Setting up cron jobs to run inside docker containers I was having issues with cron jobs not running when I wanted them to in my Nextcloud container. Instead of trying to edit cron jobs in the container, I decided the easier way was to run the cron jobs on the host machine and use the docker exec command. Here’s how to do it. Run crontab -e on the host system to edit the cron job.…

Setting up Google Integration I wanted to pull all my files and over 22K photos from Google to my self-hosted Nextcloud. I found this video that really helped with the details of getting the Google API properly configured. https://youtu.be/HQOQ2NCUuVQ?si=z2MJulAmbxZPJoYk Notes: I had to modify the default 5 minute cron job that Nextcloud runs on /var/www/html/cron.php. The jobs were not completing before the next cron job was initiated because of the importing process with Google APIs.…

Cloudflare tunnels for self-hosted Nextcloud As part of my self-hosted Nextcloud, I wanted to be able to access my Nextcloud from anywhere, but didn’t want to open my firewall to do it. Fortunately, Cloudflare has a terrific solution for this. They call it Zero Trust and best of all, it’s FREE. I found a very helpful youtube video on how to set it up. https://youtu.be/ey4u7OUAF3c?si=Ec1fgp4rPR_vZV6V I followed the steps pretty much verbatim and it works great.…