NextCloud

To run the NextCloud share and collaboration platform using Unit:

  1. Install Unit with a PHP language module.

  2. Install and configure NextCloud’s prerequisites

  3. Install NextCloud’s core files. Here we install them at /path/to/app; use a real path in your configuration.

    Verify the resulting settings in /path/to/app/config/config.php; in particular, check the trusted domains to ensure the installation is accessible within your network:

    'trusted_domains' =>
array (
  0 => 'localhost',
  1 => '*.example.com',
),

  4. Change ownership:

    Run the following command (as root) so Unit can access the application directory (If the application uses several directories, run the command for each one):

    # chown -R unit:unit /path/to/app/  # User and group that Unit's router runs as by default
    The unit:unit user-group pair is available only with official packages , Docker images, and some third-party repos. Otherwise, account names may differ; run the ps aux | grep unitd command to be sure.

    For further details, including permissions, see the security checklist.

  5. Next, put together the NextCloud configuration for Unit (use real values for share and root). The following is based on NextCloud’s own guide:

    {
   "listeners": {
      "*:80": {
            "pass": "routes"
      }
   },

   "routes": [
      {
            "match": {
               "uri": [
                  "/build/*",
                  "/tests/*",
                  "/config/*",
                  "/lib/*",
                  "/3rdparty/*",
                  "/templates/*",
                  "/data/*",
                  "/.*",
                  "/autotest*",
                  "/occ*",
                  "/issue*",
                  "/indie*",
                  "/db_*",
                  "/console*"
               ]
            },
            "_comment_match": "Denies access to files and directories best kept private",
            "action": {
               "return": 404
            }
      },
      {
            "match": {
               "uri": [
                  "/core/ajax/update.php*",
                  "/cron.php*",
                  "/index.php*",
                  "/ocm-provider*.php*",
                  "/ocs-provider*.php*",
                  "/ocs/v1.php*",
                  "/ocs/v2.php*",
                  "/public.php*",
                  "/remote.php*",
                  "/status.php*",
                  "/updater*.php*"
               ]
            },
            "_comment_match": "Serves direct URIs with dedicated scripts",
            "action": {
               "pass": "applications/nextcloud/direct"
            }
      },
      {
            "match": {
               "uri": "/ocm-provider*"
            },
            "action": {
               "pass": "applications/nextcloud/ocm"
            }
      },
      {
            "match": {
               "uri": "/ocs-provider*"
            },
            "action": {
               "pass": "applications/nextcloud/ocs"
            }
      },
      {
            "match": {
               "uri": "/updater*"
            },
            "action": {
               "pass": "applications/nextcloud/updater"
            }
      },
      {
            "action": {
               "share": "/path/to/app$uri",
               "_comment_share": "Serves matching static files",
               "fallback": {
                  "pass": "applications/nextcloud/index"
               }
            }
      }
   ],

   "applications": {
      "nextcloud": {
            "type": "php",
            "targets": {
               "direct": {
                  "root": "/path/to/app/"
               },
               "_comment_direct": "Path to the application directory; use a real path in your configuration",
               "index": {
                  "root": "/path/to/app/",
                  "script": "index.php"
               },
               "_comment_index": "All requests are handled by a single script",
               "ocm": {
                  "root": "/path/to/app/ocm-provider/",
                  "script": "index.php"
               },
               "_comment_ocm": "All requests are handled by a single script",
               "ocs": {
                  "root": "/path/to/app/ocs-provider/",
                  "script": "index.php"
               },
               "_comment_ocs": "All requests are handled by a single script",
               "updater": {
                  "root": "/path/to/app/nextcloud/updater/",
                  "script": "index.php"
               },
               "_comment_updater": "All requests are handled by a single script"
            }
      }
   }
}

    The difference between the pass targets is their usage of the script setting:

    • The direct target runs the .php script from the URI or defaults to index.php if the URI omits it.
    • Other targets specify the script that Unit runs for any URIs the target receives.

  6. Upload the updated configuration.

    Assuming the JSON above was added to config.json. Run the following command as root:

    # curl -X PUT --data-binary @config.json --unix-socket \
      /path/to/control.unit.sock \  # Path to Unit's control socket in your installation
      http://localhost/config/      # Path to the config section in Unit's control API
    The control socket path may vary; run unitd -h or see Startup and shutdown for details.

  7. Adjust Unit’s max_body_size option.to avoid potential issues with large file uploads, for example, runnig the following command as root:

# curl -X PUT -d '{"http":{"max_body_size": 2147483648}}' --unix-socket \
    /path/to/control.unit.sock  # Path to Unit's control socket in your installation
    http://localhost/config/settings  # Path to the 'config/settings' section in Unit's control API

After a successful update, browse to http://localhost and set up your NextCloud installation:

NextCloud on Unit - Home Screen

Last modified February 6, 2025