What is owncloud #
Owncloud is open-source software that anyone can access for free, anyone can access it on laptops,pc, mac or mobiles. It allows you to run your own cloud storage and it is developed in 2010 it has features like dropbox and also works the same as dropbox. You can share your files with co-workers. It is the cloud storage that is secure, private, and owned by you. It has similarities to google drive.it can be accessed on any device and anywhere.
Uses of owncloud #
- Backup Your Precious Files
- You can Backup your important files or any documents with it.
- Send Large Files to Family, Friends, or Co-Workers
- You can share your files with your friends family or co-workers by sharing documents from your own-cloud
- Use owncloud App to Access Documents
- You can use your own-cloud app on your mobile to access important documents on your mobile.
- Efficient Built-in Search Engine
- it has its very own built-in search engine, which allows you to search by file types, such as image, Word document, or video
- Share Photos and Videos with Your Contacts
- You can share your photos videos or any other things with your contacts using it.
- Open and Edit Various Kinds of Document
- You can edit files or documents online by using it.
- Completely Free to Use
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- Basically, owncloud is open source and it is free to use.
System requirements for owncloud #
If you want to install owncloud on your hosting your system must follow some requirements.
Software | Recommended | Minimum |
PHP | 7.4 | 7.1 |
Database | ||
MySQL | 8+ | 8 |
MariaDB | 10+ | 10 |
Webserver | ||
Apache 2.4 | NGINX | |
Memory | ||
512 MB | 128 MB |
The installation process of Owncloud #
To install owncloud server on your system you have to follow the following steps, to install own-cloud there are 2 methods
- Installation using softaculous app installer
- Manual installation
Installation using softaculous app installer #
To install owncloud using softaculous app installer you must follow the following steps
Step1: login to your hostrik Cpanel account and go to the software section and click softaculous app installer.
Step2: type owncloud in the search box of softaculous app installer and press enter, the installation window will open click the install button.
Step3: In the next step choose the installation URL and then select the data directory.
Step4: Create an admin account in the next step give a username and password also give the email address of the admin account.
Step5: In the next step create the database for your software select their backup information and click install. this is the one method to install owncloud using softaculous app installer.
Manual installation #
To install your own cloud manually you have to follow the steps as follows. For installation owncloud their steps are divided into 3 parts.
- File configuration
- Database configuration
- Cloud configuration
- File configuration
- Go to the official site and from the download section download the own-cloud file in the zipping format.
- Extract the file and upload it in the domain public_html folder where you want to install it.
- Database configuration
- In Cpanel of your hostrik account and go to the database section and create the database.
- To create a database give the name of the database and click create the database.
- After that add user to that database for that add username of user and type password again type password and click create user
- Give all privileges to the user by clicking all privileges.
- Cloud configuration
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- Go to the URL where you want to install software and start installing it.
- You will see the welcome window of owncloud hit next
- In the next window type “.” and hit next
- Set up admin account of own-cloud and click finish setup.
- All set
these are the 2 methods to install owncloud on your system. you can install using softaculous app installer or you can install manually.