Prerequisites<\/h2>\n
In order to complete the steps in this guide, you will need the following:<\/p>\n
- \n
- A sudo user on your server<\/strong>: You can create a user with sudo privileges by following the CentOS 7 initial server setup guide<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- A LAMP stack<\/strong>: ownCloud requires a web server, a database, and PHP to function properly. Setting up a LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) server fulfills all of these requirements. Follow this guide<\/a> to install and configure this software.\n
- \n
- To take full advantage of all the features that ownCloud has to offer, make sure to install the following PHP modules:
php-gd<\/code>,php-intl<\/code>,php-mbstring<\/code>,php-process<\/code>, andphp-xml<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n- An SSL certificate<\/strong>: How you set this up depends on whether or not you have a domain name that resolves to your server.\n
- \n
- If you have a domain name…<\/strong> the easiest way to secure your site is with Let’s Encrypt, which provides free, trusted certificates. Follow the Let’s Encrypt guide for Apache<\/a> to set this up.<\/li>\n
- If you do not have a domain…<\/strong> and you are just using this configuration for testing or personal use, you can use a self-signed certificate instead. This provides the same type of encryption, but without the domain validation. Follow the self-signed SSL guide for Apache<\/a> to get set up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/div>\nStep 1 \u2013 Installing ownCloud<\/h2>\n
The ownCloud server package does not exist within the default repositories for CentOS. However, ownCloud maintains a dedicated repository for the distro.<\/p>\n
To begin, import their release key with the
rpm<\/code> command. The key authorizes the package manageryum<\/code>to trust the repository.<\/p>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n- \n
- sudo rpm –import https:\/\/download.owncloud.org\/download\/repositories\/stable\/CentOS_7\/repodata\/repomd.xml.key<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/code><\/pre>\nNext, use the
curl<\/code> command to download the ownCloud repository file:<\/p>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n- \n
- sudo curl -L https:\/\/download.owncloud.org\/download\/repositories\/stable\/CentOS_7\/ce:stable.repo -o \/etc\/yum.repos.d\/ownCloud.repo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/code><\/pre>\nAfter adding the new file, use the
clean<\/code> command to makeyum<\/code> aware of the change:<\/p>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n- \n
- sudo yum clean expire-cache<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/code><\/pre>\nOutput<\/div>\nLoaded plugins: fastestmirror\r\nCleaning repos: base ce_stable extras updates\r\n6 metadata files removed\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\nFinally, perform the installation of ownCloud using the
yum<\/code> utility and theinstall<\/code> command:<\/p>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n- \n
- sudo yum install owncloud<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/code><\/pre>\nWhen prompted with
Is this ok [y\/d\/N]:<\/code> message, typeY<\/code> and press theENTER<\/code> key to authorize the installation.<\/p>\n<\/code><\/pre>\nOutput<\/div>\n. . .\r\nInstalled:\r\n owncloud.noarch 0:9.1.1-1.2 \r\n\r\nDependency Installed:\r\n libX11.x86_64 0:1.6.3-2.el7 libX11-common.noarch 0:1.6.3-2.el7 libXau.x86_64 0:1.0.8-2.1.el7 \r\n libXpm.x86_64 0:3.5.11-3.el7 libpng.x86_64 2:1.5.13-7.el7_2 libxcb.x86_64 0:1.11-4.el7 \r\n libxslt.x86_64 0:1.1.28-5.el7 owncloud-deps-php5.noarch 0:9.1.1-1.2 owncloud-files.noarch 0:9.1.1-1.2 \r\n php-gd.x86_64 0:5.4.16-36.3.el7_2 php-ldap.x86_64 0:5.4.16-36.3.el7_2 php-mbstring.x86_64 0:5.4.16-36.3.el7_2 \r\n php-process.x86_64 0:5.4.16-36.3.el7_2 php-xml.x86_64 0:5.4.16-36.3.el7_2 t1lib.x86_64 0:5.1.2-14.el7 \r\n\r\nComplete!<\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\nWith the ownCloud server installed, we will move on to setting up a database for it to use.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nStep 2 \u2013 Creating a MySQL Database<\/h2>\n
To get started, log into MySQL with the administrative account:<\/p>\n
<\/code><\/pre>\n- \n
- mysql -u root -p<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/code><\/pre>\nEnter the password you set for the MySQL root user when you installed the database server.<\/p>\n
ownCloud requires a separate database for storing administrative data. While you can call this database whatever you prefer, we decided on the name
owncloud<\/code> to keep things simple.<\/p>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n- \n
- CREATE DATABASE owncloud;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/code><\/pre>\nNote:<\/strong> Every MySQL statement must end with a semi-colon (;). Be sure to check that this is present if you are experiencing an issue.
