Configure MariaDB / MySQL for ownCloud ====================================== To use MariaDB / MySQL as database backend, you need to do the following: 1. Make sure that your mysql service is configured and running properly. If this is a fresh install, you will need to run "systemctl enable mysqld.service; systemctl start mysqld.service" (or mariadb.service) as root. It's also strongly advised to run "mysql_secure_installation" after starting the database for the first time. 2. Log in to the database as privileged user to create the database and a dedicated user account for ownCloud: $ mysql -u root -p CREATE USER 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS nextcloud; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nextcloud.* TO 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; Choose identifier and password accordingly. Now you can launch the ownCloud setup screen, select MySQL in the advanced settings and fill in your credentials. References ========== https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MariaDB https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/documentation/ http://doc.nextcloud.org/server/7.0/admin_manual/configuration/configuration_database.html