Chapter 16 · 16.18
Moving your Nextcloud to your own domain: what do you need to update in apps afterwards?
Your WebOké Nextcloud has been given a new address, for example cloud.yourcompany.com instead of yourname.webokecloud.nl (see Your Nextcloud on your own domain (cloud.yourcompany.com)). The good news: the old address keeps working and redirects to the new one. So nothing stops working straight away. Still, it's a good idea to switch everywhere to the new address when you have a quiet moment. Then everything works directly, and you're not dependent on the redirect.
What stays the same?
- Your username, your password and your files.
- Your app passwords. You don't need to create new ones; you can keep using an app's existing app password.
- Your authenticator app. It may still show the old address as the name, but the codes remain valid.
- Public links you've already shared. Anyone who opens an old link will automatically land on the new address.
Checklist: where to set the new address
| Where | What you do | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Bookmarks in your browser | Open your Nextcloud via the new address and save it as a bookmark. Remove the old one. | |
| Desktop app (Nextcloud Files) | Add your account again with the new address and then remove the old account. When adding it, choose your existing folder and keep the data that's already there, so you don't have to download everything again. | Installing Nextcloud Files on Windows, Installing Nextcloud Files on Mac (File Provider), Multiple accounts and folders in one app |
| Nextcloud app on your phone | Add an account with the new address and remove the old account. Then turn automatic photo uploading back on. | The Nextcloud app on iPhone or iPad, The Nextcloud app on Android, Automatically uploading photos |
| Talk app on your phone | Log out and log in again with the new address. | Talk on your phone and notifications |
| Calendar and contacts on iPhone or iPad | Update the server address in the calendar account and the contacts account, or remove the account and add it again with your app password. | Calendar and contacts on the iPhone and iPad |
| Calendar and contacts on Android (DAVx5) | Add a new account in DAVx5 with the new address and then remove the old one. | Calendar and contacts on Android with DAVx5 |
| Calendar and contacts on Mac | Update the server address in your internet accounts, or add the account again. | Calendar and Contacts on the Mac |
| Thunderbird | Update the location to the new address in each calendar's properties. | Calendar and contacts in Thunderbird |
| Outlook with CalDav Synchronizer | Update the DAV address in each synchronisation profile. | Calendar in Outlook with CalDav Synchronizer |
| Network drive (WebDAV) | Disconnect and reconnect it with the new address. | Your Nextcloud as a network drive (WebDAV) in Explorer or Finder |
| Nextcloud Office on your computer | Reconnect the program with the new address. | Euro-Office manual |
| Your website | A public calendar or appointment page you've put on your website: replace the code with the code that has the new address. | Putting a public calendar or booking page on your website |
| Your email signature, documents and instructions to others | Replace the old address with the new one. |
Tell your users
Do you have a Family or Max package? Send your family members or colleagues a short message with the new address and this checklist. Everyone carries out the steps themselves on their own devices. Nothing is lost if someone does it later, because the old address keeps working.
The new address isn't working yet
Do you get a warning about the connection on the new address, or does nothing open? Then the new address probably isn't pointing correctly to our server yet. Read Certificate warning or insecure connection. Until then, just keep working with the old address.
Tip: start with one device, for example your own laptop. If that works well, update the rest.