Nextcloud
Nextcloud 18 backup and restore
By jplee ~ Published – 2020/03/09 / Updated – 2020/03/10
Backup Nextcloud
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Backup Nextcloud
It’s a very good idea to schedule regular backups times from 00:00:00 (Sunday) to 23:59:59 (Saturday) of your Nextcloud system. Including at least the following folders:
1. the webfolder: /var/www/nextcloud
2. the datafolder: /var/nc_data/appdata
3. and the database: nextcloud.
Please substitute ubuntu username and the database password nextcloud with yours. Enter into sudo mode:
sudo -s
Turn maintenance mode on:
sudo -u www-data php /var/www/nextcloud/occ maintenance:mode --on
- Backup the webfolder:
tar -cpzf /home/username/ncserver_`date +”%w”`.tar.gz -C /var/www/nextcloud
2. Backup the datafolder:
tar -cpzf /home/username/ncdata_`date +”%w”`.tar.gz -C /var/nc_data
3. Backup the database:
mysqldump –single-transaction -h localhost -unextcloud -pnextcloud nextcloud > /home/username/ncdb_`date +”%w”`.sql
Turn maintenance mode off:
sudo -u www-data php /var/www/nextcloud/occ maintenance:mode --off
You have completed the process of backup! Done!
Restore Nextcloud
Restore your Nextcloud using the following process. Including the following folders:
1. the webfolder: /var/www/nextcloud
2. the datafolder: /var/nc_data/appdata
3. and the database: nextcloud.
Remember to substitute ubuntu username and the database password nextcloud with yours. Enter into sudo mode:
sudo -s
Turn maintenance mode on:
sudo -u www-data php /var/www/nextcloud/occ maintenance:mode --on
Stop services:
service nginx stop
service php7.3-fpm stop
Move the old directories:
cd /var/www/
mv nextcloud oldnextcloud
cd /var/
mv nc_data olddata
Create the directories new again:
mkdir -p /var/www/nextcloud/
mkdir -p /var/nc_data/
tar -xpzf /home/username/ncserver_1.tar.gz -C /var/www/nextcloud/
tar -xpzf /home/username/ncdata_1.tar.gz -C /var/nc_data/
Apply the permissions:
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/nc_data /var/www
Restore the databases:
Delete the old database:
mysql -h localhost -uroot -pnextcloud -e “DROP DATABASE nextcloud”
Create an empty database:
mysql -h localhost -uroot -pnextcloud -e “CREATE DATABASE nextcloud CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci”
Grant access:
mysql -h localhost -uroot -pnextcloud -e “GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES on nextcloud.* to nextcloud@localhost”
Restore the database:
mysql -h localhost -unextcloud -pnextcloud nextcloud < /home/username/ncdb_1.sql
Delete the old directories:
rm -rf /var/www/oldnextcloud/
rm -rf /var/olddata/
Restart services:
/usr/sbin/service php7.3-fpm start
/usr/sbin/service nginx start
Fingerprint:
After restoring a backup of your data directory or the database, you should always call maintenance:data-fingerprint once. This changes the ETag for all files in the communication with sync clients, allowing them to realize a file was modified.
sudo -u www-data php /var/www/nextcloud/occ maintenance:data-fingerprint
Turn maintenance mode off:
sudo -u www-data php /var/www/nextcloud/occ maintenance:mode --off
Congratulations, you now have your own personal data on your own secured Nextcloud 18 system backup and restored!
At Ahuitech, we create clouds systems that allow you to have complete control of your Data. You are always in Control!
Done!
An alternative method to backup Nextcloud
The following backup procedure is probably the easiest way to insure you always have a complete Nextcloud system backup including all your data.
This is based on using VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) application software.
- Right click Nextcloud VMware server and select Clone to Template.
2. Enter Virtual Machine name. 20200308_1556-ubuntu18vm21-c1-temp-usb1-57 and click Next.
3. Select ESXi host 10.1.100.41 and click Next
4. Select storage and virtual disk format: usb1-1-1.82t and Thin Provision, then click Next
5. Ready to complete and click Finish to begin cloning the virtual machine to template
You have completed the process of backup! Done!
An alternative method to restore Nextcloud
In order to restore Nextcloud and all your data, please follow this procedure below.
- Right click on the Template and select New VM from This Template…
2. Enter Virtual Machine name. ubuntu18vm21-c2 and click Next.
3. Select ESXi host 10.1.100.41 and click Next
4. Select storage and virtual disk format: sdb1-1-1.82t and Thin Provision, then click Next
5. Select clone options, or select none and then click Next
6. Ready to complete and click Finish to begin cloning the template to a new virtual machine!
The above cloning procedure is an excellent process to restore your Nextcloud system and data.
After powering on the new ubuntu virtual machine, you may need to edit Wired Settings to your network environment in order to completely restore and control nextcloud system. Please review image below as an example.
Congratulations, you now have your own personal data on your own secured Nextcloud 18 system backup and restored!
At Ahuitech, we create clouds systems that allow you to have complete control of your Data. You are always in Control!