[HOWTO] Install NextCloud/ownCloud inside a Jail NAS4Free 11.x/10.x

[Nostalgist92]

That's also another option, a lot simpler too! But doesn't install in a jail as far as I'm aware (happy to be corrected if that's not the case, I personally only use OBI for thebrig and eGUI so wouldn't know for sure ) so it's up to you which way you want to go about it!

The LetsEncrypt certificate mentioned before too will also work well if you use the OBI extension method, just slightly different to get set up.

[Nostalgist92]

Ok tweaked the script to include some details about memory caching, basically, you'll have to install APCu from the ports tree for now until it pops up in the bsd repository again.

Enable the ports tree for your owncloud jail:
NAS WebGUI -> Extensions -> TheBrig
Updates tab -> Central Ports -> tick your clouds jail name -> save then fetch+install (if you haven't already, this could take a while)

Once that is done you can head back to your jail and run this command:
cd /usr/ports/devel/pecl-APCu && make -DBATCH install clean

Then you're good to go! (Making sure you have also edited /usr/local/www/nextcloud/config/config.php in the jail to include 'memcache.local' => '\OC\Memcache\APCu', and restarted the webserver with /usr/local/etc/rc.d/lighttpd restart)

Again, installing via OBI is going to be easier if you don't care about it not being in a jail (is apcu included in nas4free by default? may run into the same problem?)

[papaschlumpf88]

Thanks the Memcache works.
I want my cloud in the jail because so i can use a MySQL database
I have another question.
I want to create a backup from the Cloud. With Putty and the following commands it works
is it possible to do this4 commands with a cron job each day/week/month?

[Nostalgist92]

If the command works through putty chances are it will run as a cron fine.

It all just depends on what you are backing up and where you are sending it really, an example may help with some more info

[papaschlumpf88]

I want to get in the jail save the MySQL database to the nextcloud/data folder, exit the jail and coppy the complete nextcloud folder from the SSD(Jail) to the Backup Archiv at the RaidZ2.
jexec 1 csh
mysqldump --single-transaction -h localhost -u root -pPassword nextcloud > /usr/local/www/nextcloud/Backup_MySQL/nextcloud-sqlbkp.bak
exit
rsync -Aax /mnt/SSD/thebrig/Cloud/usr/local/www/nextcloud/ /mnt/RaidZ2/Backup_Cloud_komplett_inc_DB/nextcloud-backup_`date +"%Y%m"`/

Is it possible to stopp Nextcloud with a command before start the backup from the MySQL database and continue nextcloud after the rsync is done?

[Nostalgist92]

Should be pretty easy, save this to a sh file and point the cron job to it. Should get it all in one go. I'd probably suggest changing the 'jexec 1' to 'jexec nextcloudjailname' though.

Leaving out the 'csh' after the jexec basically runs the command in the jail without having to actually go IN to the jails terminal.

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#!/bin/sh
# Stop Nextcloud, backup mysql database, then start NextCloud 
jexec 1 /usr/local/etc/rc.d/lighttpd stop && mysqldump --single-transaction -h localhost -u root -pPassword nextcloud > /usr/local/www/nextcloud/Backup_MySQL/nextcloud-sqlbkp.bak && /usr/local/etc/rc.d/lighttpd start

# Send mysql backup to a different location
rsync -Aax /mnt/SSD/thebrig/Cloud/usr/local/www/nextcloud/ /mnt/RaidZ2/Backup_Cloud_komplett_inc_DB/nextcloud-backup_`date +"%Y%m"`/

Let us know if it works OK!

[papaschlumpf88]

Thanks for your great support.
I try it but it doesn´t work. It seams that the problem is to execute the commands after log in to the jexec Cloud. If I execute the .sh file with putty /bin/CloudBackup.sh The terminal change to root@Cloud:/ but after that nothing happens. When I write manual exit with putty I switch back to root@nas4free and the .sh file try to execute the mysqldump command. And of course I get a fault because there is no MySQL .

I try the same onely with rsync command in it and it works fine. So I think we need some changes to execute the commands inside the jail.

[Nostalgist92]

Oops sorry, remove the "csh" after jexec, forgot to remove that from the code before posting! Edited previous post to reflect the removal of csh

[papaschlumpf88]

Now I got it.
jexec Cloud without the csh helps a lot. But I also have to change the Folder as well from
/usr/local/www/nextcloud/Backup_MySQL/nextcloud-sqlbkp.bak to
/mnt/SSD/thebrig/Cloud/usr/local/www/nextcloud/Backup_MySQL/nextcloud-sqlbkp.bak
Now I stop the cloud from the beginning to the end of the backup.
This is the CloudBackup.sh now

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#!/bin/sh
echo // Stop Nextcloud
jexec Cloud /usr/local/etc/rc.d/lighttpd stop

echo // Create a backup from the MySQL database, to the Nextcloud folder /Backup_MySQL
jexec Cloud mysqldump --single-transaction -h localhost -u root -pPassword nextcloud > /mnt/SSD/thebrig/Cloud/usr/local/www/nextcloud/Backup_MySQL/nextcloud-sqlbkp.bak

echo // Sync the backup from the Cloud SSD with the RaidZ2 Cloud Backup Archiv
rsync -Aax /mnt/SSD/thebrig/Cloud/usr/local/www/nextcloud/ /mnt/RaidZ2/Backup_Cloud_komplett_inc_DB/nextcloud-backup_`date +"%Y%m"`/

echo // Start Nextcloud
jexec Cloud /usr/local/etc/rc.d/lighttpd start
echo // Done! Backup successful

[papaschlumpf88]

Now I include the cron job to the WebGui but. If I klick the buttton to exicute the job, everything works. But I want to do this job each day automatical so I set up at the WebGui and enable the job. But nothing happened. I als check the etc/crontab and find the right command
35 14 * * * root /bin/CloudBackup_day.sh
Can someone find the mistake?

