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Added information about permissions errors (migrating to alpine) #2289

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Expand Up @@ -614,6 +614,14 @@ You're already using Nextcloud and want to switch to docker? Great! Here are som
docker-compose exec app chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/custom_apps
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If you already use Nextcloud with Docker but want to upgrade to Alpine Docker Images, initially you may experience permissions errors because in Alpine Images the user with permissions for the `/var/www` folder are different.
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If you already use Nextcloud with Docker but want to upgrade to Alpine Docker Images, initially you may experience permissions errors because in Alpine Images the user with permissions for the `/var/www` folder are different.
## Migrating from a non-Alpine image to an Alpine image
If you already use one of our non-Alpine images, but want to switch to an Alpine-based image, you may experience permissions problems with your existing volumes. This is because the Alpine images uses a different user ID for `www-data`.

So, you must change the permissions of the `/var/www` folder to be compatible with Alpine:
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So, you must change the permissions of the `/var/www` folder to be compatible with Alpine:
So, you must change the ownership of the `/var/www/html` folder to be compatible with Alpine:


```console
docker exec container-name chown -R www-data:root /var/www
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It's /var/www/html or NEXTCLOUD_DATA_DIR

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After changing the permissions, restart the container and the permission errors should disappear.
# Help (Questions / Issues)

**If you have any questions or problems while using the image, please ask for assistance on the Help Forum first (https://help.nextcloud.com)**.
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