Options to restore config.php

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Nextcloud version (eg, 20.0.5): 24.0.4
Operating system and version (eg, Ubuntu 20.04): Freebsd jail 12.3-RELEASE
Apache or nginx version (eg, Apache 2.4.25): Apache/2.4.54 (FreeBSD)
PHP version (eg, 7.4): PHP 7.4.30 (cli) (built: Aug 11 2022 01:29:38) ( NTS )

The issue you are facing:

Is this the first time you’ve seen this error? (Y/N): Y

Steps to replicate it:

  1. Visit my domain “cloud.xxxx.xxx”
  2. Notice webpage gives error ‘It looks like you are trying to reinstall your Nextcloud. However the file CAN_INSTALL is missing from your config directory. Please create the file CAN_INSTALL in your config folder to continue.’
  3. Did some digging and found out my config.php content only has instancesId

The output of your config.php file in /usr/local/www/nextcloud/config/config.php

<?php
$CONFIG = array (
  'instanceid' => 'an id value not sure how to verify',
);

Output errors in nextcloud.log in /var/www/ or as admin user in top right menu, filtering for errors. Use a pastebin service if necessary.
cat /var/log/nextcloud/nextcloud.log
Gives empty result.

My config.php got blown away after I restart my server and my jail(container) instances, I don’t have a backup because I stupidly rm -r /usr/local/www/nextcloud-old/ directory which has the config/config.php folder. :person_facepalming:

What are my choices to get my service back running? Am I gonna loose all my data?

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Next cloud when using online updater provides back up for config.php by default. Thanks Nextcloud for doing this and it saved my butt. haha. Location is here:

cat /mnt/data/updater-snadfnes/backups/nextcloud-23.0.8.1-1662165509/config/config.php

Modify the content to match your current install version and updater.secret change to 'updater.release.channel' => 'stable',

After making the change visit the website will prompt you to update. Click on the update button will fix the system.