Automated deployment of Nextcloud with Apache, MariaDB, PHP, Redis, and Let's Encrypt on a Debian/Ubuntu server.

• Automatic local host detection and grouping
• Full Nextcloud installation with:
  • Apache web server
  • MariaDB database
  • PHP + required extensions
  • Redis and APCu caching
  • HTTPS via Let's Encrypt
• Secure PHP and Apache configuration
• Database and admin user provisioning
• Cron jobs for background tasks and maintenance
• Trusted domain and regional settings

• A Debian/Ubuntu server (tested on 20.04+)
• Python 3 and Ansible installed locally
• SSH access and sudo privileges
• DNS A-record pointing to your server IP
• A hosts file with required variables (see below)

Create a file named hosts with:

[nextcloud]

[all:vars]
ansible_user=your-ssh-username
db_admin_user=nextcloud_db_admin
db_admin_password=secure_admin_password
nextcloud_db=nextcloud
nextcloud_db_user=nextcloud_user
nextcloud_db_password=secure_password
nextcloud_admin_user=admin
nextcloud_admin_password=admin_password
nextcloud_domain=cloud.example.com