{"id":22298,"date":"2024-09-24T12:18:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T10:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000305621-what-is-the-nextcloud-tool\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:04:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:04:26","slug":"103000305621-what-is-the-nextcloud-tool","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000305621-what-is-the-nextcloud-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Nextcloud Tool?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>What is the Nextcloud tool?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/nextcloud.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Nextcloud<\/u><\/a> can be used to provide file hosting services with browser based access but also desktop and mobile applications. It can easily be connected to Contabo&#8217;s Object Storage in order to store and retrieve data. <\/p>\n<p>Please follow the installation instruction <u dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nextcloud.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/u> if you are interested in using this tool. You will need the following information if you want to install and use Nextcloud with Contabo&#8217;s Object Storage:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>access_key<\/li>\n<li>secret_key<\/li>\n<li>Contabo&#8217;s S3 URL<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">your bucket name<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>How do I setup Nextcloud with Contabo&#8217;s Object Storage?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Please follow the steps below in order to use Contabo&#8217;s Object Storage as external storage:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Select on the upper right admin user and then &#8221; Apps&#8221;.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nextcloud Add App\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103133982598\/original\/T3m6pwmRx3T9RAXFmVSyYNTucTk4gxQwAg.png?1722326603\" width=\"172\" height=\"409\" class=\"img_ev3q fr-fic fr-dii\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103133982598\"><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Enable &#8220;External storage support&#8221;.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nextcloud Add App\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103133982599\/original\/xMNImOc2rj0oXBBMzvD7ZU0DuI3vG0FsOg.png?1722326603\" width=\"1614\" height=\"86\" class=\"img_ev3q fr-fic fr-dii\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103133982599\"><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Go to &#8220;Settings&#8221; via upper right admin user.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nextcloud Add App\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103133986355\/original\/ZOQbesIts2yuBBVt7mFz8Ogymm462-iWTQ.png?1722327004\" width=\"155\" height=\"401\" class=\"img_ev3q fr-fic fr-dii\" data-id=\"103133986355\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\"><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">On left hand side, via the Administration section, select &#8220;External Storage&#8221;.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nextcloud Add App\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103133982600\/original\/veQN4GiVXLvhheLSNqaEbhRN-OsDFsW3fw.png?1722326603\" width=\"284\" height=\"730\" class=\"img_ev3q fr-fic fr-dii\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103133982600\"><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Specify the values for a new external storage as outlined below:\n<p>Folder name e.g. Contabo S3 Object Storage<br \/>External Storage = e.g Amazon S3<br \/>Authentication = Access Key<br \/>Bucket = e.g nextcloud<br \/>Hostname = e.g eu2.contabostorage.com<br \/>Port = e.g 443<br \/>Region = default<br \/>Check Enable SSL<br \/>Check Enable Path Style<br \/>Access Key = e.g 82046e8110804a43bf29c1ae426a724d<br \/>Secret Key = e.g 82e69bd7a52076c527154297a76c2233<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nextcloud Add App\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103133982601\/original\/CG9IuB2bjDLcCu_-7Hs2PJ5z8ngrShojyQ.png?1722326603\" width=\"1585\" height=\"552\" class=\"img_ev3q fr-fic fr-dii\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103133982601\"><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Click save (the little checkmark icon at the right).<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Navigate to files, there you should see the folder &#8220;Contabo S3 Object Storage&#8221; and you are now able to upload and download files to the S3 Object Storage.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span class=\"ast-load-more active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.contabo.com\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/103000305621-what-is-the-nextcloud-tool-\" rel=\"nofollow\">Details&#8230;<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Nextcloud tool? Nextcloud can be used to provide file hosting services with browser based access but also desktop and mobile applications. It can easily be connected to Contabo&#8217;s Object Storage in order to store and retrieve data. Please follow the installation instruction here if you are interested in using this tool. 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