macOS Client can't connect

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sudo -u www-data php /var/www/nextcloud/occ maintenance:update:htaccess

after editing config.php?

yes, exactly as explained in the doc

Iā€™m not shure if .htacess is working with nginx.

ok hereā€™s the host-config for that domain. The listen at Port 82 is coming from the reverse-proxy that directs https-requests to this host.

upstream php-handler {
server unix:/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock;
}
 
server {
listen 127.0.0.1:82;
server_name 127.0.0.1;

# Add headers to serve security related headers
# Use 'proxy_set_header' (not 'add_header') as the headers have to be passed through a proxy.
proxy_set_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=15768000; includeSubDomains; preload;";
proxy_set_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff;
proxy_set_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN";
proxy_set_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";
proxy_set_header X-Robots-Tag none;
proxy_set_header X-Download-Options noopen;
proxy_set_header X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies none;

# Path to the root of your installation
root /var/www;
 
location = /robots.txt {
    allow all;
    log_not_found off;
    access_log off;
}

# The following 2 rules are only needed for the user_webfinger app.
# Uncomment it if you're planning to use this app.
#rewrite ^/.well-known/host-meta /owncloud/public.php?service=host-meta last;
#rewrite ^/.well-known/host-meta.json /owncloud/public.php?service=host-meta-json last;

location = /.well-known/carddav { return 301 $scheme://$host/remote.php/dav; }
location = /.well-known/caldav { return 301 $scheme://$host/remote.php/dav; }

location /.well-known/acme-challenge { }

location ^~ / {

    # set max upload size
    client_max_body_size 1G;
    fastcgi_buffers 64 4K;

    # Disable gzip to avoid the removal of the ETag header
    gzip off;

    # Uncomment if your server is build with the ngx_pagespeed module
    # This module is currently not supported.
    #pagespeed off;

    error_page 403 /core/templates/403.php;
    error_page 404 /core/templates/404.php;

    location / {
        rewrite ^ /index.php$uri;
    }

    location ~ ^/(?:build|tests|config|lib|3rdparty|templates|data)/ {
        deny all;
    }

    location ~ ^/(?:\.|autotest|occ|issue|indie|db_|console) {
        deny all;
    }

    location ~ ^/(?:index|remote|public|cron|core/ajax/update|status|ocs/v[12]|updater/.+|ocs-provider/.+|core/templates/40[34])\.php(?:$|/) {
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;

    # Important: disable HTTPS, otherwise no log in will be possible!
        #fastcgi_param HTTPS on;

        fastcgi_param modHeadersAvailable true; #Avoid sending the security headers twice
        fastcgi_param front_controller_active true;
        fastcgi_pass php-handler;
        fastcgi_intercept_errors on;

        # Raise timeout values.
    # This is especially important when the ownCloud setup runs into timeouts (504 gateway errors)
    fastcgi_read_timeout 300;
    fastcgi_send_timeout 300;
    fastcgi_connect_timeout 300;
    
        # Pass PHP variables directly to PHP.
        # This is usually done in the php.ini. For more flexibility, these variables are configured in the nginx config.
    # All the PHP parameters have to be set in one fastcgi_param. When using more 'fastcgi_param PHP_VALUE' directives, the last one will override all the others.
        fastcgi_param PHP_VALUE "open_basedir=/var/www:/tmp/:/var/owncloud_data:/dev/urandom
					upload_max_filesize = 1G
					post_max_size = 1G
					max_execution_time = 3600";
        
        # Make sure that the real IP of the remote host is passed to PHP.
        fastcgi_param REMOTE_ADDR $http_x_real_ip;
    }

    location ~ ^/(?:updater|ocs-provider)(?:$|/) {
        try_files $uri/ =404;
        index index.php;
    }

    # Adding the cache control header for js and css files
    # Make sure it is BELOW the PHP block
    location ~* \.(?:css|js)$ {
        try_files $uri /index.php$uri$is_args$args;
        proxy_set_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=7200";
        # Add headers to serve security related headers
        # Again use 'proxy_set_header' (not 'add_header') as the headers have to be passed through a proxy.
        proxy_set_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=15768000; includeSubDomains; preload;";
        proxy_set_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff;
        proxy_set_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN";
        proxy_set_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";
        proxy_set_header X-Robots-Tag none;
        proxy_set_header X-Download-Options noopen;
        proxy_set_header X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies none;
        # Optional: Don't log access to assets
        access_log off;
    }

    location ~* \.(?:svg|gif|png|html|ttf|woff|ico|jpg|jpeg)$ {
        try_files $uri /index.php$uri$is_args$args;
        # Optional: Don't log access to other assets
        access_log off;
    }
}
}

Hi

in compared with this link:
https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/9/admin_manual/installation/nginx_nextcloud_9x.html#nextcloud-in-a-subdir-of-nginx

Not realy but maybe:
root /var/www/;

Just thinking:
Do it works without proxy?
because could it be, that you call the site twice?
/var/www/ ā†’ correct
and also the /kunterbuntcloud.de/owncloud/remote.php ā†’ from the proxy? or other way?

