Dockerfile
to create a Docker container image for Nextcloud.
Nextcloud is a self-hosted open source application for file hosting and sharing.
If you find this image useful here's how you can help:
- Send a pull request with your awesome features and bug fixes
- Help users resolve their issues.
- Support the development of this image with a donation
Before reporting your issue please try updating Docker to the latest version and check if it resolves the issue. Refer to the Docker installation guide for instructions.
SELinux users should try disabling SELinux using the command setenforce 0
to see if it resolves the issue.
If the above recommendations do not help then report your issue along with the following information:
- Output of the
docker version
anddocker info
commands - The
docker run
command ordocker-compose.yml
used to start the image. Mask out the sensitive bits. - Please state if you are using Boot2Docker, VirtualBox, etc.
Automated builds of the image are available on Dockerhub and is the recommended method of installation.
Note: Builds are also available on Quay.io
docker pull sameersbn/nextcloud:9.0.53-2
Alternatively you can build the image yourself.
docker build -t sameersbn/nextcloud github.com/sameersbn/docker-nextcloud
The quickest way to start using this image is with docker-compose.
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sameersbn/docker-nextcloud/master/docker-compose.yml
Update the NEXTCLOUD_URL
environment variable in the docker-compose.yml
file with the url from which Nextcloud will be externally accessible.
docker-compose up
Alternatively, you can start Nextcloud manually using the Docker command line.
Step 1. Launch a PostgreSQL container
docker run --name nextcloud-postgresql -itd --restart=always \
--env 'DB_NAME=nextcloud_db' \
--env 'DB_USER=nextcloud' --env 'DB_PASS=password' \
--volume /srv/docker/nextcloud/postgresql:/var/lib/postgresql \
sameersbn/postgresql:9.5-2
Step 2. Launch the Nextcloud php-fpm container
docker run --name nextcloud -itd --restart=always \
--env NEXTCLOUD_URL=http://cloud.example.com:10080 \
--link nextcloud-postgresql:postgresql \
--volume /srv/docker/nextcloud/nextcloud:/var/lib/nextcloud \
sameersbn/nextcloud:9.0.53-2 app:nextcloud
Step 3. Launch a NGINX frontend container
docker run --name nextcloud-nginx -itd --restart=always \
--link nextcloud:php-fpm \
--publish 10080:80 \
sameersbn/nextcloud:9.0.53-2 app:nginx
Point your browser to http://cloud.example.com:10080
and login using the default username and password:
- username: admin
- password: password
Note
Use the
NEXTCLOUD_ADMIN_USER
andNEXTCLOUD_ADMIN_PASSWORD
variables to create a custom admin user and password on the firstrun instead of the default credentials.
For Nextcloud to preserve its state across container shutdown and startup you should mount a volume at /var/lib/nextcloud
.
The Quickstart command already mounts a volume for persistence.
SELinux users should update the security context of the host mountpoint so that it plays nicely with Docker:
mkdir -p /srv/docker/nextcloud
chcon -Rt svirt_sandbox_file_t /srv/docker/nextcloud
The image allows users to create backups of the Nextcloud installation using the app:backup:create
command or the nextcloud-backup-create
helper script. The generated backup consists of configuration files, uploaded files and the sql database.
Before generating a backup โ stop and remove the running instance.
docker stop nextcloud && docker rm nextcloud
Relaunch the container with the app:backup:create
argument.
docker run --name nextcloud -it --rm [OPTIONS] \
sameersbn/nextcloud:9.0.53-2 app:backup:create
The backup will be created in the backups/
folder of the Persistent volume. You can change the location using the NEXTCLOUD_BACKUPS_DIR
configuration parameter.
NOTE
Backups can also be generated on a running instance using:
docker exec -it nextcloud nextcloud-backup-create
By default backups are held indefinitely. Using the NEXTCLOUD_BACKUPS_EXPIRY
parameter you can configure how long (in seconds) you wish to keep the backups. For example, setting NEXTCLOUD_BACKUPS_EXPIRY=604800
will remove backups that are older than 7 days. Old backups are only removed when creating a new backup, never automatically.
Backups created using instructions from the Creating backups section can be restored using the app:backup:restore
argument.
Before restoring a backup โ stop and remove the running instance.
docker stop nextcloud && docker rm nextcloud
Relaunch the container with the app:backup:restore
argument. Ensure you launch the container in the interactive mode -it
.
docker run --name nextcloud -it --rm [OPTIONS] \
sameersbn/nextcloud:9.0.53-2 app:backup:restore
A list of existing backups will be displayed. Select a backup you wish to restore.
To avoid this interaction you can specify the backup filename using the BACKUP
argument to app:backup:restore
, eg.
docker run --name nextcloud -it --rm [OPTIONS] \
sameersbn/nextcloud:9.0.53-2 app:backup:restore BACKUP=1417624827_nextcloud_backup.tar
To upgrade to newer releases:
- Download the updated Docker image:
docker pull sameersbn/nextcloud:9.0.53-2
- Stop the currently running image:
docker stop nextcloud
- Remove the stopped container
docker rm -v nextcloud
- Start the updated image
docker run -name nextcloud -itd \
[OPTIONS] \
sameersbn/nextcloud:9.0.53-2
For debugging and maintenance purposes you may want access the containers shell. If you are using Docker version 1.3.0
or higher you can access a running containers shell by starting bash
using docker exec
:
docker exec -it nextcloud bash