How to Install Nextcloud

Nextcloud has two separate components which may need to be installed. They are the server and the client. We will describe each separately: Nextcloud Server The Nextcloud server is all that you actually need to run Nextcloud. The term “server” here means the web software that powers your Nextcloud website, the place where you can login via a web browser: and view/add/edit/share etc. your files and other data on your cloud: For details how to install the Nextcloud server, see our post. Nextcloud Client The Nextcloud client is a program that runs on your computer or phone and, once configured, mostly just runs by itself “in the background” and synchronizes… Read More

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How to Install Nextcloud Client

To start, visit https://nextcloud.com/install and click “Desktop Clients” Click on the Windows or Mac version. Launch (or “open”) the downloaded file. The install process is then the same as any other program: Just click “Next” repeatedly until it’s done. When you now launch the program, the first step is to connect it to your cloud. It will ask you for the “Server Address” which means the URL of your cloud. Enter that and click “Next” and then enter your Username and Password. If you get those right, then the wizard will ask you if you want to sync everything or only certain files, and it will allow you to specify… Read More

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How to Install Nextcloud Server

The easiest way to install Nextcloud server is to host your cloud with CiviHosting — we will do it for you. For more information, see our Nextcloud hosting page. 🙂 But if you don’t host with us, or you just prefer to do it yourself, there are two steps: Get the files onto your account Install Nextcloud Get the files onto your account There are two methods to get the Nextcloud files onto your account: Via the Web Installer Manually You can use whichever method you prefer — the end result is the same. Load Files Via the Web Installer To get the Web Installer, right click on this link:… Read More

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What is a Private Cloud

Today we are going to clarify what a “Private Cloud” is in very simple terms that anyone can understand. Overview A Private Cloud, in one sentence, is a website where you can store and share files and other information (like a calendar and contact lists) with everyone you need to. It’s a replacement for tools like Google Drive or DropBox. With a private cloud, your data is secure and private only to you. A bit more in depth, a Private Cloud is a website which is password-protected so only you and your staff and students etc, have access to it. Inside of this website you can access files and other… Read More

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Outgoing Emails on CiviHosting

Outgoing email in CiviCRM on our servers works perfectly and it works “out of the box” with no configuration required. We also support bounce processing and other inbound email processing, but we will cover those in another blog post. Today’s post is about sending emails from your CiviCRM to your constituents. Sending bulk mail involves two issues, from a technical standpoint. One is sending them out and the other is making sure the recipient receives them. The second issue is usually easier, so let’s talk about that first. Every mail provider has its own policy with regard to incoming email. In general, to avoid the rate limits applied by some… Read More

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Where to Find Help for CiviCRM

Stuck with your CiviCRM? Looking for online documentation or a place to ask your questions? There are a few such places. The first two are the CiviCRM User and Administrator Guide which is an online book. You can read it online, and use the search features, or you can download your own copy. The second place is the CiviCRM Documentation wiki, which is an online wiki with a lot of the same information, but in a different format. Since it’s a wiki, you can also get involved and help edit it if you find something that needs fixing. Those are the main documentation locations. For Q&A with real people, the… Read More

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Quick Guide to Importing Contacts in CiviCRM

Importing Contact data is one of the most common initial activities required for a new CiviCRM site (if you’re still wondering what CiviCRM is, however, see our page). The process usually is either fairly easy, or quite complicated. In this post, we will review the basic ideas and if you’re lucky enough to have the “fairly easy” kind of import, then this will be sufficient. If you get stuck, then you will need to find more in-depth resources. There are two steps to importing data. First is to export the data from wherever it is and then the second is to import it into CiviCRM. Export This is a step… Read More

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How to Make a Cron Job for CiviCRM

This is the most common question we get about CiviCRM. For CiviHosting clients, our answer is very simple:   We will make a cron job for you! But if prefer to do this yourself (or if we are not your host), we definitely recommend you do and below we will show you two ways how to do it. We recommend using the CLI method, but sometimes it fails to work for reasons not always clear. In such a case, you should try second method, the URL method. Some of the details below are only relevant for CiviHosting clients — if you use a different host, just adjust those for your… Read More

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