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diff --git a/nextcloud-README.fedora b/nextcloud-README.fedora new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ec62043 --- /dev/null +++ b/nextcloud-README.fedora @@ -0,0 +1,116 @@ +ownCloud packaging notes +======================== + +Start +------ +After installation you should be able to access the login/configuration page +at the following URL: + +http://localhost/owncloud/ or http://localhost/ + +If not, make sure your webserver is running properly. + +Webserver +--------- +Currently ownCloud in Fedora supports httpd (Apache) and nginx. You must install +at least one webserver subpackage (owncloud-<webserver>). These packages +include additional configuration files for the webservers. Remote access is +disabled by default. To enable access from any host for Apache **AFTER** you +complete the initial setup process, do this: + +ln -s /etc/httpd/conf.d/owncloud-access.conf.avail /etc/httpd/conf.d/z-owncloud-access.conf + +If you wish to adjust any of the settings it is recommended that you create +a new configuration file that will override owncloud.conf, rather than editing +it, so future changes to the packaged file will be respected on your server. +If you do not do this, please be careful to check for changes in the packaged +configuration file (especially on major ownCloud upgrades) and merge into +your modified configuration as appropriate. + +Database +-------- +You can choose between three databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite. +For each of them there is an ownCloud subpackage (owncloud-<database>). +You are required to install at least one of them. The packages only ensure +the necessary requirements to communicate with a database server of that type +are installed, they do not require the database server package itself, as +you may wish to use a remote database server. If you wish to use a local one, +you must ensure it is installed and configured. + +For larger installs you should use MySQL or PostgreSQL. + +If you choose MySQL or PostgreSQL, keep in mind that you must create a database +and user for ownCloud manually, before you can finish the setup process. The +README.postgresql and README.mysql files provide more details and help with +this. + +In addition if using a remote database then then selinux must be configured to +allow the webserver to connect to it - see the selinux section further down. + +Configuration +------------- +You can find the main configuration file at '/etc/owncloud/config.php'. Until +you first access the server it will be just a small stub containing settings +that differ in this package from the upstream defaults. After you first access +ownCloud, the initial setup process will populate it with some more settings. +Other settings that can be provided in this file are documented at: +https://doc.owncloud.org/server/8.2/admin_manual/configuration_server/config_sample_php_parameters.html + +User Data +--------- +The default data directory is '/var/lib/owncloud/data'. Every file that is +uploaded by your users to ownCloud gets saved into this folder. Consider doing +a backup of this directory, together with the database and the main +configuration. Note that if you change this location, you must set appropriate +ownership and SELinux context attributes. + +Logging +------- +As specified by the configuration file, ownCloud sends messages to the system +logger, which means in a standard Fedora configuration it will log to the +systemd journal: try "journalctl -b -t ownCloud". You can also change the +loglevel or switch to the built-in log mechanism of ownCloud. + +App Store +--------- +If you install additional third party apps using the built-in app store, you +can find them in the directory '/var/lib/owncloud/apps'. This functionality is +enabled by default. If this is moved then it's important to configure httpd/nginx +appropriately for the correct /owncloud/apps-appstore path to alias to the new location. + +The app store URL is coded into the core php and does not need to be listed in config.php + +If there are any empty proxy entries in config.php this will prevent connectivity to the store. +If not using a proxy it is important to remove any proxy entries from config.php, not just be "" + +Selinux Booleans +---------------- +If you want to use external files (eg remote smb/cifs server) the httpd_can_network_connect +selinux boolean should be toggled on. If you want to use libreoffice document conversion +then the httpd_execmem should be toggled on and the unoconv package should be installed. + +If not using an external file source but still using an external database then the boolean +httpd_can_network_connect_db should be toggled on for access to regular DB ports. The general +network connect can alternatiely be used for non-standard ports or for a broader permission +in case of future external files requirements. + +Memory caching +-------------- +For performance reasons a memory cache should be configured. In larger installs redis +may be required but as a basic lightweight alternative edit config.php as per upstream +documentation and install ACPu via: + +dnf install 'php-pecl(apcu)' + +For further information see http://owncloud.org/ and http://doc.owncloud.org/ + +PHP Curl NSS Issue +------------------ +There is currently an issue with NSS which is improperly reusing SSL session cache. +There is both a fix for NSS and a workaround for cURL however neither of these will +arrive before the EL7.3 milestone. The relevant bug to track for updates on this is: +https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241172 + +The discussion in the upstream ownCloud issue tracker can be found here: +https://github.com/owncloud/core/issues/16255 + |