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20211114 NextCloud documentation - installation - localhost issue
The problem with the `localhost` URL seems to have been fixed. The section on overcoming this problem has been rewritten to indicate the steps may no longer be needed.
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docs/Containers/NextCloud.md

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8. Create an administrator account and then click "Finish Setup".
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9. There is a long delay. And then you get an error:
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9. There is a long delay. In most cases, the "Recommended apps" screen appears and you can ignored the instructions in this section. However, if you see the following error:
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![Mal-formed URL](./images/nextcloud-malformedurl.png)
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then you should:
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If you examine the contents of your browser's URL bar, you will find:
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* Examine the contents of your browser's URL bar. If you see this pattern:
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http://localhost/index.php/core/apps/recommended
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That is **clearly** wrong and it is probably a bug in Nextcloud.
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10. Edit the URL to replace `localhost` with what it *should* be, which will be **one** of the following patterns, depending on which method you chose to access Nextcloud:
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http://localhost/index.php/core/apps/recommended
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* `http://192.168.203.200:9321/index.php/core/apps/recommended`
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* `http://myrpi.mydomain.com:9321/index.php/core/apps/recommended`
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* `http://myrpi:9321/index.php/core/apps/recommended`
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* Edit the URL to replace `localhost` with what it *should* be, which will be **one** of the following patterns, depending on which method you chose to access Nextcloud:
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Note:
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* `http://192.168.203.200:9321/index.php/core/apps/recommended`
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* `http://myrpi.mydomain.com:9321/index.php/core/apps/recommended`
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* `http://myrpi:9321/index.php/core/apps/recommended`
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* This seems to be the only time Nextcloud misbehaves and forces `localhost` into a URL.
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Note:
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* This seems to be the only time Nextcloud misbehaves and forces `localhost` into a URL.
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11. After a delay, you will see the "Recommended apps" screen with a spinner moving down the list of apps as they are loaded:
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10. The "Recommended apps" screen appears. A spinner moves down the list of apps as they are loaded:
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![Recommended Apps](./images/nextcloud-recommendedapps.png)
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Wait for the loading to complete.
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12. Eventually, the dashboard will appear. Then the dashboard will be obscured by the "Nextcloud Hub" floating window:
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11. Eventually, the dashboard will appear. Then the dashboard will be obscured by the "Nextcloud Hub" floating window:
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![Post-initialisation](./images/nextcloud-postinitialisation.png)
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Hover your mouse to the right of the floating window and keep clicking on the right-arrow button until you reach the last screen, then click "Start using Nextcloud".
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13. Congratulations. Your IOTstack implementation of Nextcloud is ready to roll:
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12. Congratulations. Your IOTstack implementation of Nextcloud is ready to roll:
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![Dashboard](./images/nextcloud-dashboard.png)
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