5 of the Best Apps to Install for Your Nextcloud Server

Top 7 Apps to Install for Your Nextcloud Instance

• Deck – Kanban Style Organization Tool.
• OnlyOffice – Free Office Suite.
• News – RSS Feed Reader for Nextcloud.
• Passwords – Password Manager for Nextcloud.
• Reader – ebook Reader.
• Unsplash – Choose a new random nature photo.
• Music – Plays audio files directly in Nextcloud.

1. How do I install apps on Nextcloud?
2. How do I install Nextcloud on server?
3. How do I start my Nextcloud server?
4. What can I do with Nextcloud?
5. How much does Nextcloud cost?
6. How do I use Nextcloud calendar?
7. Which is better ownCloud or Nextcloud?
8. Does Nextcloud use Apache?
9. How good is Nextcloud?
10. What webserver does Nextcloud use?
11. Where are Nextcloud files stored?

How do I install apps on Nextcloud?

Click the app name to view a description of the app and any of the app settings in the Application View field. Clicking the Enable button will enable the app. If the app is not part of the Nextcloud installation, it will be downloaded from the app store, installed and enabled.

How do I install Nextcloud on server?

Finally, you will be redirected to the Nextcloud installer.

1. Right-click here and save the file to your computer.
2. Upload setup-nextcloud.php to your web space.
3. Point your web browser to setup-nextcloud.php on your webspace.
4. Follow the instructions and configure Nextcloud.
5. Login to your newly created Nextcloud instance!

How do I start my Nextcloud server?

To get started with installing NextCloud, follow the steps below:

1. Step 1: Install Apache2 HTTP Server on Ubuntu. ...
2. Step 2: Install MariaDB Database Server. ...
3. Step 3: Install PHP 7.2 and Related Modules. ...
4. Step 3: Restart Apache2. ...
5. Step 4: Create NextCloud Database. ...
6. Step 5: Download NextCloud Latest Release. ...
7. Step 6: Configure Apache2.

What can I do with Nextcloud?

Mobile and desktop clients

The free Nextcloud clients for Android, iOS and desktop systems allow you to sync and share files, in a fully secure way through an encrypted connection. The mobile clients feature automatic upload of pictures and videos you take and can synchronize select files and folders.

How much does Nextcloud cost?

Nextcloud Pricing

How do I use Nextcloud calendar?

You can use it to set up DAVx⁵ without having to enter a base URL:

1. Install the Nextcloud app for Android.
2. Open the Settings of the Nextcloud app.
3. Choose "Sync calendar & contacts".
4. DAVx⁵ will open with Nextcloud Login Flow.
5. Continue DAVx⁵ setup as usual (see below).

Which is better ownCloud or Nextcloud?

Conclusion. Both packages have a solid base and a growing set of addon apps, both have support available. Nextcloud, however, has a lot more action, “buzz” and growth. ownCloud does not appear to be dead at all, but the future of open source clouds clearly looks to be with Nextcloud.

Does Nextcloud use Apache?

In case you prefer installing from the source tarball, you can setup Nextcloud from scratch using a classic LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP).

How good is Nextcloud?

Nextcloud verdict

Overall, we can't help but be impressed with Nextcloud: it provides almost all the features that you can get from Google Drive, OneDrive, iCloud or Dropbox, at a fraction of the cost and with the flexibility that only self-hosting provides.

What webserver does Nextcloud use?

How to Install and Configure Nextcloud with Apache on Ubuntu 18.04. Nextcloud is an open-source, self-hosted file share and collaboration platform, similar to Dropbox. It comes bundled with media player, calendar and contact management.

Where are Nextcloud files stored?

The location of the data directory is configured via the datadirectory entry in your config. php. The default is the data directory in the installation folder of nextcloud.