Configuring OwnCloud Installation

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Confguring OwnCloud installation

ownCloud is a web suite that provides a cloud storage over the network ,

data can be uploaded via web browser or using sotware client. Data will be

stored on the server and can be downloaded or access any time with

browser. The project is based on PHP and a SQLite, MySQL

(MariaDB), Oracle or PostgreSQL dataase, so it can run on all platorms

that meet these requirements. t provides almost all possibility o unctions

that are available on commercial suites! it is released under "#$%v& license,

so you can setup own cloud storage server without any additional cost!

commercial version o ownCloud is also available. 'ere is the small guideto setu! ownCloud " on CentOS #$%.

Prere&uisites'

"s mentioned earlier, it is based on $'$ and database combination,

database can be any o the above our.

cd (etc(yum.repos.d(

wget

http)((download.opensuse.org(repositories(isv)ownCloud)community(CentO*+

CentO*-(isv)ownCloud)community.repo

[isv_ownCloud_community]name=Latest stable community release of ownCloud server (CentOS_CentOS-6)tye=rm-mdbaseurl=!tt"##download$oensuse$or%#reositories#isv"#ownCloud"#community#CentOS_CentOS-6#%%c!ec&='

%%&ey=!tt"##download$oensuse$or%#reositories#isv"#ownCloud"#community#CentOS_CentOS-6##reodata#reomd$ml$&eyenabled='

rpm ivh http)((dl.edoraproject.org(pub(epel(-(/0-+-1(epelrelease-0.noarch.rpmyum install owncloud

http://owncloud.org/http://owncloud.org/


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yum install httpd

ch2confg levels 3&4 httpd on

(etc(init.d(httpd start

5urther we need to allow *6%789 with apache at http and https as ollows)

setup

*elect 5irewall confguration)

*elect Cutomi:e)

https://www.howtoforge.com/images/how_to_install_owncloud_7_on_centOS-6.5/big/own2.png


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"llow or *ecure ;;;


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5urther we need to install >ysql to get the confgurations as ollows)

yum install mysqlserver

ch2confg levels 3&4 mysqld on(etc(init.d(mysqld start

;e will be confguring our ownCloud server to ta2e advantage o the morerobust >y*?% database instead o the *?%ite deault implementation. To doso, we must confgure >y*?% frst as)

mysql+secure+installation

[root@server1 ~]# mysql_secure_installation

NOTE: RUNNIN !"" !RT$ O% T&I$ $'RIT I$ RE'O((EN)E) %OR !""(y$*"$ER+ER$ IN RO)U'TION U$E, "E!$E RE!) E!'& $TE '!RE%U""-,

In or.er to lo/ into (y$*" to secure it0 e2ll nee. t3e current 4assor. 5or t3e root user6 I5 you2ve 7ust installe. (y$*"0 an. you 3aven2t set t3e root 4assor. yet0 t3e 4assor. ill 8e 8lan90so you s3oul. 7ust 4ress enter 3ere6

Enter current 4assor. 5or root enter 5or none;:

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Remove anonymous users= [->n] ? ENTER666 $uccess,

Normally0 root s3oul. only 8e alloe. to connect 5rom 2local3ost26 T3isensures t3at someone cannot /uess at t3e root 4assor. 5rom t3e netor96

)isallo root lo/in remotely= [->n] ? ENTER666 $uccess,

Ay .e5ault0 (y$*" comes it3 a .ata8ase name. 2test2 t3at anyone canaccess6 T3is is also inten.e. only 5or testin/0 an. s3oul. 8e remove.8e5ore movin/ into a 4ro.uction environment6

Remove test .ata8ase an. access to it= [->n] ? ENTER )ro44in/ test .ata8ase666666 $uccess,

Removin/ 4rivile/es on test .ata8ase666666 $uccess,

Reloa.in/ t3e 4rivile/e ta8les ill ensure t3at all c3an/es ma.e so 5ar ill ta9e eBect imme.iately6

Reloa. 4rivile/e ta8les no= [->n] ? ENTER666 $uccess,

'leanin/ u4666

!ll .one, I5 you2ve com4lete. all o5 t3e a8ove ste4s0 your (y$*"installation s3oul. no 8e secure6

T3an9s 5or usin/ (y$*",

No movin/ toar.s t3e (ysql 4rom4t:

mysql u root p

$ut the >ysql password which you selected beore, @ create a database orownCloud in >ysql prompt)

CA6"T6 D"T"B"*6 owncloud!

"ssign privileges to a new >y*?% user to handle database operations orownCloud)


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#A"7T "%% O7 owncloud. to owncloudElocalhost D67T56D BFdatabase+password!

e/it

7ow, i you go to your $ address or domain name ollowed by G(owncloudG inyour browser, you will see a page that loo2s li2e this)

Clic2 on *torage @ database)

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7ow select >y*?%(>ariaDB and create an admin account as in my case have choosen owncloud as my admin account and a desired password orthat user)

n the lower tab below the >y*?%(>ariaDB give the entry o theusernameHowncloud passwordHdatabase+passworddatabasenameHowncloud.

Then press 5inish setup.



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Mounting the ownCloud share with *untu +$, Deskto!

;e can mount the shared point with the other machines, here will show youthe way to process to moint it through ;ebD"I tools in another 8buntuDes2top machine. There are two methods to use ownCloud J as a client in8buntu Des2top.

• >anual mount by giving entries installing davs3

• By installing ownCloud J client

will e/plain both o them, you can use any o them to mount.

