Linux packages - several independent deployments?

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Hello,

I am using Linux packages on a Centos 7 server for my owncloud deployment. I chose this option over the tarball in order to easily stay up to date with the latest bug fixes.

Anyway, I need to setup several completely separated owncloud deployments on one box for different projects. Now I wonder, if and how this is possible using Linux packages install. Yum directly installs all files into /var/www/html/owncloud and in there is the config.php file where you have to hard code the deployment details (DB, DB password, theme, etc.). So I see no option to have several deployments using the same install, right?

I would have to make copies of /var/www/html/owncloud and adjust the config.php file each time and keep the copies up to date manually. No way to symbolically link to /var/www/html/owncloud, right?

Best Regards,
Benedikt

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Hi,

I have very limited knowledge about centos but it seems you would like to have the comfort of the package installation with the versatility of manual tar ball installation.

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You need to use containers or virtual machines to have “completely separated owncloud deployments on one box”… in theory you could download the rpms manually and install them in a different --root directory. but this is a very insecure and ill-advised way to do things in 2018.

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Since ownCloud provides an updater you could be up2date with the tarball as well, it’s not black magic at all :slight_smile:

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