Setup Owncloud 6 With Self Signed SSL Certificate on Ubuntu 13

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Setup Owncloud 6 with self signed SSLcertificate on Ubuntu 13.10March 9, 2014 by sharad chhetri 15 Comments

In this tutorial, we will setup Owncloud 6 with self signed SSL certificate on Ubuntu 13.10 Server.In other

words,setting HTTPS for Owncloud 6 in Ubuntu 13.10 Server.In recent months, Owncloud 6 has been

released.In our last post,we have already written document on how to install Owncloud 6 in Ubuntu 13.10

Server.Hence, we expect,you have already setup the Owncloud 6.x on Ubuntu 13.10 Server.

IMPORTANT NOTE : There is a one major difference in Ubuntu 13.10 Server is,it is shipped with by-

default Apache version 2.4. Hence,we have to configure the Apache as per version 2.4 .

Follow the given below steps, to setup Owncloud 6 with selfsigned SSL certificate/HTTPS on Ubuntu 13.10 Server

Step 1 : Install the OpenSSL package in the Server.This package is important to install,it helps to generate

the SSL certificate.

Step 2 : Enable the SSL and Rewrite module in Apache 2.4 .

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Step 3: Now create the directory for SSL Certificates which will be generated with the help of command

openssl.

Step 4 : Generate Self Signed Certificate by using below given command.

Step 5: Configure Apache 2.4 Webserver in Ubuntu 13.10 Server(By-default in Ubuntu 13.10 Server

edition, apache version 2.4 is shipped)

Note: There are some changes have been found in Apache 2.4 version related to configuration.

In previous post of setup Owncloud 6 in Ubuntu 13.10 Server,we are using

/etc/apache2/conf.d/owncloud.conf file. Hence, we will edit the /etc/apache2/conf.d/owncloud.conf .

In case,you have owncloud configuration file in other path then edit that particular file.

Descript ion of our Server

Operating System : Ubuntu 13.10 Server edition

Arch : x86_64

Apache version : 2.4

Owncloud Version : 6.0 (or 6.x)

Owncloud DocumetRoot path : /var/www/owncloud

Owncloud configuration File Path : /etc/apache2/conf.d/owncloud.conf

NOTE: We have written both IP based and Name based Virtual Host Apache configuration.

Use anyone method as per your requirement

IP Based VirtualHost Apache configuration for httpsin Owncloud Server

(A) Edit apache2.conf f ile : Edit /etc/apache2/apache2.conf file.

And add the line IncludeOptional conf.d/*.conf at the end of file

1 sudo mkdir -p /etc/apache2/ssl

1 sudo openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -nodes -out /etc/apache2/ssl/owncloud.pem -keyout /etc/apache2/ssl

1 sudo vi /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

Save and close the apache2.conf file . Restart the apache2 service

(B) Edit Owncloud configuration f ile:

Edit the /etc/apache2/conf.d/owncloud.conf file.

Paste the below given contents.In this configuration we have configured SSL for owncloud and redirected

all port 80 traffic to port 443 i.e HTTPS.

IMPORTANT NOTE : REPLACE 192.168.56.102 with your Server IP Address (use ifconfig command

to find the ip address of server)

Optional Note: In case if you want both http and https running then remove all lines in between of line

#### Redirect to port 443 ### and #### End of Redirection configuration ###

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### paste below given lines,at the end of file apache2.conf ###3 IncludeOptional conf.d/*.conf

1 sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

1 sudo vi /etc/apache2/conf.d/owncloud.conf

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#### Redirect to port 443 ###RewriteEngine onReWriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$RewriteRule ^/(.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [NC,R,L]#### End of Redirection configuration ### DocumentRoot /var/www/owncloud/

Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews AllowOverride All Require all granted

####Configuration for SSL #####SSLEngine onSSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl/owncloud.pemSSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/ssl/owncloud.key#### End of SSL Configuration #### DocumentRoot /var/www/owncloud/


Save and close the file. Restart the apache2 service

Step C : Now Open the web browser and type ip address in URL address field.

For Example http://192.168.56.102 (Replace 192.168.56.102 with your server ip address)


NAME Based VirtualHost Apache configuration forhttps in Owncloud Server

To setup the name based virtual apache configuration,follow given below steps

(A) Edit apache2.conf f ile

Edit /etc/apache2/apache2.conf file.One parameter you have to modify and one parameter you have to

add.

(i) Modify the value of HostnameLookups Off to HostnameLookups On

(ii) Add below given new line in apache2.conf file at the end of last line

IncludeOptional conf.d/*.conf

(B) Edit Owncloud configuration f ile.

Edit the Owncloud configuration file.In our system it is located in

/etc/apache2/conf.d/owncloud.conf

Paste below given contents in /etc/apache2/conf.d/owncloud.conf file. Save and close the file after

pasting

NOTE: Replace example.com with your Domain name

1 sudo vi /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

1 sudo vi /etc/apache2/conf.d/owncloud.conf

(C) Restart the apache2 service

(D) Open the web browser and type the domain name.