[Nostalgist92]

Seems fine to me, not sure why it wouldn't execute automatically (unless it was already past 2:35pm when you enabled it)

You could try adding something like this at the end of your command:
> /var/log/CloudBackup_day.log 2>&1
Example of cron:

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35 14 * * * root /bin/CloudBackup_day.sh > /var/log/CloudBackup_day.log 2>&1

Then check that log file for the output of the script and see if there are any errors.

The only other thing I can think of right now is maybe commenting out the echo commands?
I don't remember having any issues with those in auto cron scripts but you never know.

[papaschlumpf88]

The logfile helps me a lot to find my fault. But now everything works. Thanks for helping a newbie .
My falt was that cron does not find the commands rsync and the mysql ... Now I add the directory to the commands.

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#!/bin/sh
#Stop Nextcloud
jexec Cloud /usr/local/etc/rc.d/lighttpd stop

#Create a backup from the MySQL database, to the Nextcloud folder /Backup_MySQL
jexec Cloud /usr/local/bin/mysqldump --single-transaction -h localhost -u root -pPassword nextcloud > /mnt/SSD/thebrig/Cloud/usr/local/www/nextcloud/Backup_MySQL/nextcloud-MySQL-Backup.bak

#Sync the backup from the Cloud SSD with the RaidZ2 Cloud Backup Archiv
/usr/local/bin/rsync -Aax --delete /mnt/SSD/thebrig/Cloud/usr/local/www/nextcloud/ /mnt/RaidZ2/Backup/Cloud/nextcloud-backup_day/

#Start Nextcloud
jexec Cloud /usr/local/etc/rc.d/lighttpd start

[papaschlumpf88]

Hi I have another question. The cloud works fine at my LAN. Now I want to use the Cloud from the Internet as well WAN. So I need to setup the port forwarding at my Router(Fritzbox). But there I have a problem. My Nas4Free has the IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.7) and the cloud jail (xxx.xxx.xxx.8). If I want to setup the port forwarding I get a message that this is not possible because there are two IP addresses with the same MAC address. Is it possible to use the same IP address for Nas4Free and the Cloud jail? Or does someone have a idea?

If there isn´t any possibility to do this with 1 Ethernet Port. My Mainboard have two Ethernet Ports. But I then I have the same problem when I need a second Jail with Port Forwarding...

[Nostalgist92]

I've never encountered this problem before, almost every router I've used has no issue running multiple IP's per MAC/NIC.

But in your case, unfortunately, this is a limitation specific to fritzboxes
I've never used a fritzbox personally so I'm unable to assist much further than that. (The popular solution whenever it comes to fritzboxes seems to be "get a new router" lol)

Quick google search (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=fritz+box+bsd+jail+ip) came up with this: https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/60960/ which is basically pointing out the same problem you are having (I haven't read through the full thing so unsure if there are any options in there you could try)

The easy solution would be to use the OneButtonInstaller to install nextcloud on your NAS (It doesn't install to a thebrig jail so it will use your regular NAS IP then you can just point the open port to "xxx.xxx.7")
OneButtonInstaller won't solve future problems when you add additional jails though

Hopefully, someone else can provide some input here if they have ever come across this issue and solved it?

[Mike8282]

what are the correct port forwarding requirements for this setup? Ive tried half a dozen ways and cannot get it to connect from the internet.

[Nostalgist92]

If you kept to the default port, open port 81 to the jail's IP address.

Example
NAS IP: 192.168.1.3 <- Port forward does NOT go to this IP
NextCloud Jail IP: 192.168.1.200 <- Port forward to THIS IP

Should then be accessible over the internet via https://YOUR-WAN-IP:81 or https://yourdomain.tld:81 (if you have a domain)
Just in case: https://whatismyipaddress.com/

[Mike8282]

Ive tried this. Also https://(external ip):8181 to (internal jail ip):81 Could not having a valid cert be the problem? Also do I need to port forward 443 and does the Web server in Nas4free need to be configured in anyway? This is the error im geting from the internet. I dont know why its showing an internal ip error as im using the external ip to connect.

its going from https://(external ip):81 to:

[Nostalgist92]

443 doesn't need to be forwarded (nextcloud is only listening on 81) and the nas4free web server is separate from the jail so no need to configure that one. A certificate error would look different and should give you the option to proceed to the site anyway so that's not it.

It does appear to be trying to redirect you to a page so you can add your external address to the trusted domains list though.
Is it working fine on LAN? If it isn't, some logs might help (/var/log/lighttpd)

You could try modifying the config file manually (/usr/local/www/nextcloud/config/config.php) and add your external ip to the trusted domains.
An example of what it would look like:

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'trusted_domains' =>
  array (
    '192.168.10.101',
    'your.domain.com',
  ),

Edit: Oh actually, the domain you're using... did you just recently create it? If yes it can take some time for it to propagate properly. If you didn't then just ignore this edit
Edit2: You can ignore the edit above, it's loading fine until it asks you to add the domain as a trusted one. Just do this manually and you should be good to go. Also might be an idea to remove the image from your post to be on the safe side as your domain is showing
Edit3: Omg I need to stop editing this post. Not sure if I'm just bored or overly tired, probably both! Just adding a link to the documentation for the config file, may help you with the trusted domain: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/11/ad ... eters.html

[Mike8282]

the trusted domains did the trick, thanks!