How to Install NextCloud with LAMP Stack on CentOS Stream 10

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NextCloud is a self-hosted cloud storage platform that allows users to store, sync, and share data securely. This guide will walk you through installing NextCloud with the LEMP (Linux, Nginx, MariaDB, PHP) stack on CentOS Stream 10.

Update System

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sudo dnf update -y

Install Apache (HTTPD)

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sudo dnf install -y httpd httpd-tools

Start and Enable Apache

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sudo systemctl enable --now httpd
sudo systemctl status httpd

Install MariaDB (Database Server)

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sudo dnf install -y mariadb mariadb-server

Start and Secure MariaDB

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sudo systemctl enable --now mariadb
sudo mysql_secure_installation

Create NextCloud Database

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mysql -u root -p

Inside MySQL:

CREATE DATABASE nextcloud;
CREATE USER 'nextclouduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'StrongPassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nextcloud.* TO 'nextclouduser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Install PHP and Required Extensions

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sudo dnf install -y php php-cli php-fpm php-mysqlnd php-gd php-json php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-bz2 php-curl php-intl php-gmp

Check PHP Version

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php -v

Configure PHP

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sudo nano /etc/php.ini

Modify these settings:

memory_limit = 512M
upload_max_filesize = 512M
post_max_size = 512M
max_execution_time = 300
date.timezone = Asia/Kolkata

Restart PHP

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sudo systemctl restart php-fpm
sudo systemctl enable php-fpm

Download and Install NextCloud

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Go to the Web Root Directory

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cd /var/www/html

Download the NextCloud ZIP File

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sudo dnf install -y unzip wget
sudo wget https://download.nextcloud.com/server/releases/latest.zip

Extract the ZIP File

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sudo unzip latest.zip

Set Proper Permissions

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sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/nextcloud
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/nextcloud

Configure Apache for NextCloud

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sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/nextcloud.conf

Paste the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName Your-server-IP
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/nextcloud

    <Directory /var/www/html/nextcloud/>
        Require all granted
        AllowOverride All
        Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        <IfModule mod_dav.c>
            Dav off
        </IfModule>
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/nextcloud_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/nextcloud_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Restart Apache

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sudo systemctl restart httpd

Allow Firewall and SELinux Rules

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sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

sudo setsebool -P httpd_unified 1
sudo chcon -R -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t /var/www/html/nextcloud/

Access NextCloud Web Interface

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Open your browser and go to:

http://Your-server-IP

Create an admin account and provide the database details:

• Database user: nextclouduser
• Database password: StrongPassword
• Database name: nextcloud
• Database host: localhost

✅ Done! 🎉

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Your NextCloud instance is now accessible at ``. 🚀