How to Self-host a Cloud File Server for CHEAP | Installing Nextcloud on Ubuntu Server

Learn the benefits of self-hosting a cloud file server and how to do it with Nextcloud.

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0:00 Intro to self-hosting
1:23 Installing Ubuntu Server
5:30 Finding your server's IP
6:10 Connecting via SSH
6:53 Installing updates
7:32 Setting up the firewall
8:30 Installing Fail2Ban
9:14 Installing Canonical Livepatch
10:42 Installing the Nextcloud snap
13:08 Adding Port Forwarding Rules
13:41 Nextcloud Web Interface
14:08 Installing a Sync Client
14:45 Adding Apps to Nextcloud
15:13 Installing Glances
17:15 Installing Netdata
18:21 You're Done!

[YeetPC]

The links to all the downloads/software used are in the description

[Netdata]

Great job! We're so impressed we had to share on social media! :)

[KarlBrandPi]

Brilliant self hosted server file share how-to vid, thank you! Looking forward to your next project :D

[techworld]

I SEE YOU WITH THAT STRAD MERCH, MY GUY!

[Billygoat]

I'm getting the error: "Error while trying to initialise the database: The column 'mount_id' on table 'oc_mounts' already exists, " when executing command "sudo nextcloud.manual-install <username> <password>"

Also, when I do the command "sudo nextcloud.occ config:system:set trusted_domains 1 --value=<myipaddress>, " the error comes up as "Nextcloud is not installed - only a limited number of commands are available. There are no commands defined in the "config:system" namespace."

I'm pretty sure this is because the manual install did not work, but that is also giving an error. Do you know why the first command isn't working?

[MyHeap]

Excellent job young man!!! Perhaps it would be a little more prudent to tighten up your ssh rule to allow only connections from your internal network or maybe only your machine. You could enable key connections only and login with your personal ssl keys.

You can get a free SSL cert for your nextcloud server at letsencrypt.org. You are doing awesome, keep up the good work!

Joe

[vendetta]

Can I use this to host image files I wish to share with my friends? I was thinking to self host a server so I can share larger sized images with friends over Discord, which currently limits the file upload size, but allows externally hosted image files found online.

[jamesanderson]

hi, can i get access to my personal server made by the above process from another country too? or will there be any any IP issues ? is next cloud client installed on my smartphone enough to access contents on my server and monitor my server?