Introduction#
There are already many tutorials on building NextCloud online. This tutorial is based on my experience in setting up NextCloud and is provided for reference.
NextCloud is introduced here using the snap installation method due to its excellent cross-platform collaboration capabilities and simple and easy-to-use interface.
P.S. The server used in this article is LightSail in Japan, and the operating system is Ubuntu 18.04.
Installation Process#
Log in to the server and obtain root privileges
sudo -i
Enter the following commands
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install
snap sudo apt-get install snapd
sudo snap install nextcloud
After waiting for a moment, the following message will appear to indicate a successful installation
Enter the server IP address in the browser to enter the configuration interface
At this point, the installation process is complete
Enable HTTPS#
After completing the installation of the NextCloud server, proceed to set up the domain name.
First, make sure to resolve the domain name to the IP address of your server in advance. It is best to wait until the resolution is successful before proceeding to the next step.
Enter the following code to apply for a Let's Encrypt certificate:
sudo nextcloud.enable-https lets-encrypt
There was a problem at this step. After deploying the certificate, I couldn't access my domain name and IP address. This problem was resolved after uninstalling and reinstalling.
P.S. Uninstall command: snap remove nextcloud
After reinstalling, you need to reapply for the certificate command
At this time, accessing through the domain name will display an untrusted domain, as shown in the figure below:
At this time, you only need to enter the following command
Replace domain.com with your own domain name. If you need to add a domain name, change 1 to 2, and so on
sudo nextcloud.occ config:system:set trusted_domains 1 --value=domain.com
This way, you can access it normally, and NextCloud is now ready to use.
Using Aria2 for Offline Downloads#
If you can use the server to download videos and other resources offline, you can achieve adventure downloads, which means you can watch them instantly. However, please do not violate the laws and regulations of the country where the server is located, otherwise, the server may be shut down for violating TOS rules.
First, click on the avatar in the upper right corner, select "Apps", and then click on the disabled app to enable "External storage support".
Go back to the server and install Aria2:
wget -N --no-check-certificate https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ToyoDAdoubi/doubi/master/aria2.sh && chmod +x aria2.sh && bash aria2.sh
Next, modify the download storage path of Aria2. Open: vi /root/.aria2/aria2.conf and find: dir=XXX. It is recommended to modify it to /var/snap/nextcloud/common/nextcloud/data/xxx/files/Downloads (where xxx is the username used during installation)
It is also recommended to change the RPC token to a memorable string.
After modifying, run service aria2 restart to restart the aria2 service.
Now return to the NextCloud settings page, click on "External storage" under "Administration", and add the local external storage you just created.
Next, download an Aria2 visualization program
(The following content is quoted from 挖站否)
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AriaNg project:
Project: https://github.com/mayswind/AriaNg
Download: https://github.com/mayswind/AriaNg/releases/latest
AriaNg is a frontend (HTML+JS static) control panel. It does not need to be placed on the same server or device as Aria2 (backend/server). You can directly download it to your local computer, unzip it, and open index.html, or put it on a server for access. The server only needs Nginx or Apache.
Click to open AriaNg settings and fill in the RPC alias, address, protocol, request method, and key. Fill in the RPC address with the IP or domain name, the default port is 6800, and the key is the one you just modified in the configuration file. (Click to enlarge)
After completing the settings, click on "Aria2 Status" and you will see that Aria2 has connected successfully. If it fails to connect, check if the firewall of the VPS has opened two ports, one is the RPC listening port 6800 (default), and the other is the BT listening port 51413 (default). Of course, after modifying the configuration file, remember to restart the VPS.
Open the AriaNg panel, and you can add HTTP BT magnet links to start downloading.
Since we are using a VPS host to download resources, the speed can be very fast.
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!! Remember to confirm if the download location is set correctly !!
The downloaded files may not be displayed immediately in NextCloud. You need to use the built-in occ function of NextCloud to refresh the files in the folder.
First, create an executable file in the root directory
vi /root/nextcloud.sh
Enter the following content
#!/bin/bash
sudo nextcloud.occ files:scan --all
Save and exit
Give it permission, chmod 777 nextcloud.sh
Run crontab -e and press Enter
Add the following code below:
*/1 * * * * /root/nextcloud.sh
Press Ctrl+X to exit, press Y to confirm, and press Enter. The above command means that nextcloud.sh will be executed every minute. You can also change it to 2 minutes or 30 minutes according to your actual needs.
Summary#
It is not recommended to use a server in Japan for BT downloads, as it is easy to crash~