My Installation runs with Apache2, but i tryed out without ssl ā†’ the client always tries to connect over https:// ā†’ you can force (http://) with trying again ā†’ Maybe some configuration from your proxy (https://) to your site (http://) could have a wrong way.
Or, if you redirected from http to https

Found something - Nice Subnet :slight_smile: ā†’ link to https mean Port:443

Same with Nextcloud:

If you have a GUI on your server, pls try the Nextcloud app with your Address 127.0.0.1:82

Hope that can help

That does not exist since the NC is in the main www directory, not in a subdirectory /owncloud. If thatā€™s the URL the client tries to reach my NC that canā€™t work. In no config file - whether itā€™s nginx nor NC - I can find that path. So from where does it take that?

Disabling the proxy is a bit more work, I will try that later

Hi

I found something, maybe that can help: Howto change the folder "owncloud" to "nextcloud" after upgrading?

Thatā€™s about database table-names, not directory names in the servers file system. Since the Web-Apps inside my NC-account work (and have all my old content in there), I donā€™t expect a problem in there.

just wanted to inform that the new Mac client (2.3.0.4 RC1) has this issue fixed

Same here, desktop client 2.2 doesnā€™t work on OSX, but 2.3 rc1 does.

Any clue why? Maybe 2.2 could be patched with a fix since itā€™s pretty important that OSX users canā€™t connect to (some) Nextcloud servers.

can somebody provide a Link to 2.3.04 or newer?
the official site still provides 2.2.4.1
https://nextcloud.com/install/#install-clients
as you can see here:


thanksā€¦

I also in a same situation, when I connect MacOSX Sierra to nextcloud (ubuntu 16.04, self certified server), failed to connect with SSL by using 2.3.2beta (build 1).
Hi

The client requires pkcs12 certification and key, I generated pkcs12 key file on the server and copied to Mac client, but client says ā€œcannot connect to https://MYSERVER/status.phpā€.
(MYSERVER is example)

Web access, Windows client, iOS app could connect MYSERVER properly, so server side seems to be fine.

Experimentally , I use ā€˜owncloudā€™ client instead and it works fine.

Does anybody know to generate pkcs12 certification file ?
I generated certificate file in ubuntu server as below.

 $ openssl pkcs12 -export -inkey MYSERVER.key -in MYSERVER.crt -out MYSERVER.p12 -name "MYSERVER"

Thanks,

Iā€™m using Letsencrypt without any problems

I changed self certificates to LetsEncrypt certificates and finally succeeded to connect my Nextcloud from Mac.
Thanks a lot!

yep, self signed certificates are a mess nowadays

Iā€™ve got the same issue with OSX 10.12.6, Nexcloud client V2.3.2 (build 1), and Nextcloud 12 server installed.
The connection is over a forced https.

The server is working with webinterface (safari +chrome) and with the nextcloud client for windows7 V2.3.2 build1.

any idea what could be wrong ?
Thanks a lot !!!

and it also works from IOS!

Iā€™ve seen a lot of thread since the original topic, so I want to make the issue I have clear
upon connection attempt of the client, I get

Failed to connect to the secure server address [https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx], how do you wish to proceed?

For me this has something to do with the chipers used on your server. The NC client seems to require older ones, which I deactivate on my servers. My tip: Use the Owncloud client, which seems to be less testing and therefore works better. An example of aggravation improvement? Configuring a server worse and less secure is out of the question.

Here are my posts: Secure Connection failed
and in March Iā€™ve written an blog about WebDAV support on Windows. Same sad story there: https://www.facebook.com/notes/jakobssystems/windows-fit-fĆ¼rs-internet/1431970356867839

point taken !
NextCloud, what do you think ?

The nextcloud macOS client is an annoyance. All my macOS computers suddenly stopped syncing, and the client gives me no explanation why it cannot connect anymore. Thatā€™s not the first time that these kind of problems occur - it seem the client needs more testing and a better error handling before it is released.

It cannot be the solution to always install the owncloud client as @jakobssystems said just to keep the system running - nevertheless I gonna do it again - hopefully the last time, because it is really annoying.

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