How to use AWS EBS Storage

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I have a fresh install of the AMI from AWS Marketplace. (NextCloud V.12 powered by IVCISA).
I attempted to add S3 external storage, and after moving a few files around got a locked file error and couldnā€™t google my way out. So, I terminated the instance and started over.
This time, I attached a 100G EBS block to the instance, formated the drive, mounted it at data/.
lsblk shows /home/ubuntu/data at the mount point.

With the environment ready, I loaded the web install. using /home/ubuntu/data as the data path. This failed. canā€™t recall the specific error, but it didnā€™t like the path.
So I tried the actual mount path ā€˜data/ā€™

Now I have the errorā€¦
ā€œYour data directory must be an absolute path
Check the value of ā€œdatadirectoryā€ in your configurationā€

Now with no way to go forward or backwardā€¦ Iā€™m stuck.

Does someone know of a nube level detailed tutorial on setting up storage on AWS?

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If you are using apache as a webserver, mount ebs at /var/www/nextcloud/data and then give directory proper permissions.

Then remove nextcloud config.php to reset installation wizard and leave data dir as default. Connect to DB and done!

cheers.