when i logged out i got this message . volumes: - nextcloud:/var/www/html Using the above as an example, /var/www/html sits inside the container and nextcloud is a Docker volume on your Docker host, the location of which you don't (easily) have control of. -rw-rr-- 1 www-data www-data 5048 Mar 11 10:52 cron.php I have no clue on DBs so this was a challenge. The admin isnt quite clear about this so I have a couple of questions: Then you switch the data-dir in config/config.php Then you switch the data-dir in config/config.php Missing permissions. You can see that in the below screenshot. You mean the UNIX user1? This may take longer, because all the files have to be downloaded from the server again, but on the plus side it works without potential sync conflicts, which in the worst case could lead to data loss, I tried to move the already synchronized directory from one hard drive to another new hard drive without downloading all the data from the server from the beginning, so I followed step by step as described here and still there were a few directories that must be downloaded from the server from the start, and it took a long time. What is the best location for the nextcloud data directory. You can perform many common server operations with occ, such as installing and upgrading Nextcloud, manage users, encryption, passwords, LDAP setting, and more. Well the question is which storage to update. I just installed next cloud and it is up and running. Too busy. Your webroot is /var/www/, and youll want to change the location of your data folder. Please contact your administrator. Make your admin user as usual and carry on, Nextcloud is using the external data. I am running Docker on Windows Server 2016. Add it to fstab so it is mounted at boot. You decide what happens with your data, where it is and who can access it! For a safe moving of data directory, supported by Nextcloud, recommended actions are: Make sure no cron jobs are running. $ ls /etc/apache2/sites-enabled drwxr-xr-x 3 www-data www-data 4096 Mar 15 15:46 KimAdmin Move the nextcloud data folder to new directory, 5. First set up the new database, here called new_db_name. I have exactly the same problem since update to NC 15.x, I just ignore it, because settings were good and I did not found the way how to solve it. one, do a suggestion to have it added. Am I understood correct: after creating this config, the old one which is: /etc/apache2/conf-available/nextcloud.conf ? Something Ill edit in the HowTo another day . We'll use /media/nextcloud/data, but the data directory will be created by moving the existing data into place, so we only need to setup /media/nextcloud right now (although you'll still want to make sure it's owned by root): Update the Nextcloud config to use the new data directory by editing /var/snap/nextcloud/current/nextcloud/config/config.php and making sure the datadirectory setting is pointing to the right place, e.g. But now I would like to have all data in a different drive. I had not this warning message until moved to virtual host from my old config. If you use Nextcloud Snap, follow their official simple instructions: https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloud-snap/wiki/Change-data-directory-to-use-another-disk-partition If you use the Nextcloud Docker container, the GitHub page might give some hints as well: https://github.com/nextcloud/docker Also NextCloudPi might provide own solutions: The following steps are necessary to move the data directory. By default this includes the Nextcloud database, configuration, and data. My NC config was in sites-enabled and your in conf-available. If you are an administrator, edit the "trusted_domains" setting in config/config.php like the example in config.sample.php. You should generally not touch the the files directly outside of Nextcloud. This allows you to -rw-rr-- 1 www-data www-data 0 Mar 15 15:46 .ocdata, Additionally, I have tried Solution 2 (symlinking), but I get stuck again on the same step (turning maintenance mode off) with the same exact error message. Click on Choose file or folder to transfer >> A file picker opens, showing all files and folders in the user's account. Nextcloud standard data directory: /var/www/html/nextcloud/data/. This can leak referer information. No, not an unix user. And then you must rescan all with occ, hm sorry but while your solution works (not great, see below), @Andy3153 works as well (Solution 2 of this HowTo) and the occ re-scan can be skipped when altering the database entry according to Solution 1 of this HowTo. Touching files only with the webserver unix user www-data. How do you remove user from client sync? You can convert a SQLite database to a better performing MySQL, MariaDB or It is not evident to me and there is no such option in the client settings interface. My standard permissions for folders are 750 and for files 640. Ive mounted the folder I want from the dataset, but struggling how to move the nextcloud data directory to the new directory. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, Nextcloud webroot and data directory - best practices on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Aufruf Nextcloud ber https://meinedomain/Nextcloud statt nur ber https://meinedomain, HowTo: Change / Move data directory after installation, https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloud-snap/wiki/Change-data-directory-to-use-another-disk-partition, Nextcloud 16 Security Scan: __Host-Prefix. Disable maintenance mode sudo -u www php /usr/www/nextcloud/occ maintence:mode --off 7. Logging an issue? -rw-rr-- 1 www-data www-data 2647 Mar 15 15:46 .htaccess Sorry for posting on such an old post, but this is fairly relevant to what Im trying to do so I thought this was better than creating a new post. I also tried Solution 2 to change a data folder just for a single user (user1) with a Symlink. My Site config example was listed here: This is my LIVE config for NC ( 100-nextcloud.conf ). This screenshot shows a set of photos in the skeleton directory. If i clicked on beenden it immedeately ended. Enable maintenance mode (install sudo if you don't have it already in the jail), 4. Developer . @nickvergessen Start a shell in the Nextcloud container ( docker exec -it name-of-nc-container bash) and run chown -R www-data: /var/www/html. Don't forget to change it back to false when you are finished. Can someone assist? I have mount disk on UCS 4.3. There should be an option to delete or remove the account. testing and simple single-user Nextcloud servers, but it does not scale for Perhaps thats a behavior because I created a Symlink to the new data folder. I performed the following steps: I was given an error message, stating that Nextcloud could not read nor write to the given directory. with the question Continue with the conversion? Nextcloud is an open source, self-hosted file sync & communication app platform. So this is ok. Im trying to to do an install Im having issues when I try and switch the data directory file over to mounted two drives in raid 0. Nextcloud Data directory. based on https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloud-snap/wiki/Change-data-directory-to-use-another-disk-partition there are two possibilities to change the data directory in context of installation: before and after creating the admin user.

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