NextCloud & StorJ integration

Nextcloud with StorJ integration setup

What Is Storj?

Storj, pronounced as “storage,” is an open-source cloud storage platform. Basically, it uses a decentralized network of nodes to host user data. The platform also secures hosted data using advanced encryption.

For detail information's how it works view the StorJ homepage.

Nextcloud and Storj is a perfect combination for highly secure S3 Data Cloud storage for high reliable and secure data storage.

This example shows a step by step manual to setup Nextloud and Storj.

1. Register new user at Storj

https://eu1.storj.io/signup:

2. Confirm your registration mail

3. Login and select server side encryption

4. go to Project and select Manage Projects

5. create new project

6.create new project

7. Go to Objects and write down/remember the pass frame !! very important do not lose it!!

8. create new bucket, name it e.g. "archive"

now you can upload files to your archive bucket with the browser

9. create new access grant (access menu)

Continue in Browser

Enter a passphrase and go to next

write down / copy and paste the API key for further use - IMPORTANT

continue with S3 Gateway Credentials do not use DONE!

generate your S3 gateway credentials

copy and paste the three items:

access key

secret key

end point

10. Go to your nexcloud server and add the config file "config.yaml"

nano /root/.local/share/storj/gateway/config.yaml

# the serialized access, or name of the access to use
access: copy here your API key

# Minio Access Key to use
minio.access-key: copy here your access key

# Minio Secret Key to use
minio.secret-key: copy here your secret key

The next step is to install the Gateway for your Nextcloud to the Storj S3. Some additional informations you can find in at the Storj forum:

https://forum.storj.io/t/nextcloud-on-storj/2711/10

Now you need to install the Gateway with the docker command:

docker run -d --restart unless-stopped -p 0.0.0.0:7777:7777 --mount type=bind,source=/root/.local/share/storj/gateway/,destination=/root/.local/share/storj/gateway/ --name gateway storjlabs/gateway:a53b280-v1.1.2-go1.13.8 run --server.address=":7777"
docker start gateway

11. Nextcloud setup to access Storj (S3) - external storage

open nextcloud and navigate to "settings -> External storages"

now you must add the following information's:

Folder name: e.G. Nextcloud_archive
Bucket: The Bucket name from your Sorj archive (in my case "nextcloud")
Hostname: must be 127.0.0.1
Port: 7777
Region: The Address of the Satellite you are accessing (in my case "gateway.eu1.storjshare.io"), i get it from the Endpoint of the S3 Credentials
Enable Path Style must be enabled
Access Key: from S3 Credentials
Secret Key: from S3 Credentials