Install ownCloud on Windows with WSL2 @i12bretro

Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

#OwnCloud #Windows #WSL

Full steps can be found at i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0153.html

What is OwnCloud?
OwnCloud is a suite of client-server software for creating file hosting services and using them. OwnCloud is functionally very similar to the widely used Dropbox, with the primary functional difference being that OwnCloud is free and open-source, and thereby allowing anyone to install and operate it without charge on a private server. - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OwnCloud

Installing WSL
   01. Launch Powershell as administrator
   02. Run the following command
         # enable WSL feature
         dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
         # enable virtual machine platform
         dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all
   03. Type Y to reboot the system
   04. Launch Powershell as administrator and run the following additional commands to use WSL 2
         # enable virtualization platform
         Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName VirtualMachinePlatform
         # enable wsl2
         wsl --set-default-version 2
         # download the wsl kernel update
         $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-WebRequest wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi -OutFile .\wsl_update_x64.msi
         # reset progress preference
         $ProgressPreference = 'Continue'
         # install the downloaded file
         .\wsl_update_x64.msi
   05. Click the Start Button ≫ Search Microsoft Store ≫ Select Microsoft Store
   06. Search for the Linux distribution to install (Debian, Ubuntu, etc), Debian in this example
   07. Select the Linux distribution and click the Get button
   08. After the Linux distribution downloads and installs, click Open or select the distribution from the Start menu to launch it
   09. Input a username and password to be used in the Linux environment

Installing ownCloud
   01. Continue with the following commands in WSL
         # update software repositories
         sudo apt update
         # install software updates
         sudo apt upgrade -y
         # install prerequisite package(s)
         sudo apt install wget -y
         # install Apache HTTPD and MySQL
         sudo apt install apache2 mariadb-server mariadb-client -y
         # install PHP components
         sudo apt install php7.4 libapache2-mod-php7.4 php7.4-mysql php-common php7.4-cli php7.4-common php7.4-json php7.4-opcache php7.4-readline php7.4-intl php7.4-json php7.4-gd php7.4-mbstring php7.4-mysql php7.4-xml php7.4-zip php7.4-curl -y
         # start the mariadb service
         sudo service mariadb start
         # configure the MySQL database
         sudo su
         mysql_secure_installation
   02. Press Enter to login as root
   03. Type N and press Enter to not switch to socket authentication
   04. Type Y and press Enter to set a root password, type the password twice to confirm
   05. Type Y and press Enter to remove anonymous users
   06. Type Y and press Enter to disallow root login remotely
   07. Type Y and press Enter to remove the test database
   08. Type Y and press Enter to reload privilege tables
   09. Run the following command to login into MySQL:
         mysql -u root -p
   10. Authenticate with the root password set earlier
   11. Run the following commands to create the ownCloud database and database user
         CREATE DATABASE ownclouddb;
         GRANT ALL ON ownclouddb.* to 'owncloud_rw'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'ownCl0ud!!';
         FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
         EXIT;
         exit
   12. Continue with the following commands to download and extract ownCloud in the Apache webroot
         # download latest owncloud version
         sudo wget -O /tmp/owncloud.tar.bz2 download.owncloud.com/server/stable/owncloud-latest.tar.bz2
         # extract owncloud-latest.tar.bz2
         sudo tar -xf /tmp/owncloud.tar.bz2 --directory /var/www
         # set the owner of the new owncloud directory to www-data
         sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/owncloud
         # create a new owncloud.conf file to configure the site
         sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/owncloud.conf
   13. Paste the following configuration into owncloud.conf
         Alias /owncloud "/var/www/owncloud/"
         ≪Directory /var/www/owncloud/≫
         Options +FollowSymlinks
         AllowOverride All
         ≪IfModule mod_dav.c≫
         Dav off
         ≪/IfModule≫
         SetEnv HOME /var/www/owncloud
         SetEnv HTTP_HOME /var/www/owncloud
         ≪/Directory≫
   14. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes to owncloud.conf

....Full steps can be found on GitHub [link at the top]

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