Solved Changing Default Files in Nextcloud

[minhbaop]

Hi,
I want to change "Default Files" , I see the guide https://portal.nextcloud.com/article/changing-default-files-15.html .
Please show me how to find folder "nextcloud/core/skeleton" in cloudron
Thanks

[subven]

Open the (web) terminal of your nextcloud instance and navigate to:

cd /app/code/core/skeleton

[girish]

@minhbaop I have opened https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/nextcloud-app/-/issues/78

@subven I think the issue is that the directory is not writable. We have to fix the package to support this by symlinking to /app/data.

[rcdncn]

It's possible to change the skeleton location using this variable in config/config.php

'skeletondirectory' => '/path/to/nextcloud/core/skeleton',

Is there a writable space for this to point to?

[girish]

@rcdncn Ah nice, I wasn't aware of that option. You can create a directory (/app/data/skelton) using the Web Terminal, change the ownership of the directory of www-data and then set the config to that directory.

[rcdncn]

Thanks @girish this totally worked.

Steps:

Option 1: Create a new skeleton folder

• add directory /app/data/skeleton using web terminal
• chown www-data:www-data skeleton
• add files to the directory, also chowning themto www-data:www-data
• open config file with vi /app/config/config.php
• insert line 'skeletondirectory' => '/app/data/skeleton'on a new line (i to enter insert mode)
• press esc, then :wq and <enter> to write and save
• new users will receive the contents of /app/data/skeleton on first log-in

Option 2: NO files added on first log-in

If you just want to remove the default skeleton (no files added on first launch), do the following:

• open config file with vi /app/config/config.php
• insert line 'skeletondirectory' => ''on a new line (i to enter insert mode)
• press esc, then :wq and <enter> to write and save

[girish]

@rcdncn Thanks. I have pushed your notes to our docs at https://cloudron.io/documentation/apps/nextcloud/#skeleton-directory