Dear all, Can someone explain to me in simple terms how to use the occ commands? I have full ssh access to my vps, but of course the occ command alone does not recognize my server. Thanks in advance for your reply. Rovanov

[image] Rovanov: Since my question is not about a specific NC installation Hmm… [image] Rovanov: my ssh-terminal [image] Rovanov: my server …seems pretty specific to me. :wink: [image] Rovanov: Do I need to add something else before? Yes. [image] Rovanov: Can someo…

Hey @Rovanov welcome to the Nextcloud community :waving_hand: You posted your request in the support category. Unfortunately you ignored the template and a lot of information to help you is missing. Please edit your original post and add all required details like Nextcloud version, webserver type a…

Hello scubamuc, Thank you for your response. You are correct, I did not use the message template. I will pay attention to this next time. Since my question is not about a specific NC installation, I did not think it was useful to post all kinds of unnecessary details. My simple question is how t…

[image] Rovanov: Since my question is not about a specific NC installation, I did not think it was useful to post all kinds of unnecessary details. [image] How to use OCC management console for Nextcloud snap 📑 How to OCC management console for Nextcloud…

If you are running a Nextcloud AIO, then you use variant 1. If you are using a Nextcloud with a LAMP stack, then you use variant 2. Variant 1: “sudo docker exec --user www-data nextcloud-aio-nextcloud php occ” Variante 2: Change to the Nextcloud directory, for example: “cd /var/www/nextcloud/” …

Yeah, and then there are different distros where the www user is named differently. Then there’s the Snap, Nextcloud AIO, Nextcloud PI. etc… etc. I mean, why can’t people at least tell us what OS they are running and what installation method they used? In my opinion, it shouldn’t be possible to pos…

A simple way is to install and use the “OCC Web” app, see OCC Web - Apps - App Store - Nextcloud The Nextcloud App Store - Upload your apps and install new apps onto your Nextcloud I used it several times after NC upgrades for entering requested commands li…

And, by the way, and I don’t mean this specifically for the OP, but rather for everyone who seems to think we’re their personal entertainers. if you just need a few examples, AI is actually perfect for that. I mean that seriously. Or you could just google “how to use the Nextcloud occ command,” and…

Okay, I hadn’t considered the SNAP version. And yes, the more information you have, the easier it is to help. But sometimes it’s made too complicated. Of course, he might have to adjust a few things in my examples, but he’ll certainly be aware of that, especially what he needs to adjust. I thought…

[image] zonebattler: https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/occweb That’s actually not the best advice, since the OCC Web app hasn’t really been maintained for quite some time. It can also potentially break things if you run a long-running command that writes to the database and the process times ou…

[image] bb77: That’s actually not the best advice, since the OCC Web app hasn’t really been maintained for quite some time. It can also potentially break things if you run a long-running command that writes to the database and the process times out, for example, if your browser crashes or the co…

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Since my question is not about a specific NC installation, I did not think it was useful to post all kinds of unnecessary details.

How to use OCC management console for Nextcloud snap 📑 How to

OCC management console for Nextcloud snap OCC management console OCC (Own Cloud Console) is a commandline management interface requiring root privileges and is accessed from the Nextcloud snap host shell [grafik] Nextcloud management console usage sudo nextcloud.occ TIP Some systems don’t add /snap/bin to the $PATH. Try sudo /snap/bin/nextcloud.occ Nextcloud management console help sudo nextcloud.occ --help View status sudo nextcloud.occ status List console functions sudo nextcloud.occ…

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