Solved Owncloud install

[fullauto2012]

I have been through every possible install guide there is and am still not successful getting this to work... I am currently running FreeBSD 10.3 and have Apache24 installed and working.

Can someone please point me in the direction of an install guide?

 

[gkontos]

Have you tried installing it as a package or port? www/owncloud

 

[fullauto2012]

Both... None of the guides I found have every step... I have to piece the thing together like a bad case on CSI: Miami...

 

[gkontos]

Ok, I need to ask, where do you get stacked exactly?

 

[fullauto2012]

Not familiar with the phrase...

 

[obsigna]

... stacked ...

Not familiar with the phrase...

That's most probably a typing error -- read stuck.

Did you ever come to the idea to read the original installation guides before following some obscure howtos on the web?
https://doc.owncloud.org/server/latest/admin_manual/installation/

 

[rigoletto@]

Most people are using Nextcloud these days, I myself included. So, I can share my config file made for www/nextcloud + www/nginx-devel.

However, if interested in Nextcloud, you can also take a look here.

Cheers!

 

[fullauto2012]

I did read the original Installation material... I was getting stuck on the PHP stuff.
I ended up going with Nextcloud, which I admit I didn't even know was a thing.
I live the web interface, but the PC client leaves a lot to be desired.
Can't keep several folder sync'd at the same time and no way to select how long in between syncs.

 

[rigoletto@]

The ownCloud and Nextcloud clients are the same with different theme, at least for now.

What do you mean by "Can't keep several folders sync'd at the same time"?

I have my folders in $HOME all syncing separated. However, Nextcloud does only sync one per time. The sync happen after every change.

 

[fullauto2012]

On PC, testing for deployment.
I'm trying to have my ~home dir sync as well as some dirs on my e:\ drive.
It keeps trying to merge the two.

 

[rigoletto@]

hum. I never experienced this behavior, however I never tried to sync an external drive.

However, I do not sync my $HOME entirely, just the not hidden folders: Documents, Downloads, Music etc. and they are kept on separated sync connections. I do not use the ownCloud/Nextcloud folder.

Have you created new separated sync connections for each one, $HOME and External?

 

[fullauto2012]

So Im guessing the way to accomplish what I want is to have separate sync for every folder I want sync'd? I was under the impression that the software was able to keep better records of what goes where. I will try that tomorrow...

 

[rigoletto@]

If you use a "big" folder to sync everything, everything will be inside of a single folder at the Nextcloud server side. However organized as the original folder inside it. Nexcloud keep track of the sync using some hidden files inside the folders.