For example.

Replace example.com with your domain name in URL address field in web browser.

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ServerName example.comServerAlias www.example.com RewriteEngine onReWriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$RewriteRule ^/(.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [NC,R,L]


ServerName example.comServerAlias www.example.com SSLEngine onSSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl/owncloud.pemSSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/ssl/owncloud.keyDocumentRoot /var/www/owncloud/



1 http://example.com

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Anders 5 months ago

Why doesn'tsd you use /etc/apache2/site-avail and a2ensite?

Those are the recommended ways to handle web sites for Apache in Debian/Ubuntu.

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Eystein 5 months ago

I found it, I've used a name instead of the IP adress of the server when i made the cert file. still have some

issues with the apache server not finding the servername, but everything works in owncloud.

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sharad chhetri 5 months ago Eystein

In Ubuntu 13.10 , default is apache 2.4. Here for Server Name lookup by apache in VirtualHost

configuration.

Enable HostnameLookups in /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

Change the value of "HostnameLookups Off" to "HostnameLookups On"

Restart the apache2 service

For further reading,have a look on this title "NAME Based VirtualHost Apache configuration for https

in Owncloud Server " in post.

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sharad chhetri 5 months ago sharad chhetri

"apache server not finding the servername"

Can you send me exactly the error you are getting ?

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Eystein 5 months ago

Hi.

after enabling ssl and https i'm getting this message in my Owncloud 6 settings:

"Your web server is not yet properly setup to allow files synchronization because the WebDAV interface

seems to be broken"

sharad chhetri 5 months ago Eystein

Hello Eystein,

This is a known issue in owncloud.For troubleshooting I need some answer.

May I know have you done this setup from scratch ?

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May I know have you done this setup from scratch ?

Check the PHP version

Regenerate the ssl certificate and check all steps once again.

Can you send me the owncloud.log at [email protected]

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Eystein 5 months ago sharad chhetri

Hello

I've followed the steps in your OwnCloud 6 setup guide to the best of my ability :-)

I will try to regenerate, and if that dont work, I'll send you the log.

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Ralphael 5 months ago

I followed your instructions to the "T" on setting up owncloud and this guide and now im getting page

cannot be displayed with https and if i type http:// it gets redirected to https.. Before I did the owncloud https

guide my site including owncloud (http) was working. What could I be missing? Thanks for you help in

advance.

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Hello Ralphael,

In Ubuntu 13.10 Server, by-default apache 2.4 is shipped.Which has some different parameter

name.

In configuration,I have redirected port 80 to 443 that is http to https.

To work both http and https,

Remove below given line

#### Redirect to port 443 ###

RewriteEngine on

ReWriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$

RewriteRule ^/(.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [NC,R,L]

#### End of Redirection configuration ###

Check in your system, where the owncloud files are located.

The same path you have to mention in DocumentRoot section.

I have given 2 types of VirtualHost Configuration,hence use only one.

Ralphael 5 months ago sharad chhetri

(a) What is the Ubuntu version you are using (sudo cat /etc/issue)

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(b) Owncloud apache configuration file

/etc/apache2/conf.d/owncloud.conf

ServerName ralphaeljohnson.com

ServerAlias www.ralphaeljohnson.com

Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews

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Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews

AllowOverride All

Require all granted

ServerName ralphaeljohnson.com

ServerAlias www.ralphaeljohnson.com

SSLEngine on

SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl/owncloud.pem

SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/ssl/owncloud.key

DocumentRoot /var/www/owncloud/

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sharad chhetri 5 months ago Ralphael

Edit apache2.conf file

sudo vi /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

Find HostnameLookups Off and replace to HostnameLookups On in

/etc/apache2/apache2.conf file

Add line IncludeOptional conf.d/*.conf in /etc/apache2/apache2.conf file at end of

file.

Enable ssl sudo a2enmod ssl

Restart apache2 service.

sudo /etc/init.d/apache restart

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Eli 6 months ago

I apologize if this question is not entirely appropriate for this post

I recently installed owncloud on Ubuntu 12.04 (desktop 64 bit). The install process went smoothly and while

I can access owncloud throughout my LAN with no problem, remote access is a no go.

Is it possible that because I have not installed DNSMASQ that that is why I cannot access my server via

onecloud outside of my network? I have enabled both ports 80 and 443 as well. Any Ideas? Also I am

running owncloud via http not https (ssl) but I do not think that would affect my remote access.

See here for the original link I used..https://www.digitalocean.com/community...

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sharad chhetri 6 months ago Eli

Hello Eli,

To access the owncloud publicly.Owncloud server must have public ip. or any public ip should be

NAT with owncloud server

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sharad

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