\n<\/span><\/p>\nNext, create a separate MySQL user account that will interact with the newly created database. Creating one-function databases and accounts is a good idea from a management and security standpoint. As with the naming of the database, choose a username that you prefer. We elected to go with the name
owncloud<\/code> in this guide.<\/p>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n- \n
- GRANT ALL ON owncloud.* to ‘owncloud’@’localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘set_database_password<\/span>‘;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/code><\/pre>\nWarning:<\/strong> Be sure to put an actual password where the command states:
set_database_password<\/span><\/code>
\n<\/span><\/p>\nWith the user assigned access to the database, perform the flush-privileges operation to ensure that the running instance of MySQL knows about the recent privilege assignment:<\/p>\n
<\/code><\/pre>\n- \n
- FLUSH PRIVILEGES;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/code><\/pre>\nThis concludes the configuration of MySQL, therefore we will quit the session by typing:<\/p>\n
<\/code><\/pre>\n- \n
- exit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/code><\/pre>\nWith the ownCloud server installed and the database set up, we are ready to turn our attention to configuring the ownCloud application.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nStep 3 \u2013 Configuring ownCloud<\/h2>\n
To access the ownCloud web interface, open a web browser and navigate to the following address:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/server_domain_or_IP<\/span>\/owncloud\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\nIf a self-signed certificate is being used, you will likely be presented with a warning because the certificate is not signed by one of your browser’s trusted authorities. This is expected and normal. We are only interested in the encryption aspect of the certificate, not the third-party validation of our host’s authenticity. Click the appropriate button or link to proceed to the ownCloud setup page.<\/p>\n
You should see something like this:<\/p>\n
![\"ownCloud](\"https:\/\/assets.digitalocean.com\/articles\/owncloud_install_centos_7\/admin_page.png\")
<\/p>\nCreate an admin account by choosing a username and a password. For security purposes it is not recommended to use something like “admin” for the username.<\/p>\n
![\"ownCloud](\"https:\/\/assets.digitalocean.com\/articles\/owncloud_install_centos_7\/admin_user.png\")
<\/p>\nBefore clicking the Finish setup<\/strong> button, click on the Storage & database<\/strong> link:<\/p>\n
![\"ownCloud](\"https:\/\/assets.digitalocean.com\/articles\/owncloud_install_centos_7\/db_configure.png\")
<\/p>\nLeave the Data folder<\/strong> setting as-is and click the MySQL\/MariaDB<\/strong> button in the Configure the database<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n
![\"ownCloud](\"https:\/\/assets.digitalocean.com\/articles\/owncloud_install_centos_7\/db_settings.png\")
<\/p>\nEnter the database information that you configured in the previous step. Below is an example, which matches the database credentials that we used in this guide:<\/p>\n
![\"ownCloud](\"https:\/\/assets.digitalocean.com\/articles\/owncloud_install_centos_7\/db_example.png\")
<\/p>\nClick the Finish setup<\/strong> button to sign into ownCloud. A safe home for all your data<\/strong> splash screen should appear:<\/p>\n
![\"ownCloud](\"https:\/\/assets.digitalocean.com\/articles\/owncloud_install_centos_7\/welcome_screen.png\")
<\/p>\nClick the x<\/strong> in the top-right corner of the splash screen to access the main interface:<\/p>\n
![\"ownCloud](\"https:\/\/assets.digitalocean.com\/articles\/owncloud_install_centos_7\/main_interface.png\")
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- exit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- FLUSH PRIVILEGES;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- GRANT ALL ON owncloud.* to ‘owncloud’@’localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘set_database_password<\/span>‘;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- CREATE DATABASE owncloud;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- mysql -u root -p<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- sudo yum install owncloud<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- sudo yum clean expire-cache<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- sudo curl -L https:\/\/download.owncloud.org\/download\/repositories\/stable\/CentOS_7\/ce:stable.repo -o \/etc\/yum.repos.d\/ownCloud.repo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- If you do not have a domain…<\/strong> and you are just using this configuration for testing or personal use, you can use a self-signed certificate instead. This provides the same type of encryption, but without the domain validation. Follow the self-signed SSL guide for Apache<\/a> to get set up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- An SSL certificate<\/strong>: How you set this up depends on whether or not you have a domain name that resolves to your server.\n
- A LAMP stack<\/strong>: ownCloud requires a web server, a database, and PHP to function properly. Setting up a LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) server fulfills all of these requirements. Follow this guide<\/a> to install and configure this software.\n