# How to Install Nextcloud on Rocky Linux 10

> URL: https://www.atlantic.net/dedicated-server-hosting/how-to-install-nextcloud-on-rocky-linux-10/ | Published: 2021-10-16 | Updated: 2025-10-21 | Author: Hitesh Jethva

Nextcloud is an enterprise-ready suite of client-server software built to help users create, host, and share files. Nextcloud is a free and open-source file hosting service, making it an excellent choice for home users, with scalability to enterprise-level deployments.

In this post, we will show you how to install Nextcloud on Rocky Linux 10.

## Step 1 – Install LAMP Stack

Before starting, a LAMP stack must be installed on your server. You can install it using the following command:

```
dnf update -y
dnf install httpd mariadb-server php php-curl php-gd php-intl php-json php-ldap php-mbstring php-mysqlnd php-xml php-zip php-opcache unzip curl -y
```

After the successful installation, start the Apache and MariaDB services and enable them to start after system reboot:

```
systemctl start httpd
systemctl enable httpd
systemctl start mariadb
systemctl enable mariadb
```

## Step 2 – Create a Database and User for NextCloud

First, secure the MariaDB installation and set the MariaDB root password using the following command:

```
mysql_secure_installation
```

Answer all the questions as shown below:

```
Enter current password for root (enter for none): 
Set root password? [Y/n] Y
New password: 
Re-enter new password: 
Remove anonymous users? [Y/n] Y
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n] Y
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n] Y
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n] Y
```

Next, log in to MariaDB using the following command:

Nextcloud uses MariaDB or MySQL as a database backend. First, log in to MariaDB with the following command:

```
mysql -u root -p
```

Once you are logged in, create a database and user with the following command:

```
CREATE DATABASE nextcloud;
CREATE USER 'nextcloud'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
```

Next, grant all the privileges to the Nextcloud database using the following command:

```
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nextcloud.* TO 'nextcloud'@'%';
```

Next, flush the privileges and exit from the MariaDB shell using the command below:

```
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
```

## Step 3 – Install NextCloud

At the time of writing this tutorial, the latest version of Nextcloud is 21. You can download it using the following command:

```
wget https://download.nextcloud.com/server/releases/latest-32.zip
```

Once the download is completed, extract it to the Apache web root directory with the following command:

```
unzip latest-32.zip -d /var/www/html/
```

Next, create a data directory for Nextcloud with the following command:

```
mkdir -p /var/www/html/nextcloud/data
```

Next, change the ownership of the Nextcloud directory to Apache:

```
chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/nextcloud/
chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/nextcloud/
```

## Step 4 – Create an Apache Virtual Host Configuration File

Next, you will need to create an Apache virtual host configuration file to host Nextcloud using the Apache webserver.

```
nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/nextcloud.conf
```

Add the following code:

```
<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName nextcloud.yourdomain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/nextcloud
    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/nextcloud_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/nextcloud_requests.log combined
</VirtualHost>
```

Save the file when you are finished, then restart the Apache service to apply the changes:

```
systemctl restart httpd
```

You can check the status of Apache using the following command;

```
systemctl status httpd
```

You should get the following output:

```
● httpd.service - The Apache HTTP Server
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.service; disabled; preset: disabled)
    Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/httpd.service.d
             └─php-fpm.conf
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2025-10-21 03:46:02 EDT; 3s ago
 Invocation: 1673147d438a40d3b6a478bd72db848b
       Docs: man:httpd.service(8)
   Main PID: 5020 (httpd)
     Status: "Started, listening on: port 80"
      Tasks: 177 (limit: 24809)
     Memory: 17.9M (peak: 18.3M)
        CPU: 92ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/httpd.service
             ├─5020 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
             ├─5021 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
             ├─5022 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
             ├─5023 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
             └─5024 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
```

## Step 5 – Configure Firewall

If firewalld is installed and running in your server, then you will need to allow port 80 through the firewall. You can allow it using the following command:

```
firewall-cmd --add-port=80/tcp --zone=public --permanent
```

Next, reload the firewall to apply the changes:

```
firewall-cmd --reload
```

## Step 6 – Access NextCloud

To access Nextcloud, open your web browser and visit the URL**http://nextcloud.yourdomain.com**. You should see the following screen:
 ![NextCloud Welcome page](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/p1-3.png)
 ![NextCloud Welcome page2](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/p2-1.png)
 Provide your administrator account name, password, define your data directory, database credentials and click on the **Finish** **setup** button. You will be redirected to the Nextcloud login page:
 ![NextCloud Login page](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/p3.png)
 Provide your admin account username, password and click on the **Log in** button. You should see the Nextcloud dashboard:
 ![NextCloud Dashboard page](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/p4-1024x535.png)

## Conclusion

Now that you have installed Nextcloud on Rocky Linux 10, you can easily create and share documents, calendars, and more with your friends and family. Get started on [dedicated hosting](https://www.atlantic.net/dedicated-server-hosting/) from Atlantic.Net.