4.1 Manual mount through davfs2

am running the command on my second machine server3.e/ample.com)

sudo aptget update

sudo aptget install davs3

;e will allow nonroot users to mount and unmount the ;ebD"I shares bytyping)

sudo dp2greconfgure davs3

$3oul. un4rivile/e. users 8e alloe. to mount Ce8)!+ resources= oving ahead will be adding my usernameHsrijan to ;ebD"I group)

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sudo usermod a# davs3 srijan

;e want to ma2e the permanent mount point in server3.e/ample.com, so will give the ollowing entries in the (etc(stab)

sudo vi (etc(stab

K...L

MN3.M-0..M(owncloud(remote.php(webdav (home(srijan(owncloud davs

user,rw,noauto

7ow in userHsrijans home drive will create directories, one to mount theshare point and another to hold the confgurations details)

m2dir P(owncloud

m2dir P(.davs3

5urther create a fle as)

vi P(.davs3(secrets

MN3.M-0..M(owncloud(remote.php(webdav owncloud database+password

6nsure that the fle is writable by only you by using the fle manager or byissuing the ollowing command)

chmod - P(.davs3(secrets

7ow we will mount it as ollows)

mount owncloud(

sri7an@serverD:~ su.o mount onclou.>lease enter t3e username to aut3enticate it3 server

1FD61GH661>onclou.>remote6434>e8.av> or 3it enter 5or none6 Username: owncloud lease enter t3e 4assor. to aut3enticate user onclou. it3 server 1FD61GH661>onclou.>remote6434>e8.av> or 3it enter 5or none6 assor.: database_password sri7an@serverD:~


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7ote) The given credentials will be used urther, so please ta2e a note o it)

8sername) owncloud$assword) dataase-!assword

5urther i you fnd any permissions error in the older then change the olderpermission as owner o the user)

chown A srijan)srijan owncloud(

To automatically mount the older on login at server3.e/ample.com, add themount P(owncloud command to the P(.bashrc fle.

vi P(.bashrc

K...Lmount P(owncloud

"ter mounting successully you can get some error Aesource temporarilyunavailable and Certifcate warnings then it can be removed as ollows)

• 5or Aesource temporarily unavailable)

vi (etc(davs3(davs3.con

K...Luse+loc2s

• 5or Certifcate warnings)

you use a selsigned certifcate, you will get a warning. you are willing tota2e the ris2 o a man in the middle attac2, run this command instead)

echo GyG Q mount P(owncloud R (dev(null 3R@M

4.2 ownCloud 7 clent nstallaton b! ownCloud

Open lin2 and select the distribution 8buntu M1.1, urther in your 8buntuDes2top put the commands)

cd (tmpwgethttp)((download.opensuse.org(repositories(isv)ownCloud)des2top(/8buntu+M1.1(Aelease.2eysudo apt2ey add S Aelease.2ey

https://software.opensuse.org/download/package?project=isv:ownCloud:desktop&package=owncloud-clienthttps://software.opensuse.org/download/package?project=isv:ownCloud:desktop&package=owncloud-client


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sudo sh c Gecho debhttp)((download.opensuse.org(repositories(isv)(ownCloud)(des2top(/8buntu+M1.1( ( RR (etc(apt(sources.list.d(owncloudclient.listGsudo aptget updatesudo aptget install owncloudclient

t will install ownCloudclient in the 8buntu M1.1 Des2top. Thats it openownCloudclient

$ut the server path as MN3.M-0..M(owncloud and then put your

credentials o usernameHowncloud and passwordHdatabase+password



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5urther i you are using it without !tts theen you can ignore the error and

move ahead)

"gain)



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Then it will map the ownCloud with your de2stop)

"nd then fnally all data will get synced)



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" Mounting the ownCloud share with .indows

;e can access the data rom ownCloud J server on a window machine also. There are many methods to this, you can chec2 this lin2 or them. will

e/plain two o them.

M. will be using the ownCloud clients or that. Open lin2 and downloadthe windows client rom here

*imply install the client and it will wor2 or you.

http://www.webdav.org/projects/https://owncloud.com/download/https://download.owncloud.com/desktop/stable/ownCloud-1.6.1.3267-setup.exehttps://www.howtoforge.com/images/how_to_install_owncloud_7_on_centOS-6.5/big/31.pnghttp://www.webdav.org/projects/https://owncloud.com/download/https://download.owncloud.com/desktop/stable/ownCloud-1.6.1.3267-setup.exe


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6nter the details http)((MN3.M-0..M(owncloud)

"gain give your credentials< user=owncloud and password=database_password = which

we have settup while installing the ownCloud J and the window will appear)



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You can open the local folder to access the files locally.

3. Cyberduc2 ver 1.4.

There is another method to access the ownCloud 7 server. I will be using Cyberduck for that. For

this you need to install it from this U!.

"ownload the installer and install it simply by doing ne#t $$ne#t.

http://cyberduck.io/?l=enhttps://www.howtoforge.com/images/how_to_install_owncloud_7_on_centOS-6.5/big/8.pnghttps://www.howtoforge.com/images/how_to_install_owncloud_7_on_centOS-6.5/big/20.pnghttp://cyberduck.io/?l=en


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Cyberduck has a very nice user interface.

%nter the credentials & connect '*$'6+$,$',,#owncloud#remote$!#webdav with

user=owncloud and assword=database_assword'

(ive the credentials and it will connect.



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Configuring OwnCloud Installation