Machine setup for the ownCloud VM

  • Size when extracted: 20 GB (pre-allocated for better performance)
    Can be extended
  • 2 GB RAM (editable)
  • 1 vCPU, 2 vCores (editable)
  • Ubuntu Server 16.04.4 LTS 64-bit 
  • Apache 2.4
  • MariaDB 10.2
  • PHP 7
  • Linux Kernel: 4.4
  • SSL (self-signed) activated when you run the install script.
  • SSL headers is activated and configured for better security.
  • Cron.php runs every 15 minutes.
  • A random MySQL root password is generated when running the startup-script.
  • Max upload is set to 1000 MB. Here is a guide if you want to change it. Please notice that owncloud_update.sh automatically hashes out the default value in /var/www/owncloud/.htaccess during update.
  • Installation script included that takes care of the initial setup and change passwords.
  • phpMyadmin is pre-installed for easier MySQL administration. Forbidden access by default for better security.
    To change allowed IP or host, please edit the config file and make necessary changes: /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/phpmyadmin.conf
  • Redis Memcache is configured with socket instead of localhost – Server version 3.1
  • Webmin is pre-installed for easy administration of the server.
  • LibreOffice pre-installed and activated to be able to handle MS-documents.
  • SMTP mail already configured with a Gmail account. (Change this to your own)
  • Pre-activated virtual host that you can edit to suit your config.
  • Documents, Contacts, and Calendar are pre-installed apps. (Documents MS support have to be activated in admin settings – choose “local”).
  • ownCloud 10.0.4 (stable)
    Update by typing:

    :~$ sudo bash /var/scripts/update.sh
  • Automatic updates with a bulit in script
  • The file is in .vmdk format
  • Network mode: Bridged mode (Another IP than the host)
    Note: If you use VirtualBox you have to change to Bridged Mode manually as VirtualBox uses NAT as standard.
Minimum REQUIREMENTS:

It’s all depending on how many users you want to have. You can run it on a Raspberry Pi if you want, so it’s not depending on that much hardware power.

A good tutorial on Raspberry Pie, plus some history behind “the cloud”:

 

Pro tip

You don’t think 20 GB is enough? Expand your VM, this is how to do it.