Deploy Nextcloud on Northflank

Nextcloud is a free, open source, self-hostable file storage solution. In their own words:

A safe home for all your data. Access & share your files, calendars, contacts, mail & more from any device, on your terms.

This guide will walk you through deploying the Nextcloud Docker image on Northflank.

1. Create a secret group. Pick a suitable name, and leave the variables empty for now. Any variables in this secret group will be automatically inherited by the service we create later.

2. Create a database. Nextcloud supports MySQL and PostgreSQL databases, both of which Northflank provides. Create a new addon with the following configuration:

   1. Select either MySQL or PostgreSQL.

   2. Untick the Deploy with TLS option.

   3. Under Linked secret groups, find the secret group you just created and click Configure. This allows the connection details for our addon to be added to our existing secret group.

   4. Depending on whether you are using MySQL or PostgreSQL, link the following variables and add their aliases:

      MySQL:

      Variable	Alias
      DATABASE	MYSQL_DATABASE
      USERNAME	MYSQL_USER
      PASSWORD	MYSQL_PASSWORD
      HOST	MYSQL_HOST

      PostgreSQL:

      Variable	Alias
      DATABASE	POSTGRES_DB
      USERNAME	POSTGRES_USER
      PASSWORD	POSTGRES_PASSWORD
      HOST	POSTGRES_HOST

      

3. Create a deployment service with the following configuration:

   1. External image using nextcloud:production.
   2. Public HTTP port 80 (this will be configured automatically).
   3. A resource plan of nf-compute-50 or higher is recommended.

   

4. After your deployment service is created, navigate to the Volumes page, and add a new volume with the mount path /var/www/html. Select an appropriately sized disk for your requirements, the size can always be increased at a later date.

   

5. Once your volume has been created and your deployment service has restarted, navigate to your public code.run domain shown in the top right corner of your service dashboard. You will be prompted with a Nextcloud setup screen: create a username & password, click 'Install' and wait for Nextcloud to perform its initial set up. This can take a few minutes, but only needs to be done once.

   

If you encounter any issues while following this guide we're happy to assist you with your Nextcloud deployment at support@northflank.com. At Northflank we also have dedicated support plans for business customers.

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