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Nextcloud can be maintained through the command line using the OCC command in the root folder of nextcloud
To execute those commands in a running docker container use the follwoing command to open an interactive shell in the container
It is assumed that nextcloud is running in a container named “nextcloud” in case that’s not true use the command
to list all running containers and use the container-id instead of the name
docker ps -a
to list all running containers and use the container-id instead of the name
docker exec -t -i nextcloud /bin/sh
Now change into the directory in which nextcloud is installed
If you are using the LinuxServer/Nextcloud Container the directory is as shown below
cd /config/www/nextcloud
Now execute the following command to get a list of available options
sudo -u abc php occ
Now you can execute any of the shown commands – here are some often used examples:
sudo -u abc php occ files:scan --verbose --path="/lars/files/Photos"
sudo -u abc php occ maps:scan-photos
sudo -u abc php occ preview:generate_all
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