NextCloud

Last updated on Aug 30, 2024

Nextcloud AIO Build

Build Instance

  1. Login to the Web Portal with a valid American Cloud account.

  2. On the left navigation column choose 'Cloud Compute'.

  3. Click on "Create an Instance" select your "Project" and click "Proceed"

  4. Select your location and network. Under "Choose Server Image" select "Marketplace Apps" tab and choose "Nextcloud AIO"

  5. Choose a server size and then click "Add a new startup script".

  6. Select "ADD STARTUP SCRIPT" in the popup. This will run the initial command to build Nextcloud AIO.

  7. Click "Review and Deploy" then "Deploy Now".

  8. While the machine is deploying create the DNS A-record using the Public IP.

    Note: DNS providers have different methods of doing this, please contact your DNS provider if you are having any issues

    Example American Cloud DNS Management, insert your Nextcloud instance Public IP instead of 0.0.0.0

  9. Once the VM build is complete open a browser and navigate to https://public_ip:8080. Be sure to annotate the password on this page before proceeding.

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Troubleshooting Nextcloud

  • Containers not starting
  1. If containers fail to start following nextcloud launch use the reload option.

  2. The containers will reload and show as running. If containers remain as starting, stop and restart containers using the "Stop Containers" function.

  3. Using one or both of the above techniques the containers should show as running.