Automated deployment of Nextcloud with Apache, MariaDB, PHP, Redis, and Let's Encrypt on a Debian/Ubuntu server.
- Automatic local host detection and grouping
- Full Nextcloud installation with:
- Apache web server
- MariaDB database
- PHP + required extensions
- Redis and APCu caching
- HTTPS via Let's Encrypt
- Secure PHP and Apache configuration
- Database and admin user provisioning
- Cron jobs for background tasks and maintenance
- Trusted domain and regional settings
- A Debian/Ubuntu server (tested on 20.04+)
- Python 3 and Ansible installed locally
- SSH access and sudo privileges
- DNS A-record pointing to your server IP
- A
hostsfile with required variables (see below)
Create a file named hosts with:
[nextcloud]
[all:vars]
ansible_user=your-ssh-username
db_admin_user=nextcloud_db_admin
db_admin_password=secure_admin_password
nextcloud_db=nextcloud
nextcloud_db_user=nextcloud_user
nextcloud_db_password=secure_password
nextcloud_admin_user=admin
nextcloud_admin_password=admin_password
nextcloud_domain=cloud.example.com