How to Install NextCloud on Ubuntu 26.04

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Nextcloud is one of the best self-hosted cloud platforms for anyone who wants full control over their files, privacy, and data. Instead of relying on third-party services like Google Drive or Dropbox, Nextcloud allows you to build your own secure cloud server directly on your Ubuntu system.

In this guide, you will learn how to install Nextcloud on Ubuntu 26.04 step by step. We’ll cover everything from installing the required packages and configuring the web server to setting up the database and accessing your cloud storage through a web browser.

By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have a fully functional private cloud server that you can use to store files, sync devices, share documents, and even collaborate with others securely from anywhere.

 

Commands

 Install PHP

# apt install php8.5-{fpm,xml,intl,common,curl,mbstring,mysql,gd,imagick,zip} bzip2 unzip

 Install and Configure Nginx

# apt install nginx -y

# nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/nextcloud.conf

Insert the following into that file.

upstream nextcloud {
    server unix:/var/run/php/php8.5-fpm.sock;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name yourdomain.com;
    root /var/www/html/nextcloud;

    location = /robots.txt {
        allow all;
        log_not_found off;
        access_log off;
    }

    client_max_body_size 512M;
    fastcgi_buffers 64 4K;

    gzip on;
    gzip_vary on;
    gzip_comp_level 4;
    gzip_min_length 256;
    gzip_proxied expired no-cache no-store private no_last_modified no_etag auth;
    gzip_types application/atom+xml application/javascript application/json application/ld+json application/manifest+json application/rss+xml application/vnd.geo+json application/vnd.ms-fontobject application/x-font-ttf application/x-web-app-manifest+json application/xhtml+xml application/xml font/opentype image/bmp image/svg+xml image/x-icon text/cache-manifest text/css text/plain text/vcard text/vnd.rim.location.xloc text/vtt text/x-component text/x-cross-domain-policy;

    location / {
        rewrite ^ /index.php;
    }

    location ~ ^\/(?:build|tests|config|lib|3rdparty|templates|data)\/ {
        deny all;
    }
    location ~ ^\/(?:\.|autotest|occ|issue|indie|db_|console) {
        deny all;
    }

    location ~ ^\/(?:index|remote|public|cron|core\/ajax\/update|status|ocs\/v[12]|updater\/.+|oc[ms]-provider\/.+|.+\/richdocumentscode\/proxy)\.php(?:$|\/) {
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+?\.php)(\/.*|)$;
        set $path_info $fastcgi_path_info;
        try_files $fastcgi_script_name =404;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $path_info;
        fastcgi_param modHeadersAvailable true;
        fastcgi_param front_controller_active true;
        fastcgi_pass nextcloud;
        fastcgi_intercept_errors on;
        fastcgi_request_buffering off;
    }

    location ~ ^\/(?:updater|oc[ms]-provider)(?:$|\/) {
        try_files $uri/ =404;
        index index.php;
    }

    location ~ \.(?:css|js|woff2?|svg|gif|map)$ {
        try_files $uri /index.php$request_uri;
        add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=15778463";
        add_header Referrer-Policy "no-referrer" always;
        add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff" always;
        add_header X-Download-Options "noopen" always;
        add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN" always;
        add_header X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies "none" always;
        add_header X-Robots-Tag "none" always;
        add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block" always;

        access_log off;
    }

    location ~ \.(?:png|html|ttf|ico|jpg|jpeg|bcmap|mp4|webm)$ {
        try_files $uri /index.php$request_uri;
        access_log off;
    }
}

Restart Nginx

# systemctl restart nginx

Install MySQL Server

# apt install mysql-server

Create a Database

mysql> CREATE DATABASE nextcloud;
mysql> CREATE USER 'nextcloud'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'm0d1fyth15';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nextcloud.* TO 'nextcloud'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> \q

Download NextCloud

https://download.nextcloud.com/server/releases/

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