Ansible Role for Nextcloud - an Open Source Cloud Storage

This Ansible role can be used to deploy, update and reconfigure Nextcloud. Nextcloud is a suite of client-server software for creating and using file hosting services. Nextcloud application functionally is similar to Dropbox. Unlike Dropbox, Nextcloud does not offer off-premises file storage hosting. See also: Nextcloud Homepage

Features

• Automatically updates Nextcloud
• Adjustable data folder path
• Adjustable redis settings
• Adjustable memcache settings
• Many config.php settings can be adjusted using nextcloud_config_settings

Install role via Ansible Galaxy

ansible-galaxy install dasleo.ansible_role_gitea

Example Playbook

---

- hosts: nextcloud_server
  become: yes
  vars:
    nextcloud_version: 14.0.10
    nextcloud_service_user: nextcloud
    nextcloud_path: /var/www/nextcloud
    nextcloud_user: nextcloud
    nextcloud_urls:
      - cloud.example.net
    nextcloud_admin: admin
    nextcloud_db_host: localhost
    nextcloud_db_user: nextcloud
    nextcloud_db_password: "{{ nextcloud_db_user_password }}"
    nextcloud_db_name: Nextcloud
    nextcloud_redis_use: true
    nextcloud_redis_config:
      - name: memcache.locking
        value: '\OC\Memcache\Redis'
      - name: 'redis host'
        value: 127.0.0.1
      - name: 'redis port'
        value: '6379'
      - name: 'redis password'
        value: "{{ nextcloud_redis_password }}"
      - name: 'redis timeout'
        value: '1.5'
    nextcloud_config_settings:
      - name: memcache.local
        value: '\OC\Memcache\APCu'
      - name: updater.release.channel
        value: production
      - name: auth.bruteforce.protection.enabled
        value: 'true'
      - name: mail_smtpmode
        value: smtp
      - name: mail_smtpauthtype
        value: LOGIN
      - name: mail_from_address
        value: cloud
      - name: mail_domain
        value: example.net
      - name: mail_smtphost
        value: mail.example.net
    nextcloud_use_custom_apps: true
    nextcloud_apps:
      - bruteforcesettings
      - twofactor_totp
  roles:
    - { role: dasleo.ansible-role-nextcloud }

Updating Nextcloud

This Ansible role automatically compares the installed version with the version set by nextcloud_version and upgrades if nextcloud_version is higher than the currently installed one.

License

Copyright 2019-present Philipp Leonhardt

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