Incompatible "NEXTCLOUD_DATADIR" option limits for macOS.

[oesni]

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Steps to reproduce

I'm trying to install nextcloud-aio on my m1 mac mini running macOS 12.2.1
Since macOS doesn't have directory such as /mnt or /media and root is read-only by default(It is mandatory to disable macos SIP to write to / which is not recommended).
Hence, It is not possible to export nextcloud's data dir to host and to use external storage to save data. (I want to save my data on external storage array)

Expected behavior

change the default location of Nextcloud's Datadir

Actual behavior

Not possible on macOS.

Host OS

macOS 12.2.1 (Apple Silicon)

Nextcloud AIO version

v1.1.0

Current channel

latest-arm64

Other valuable info

[szaimen]

Which path would be needed for macos?

[szaimen]

And are you sure that allowing another path will solve this problem? If I read correctly, there is no way around disabling SIP if the program is not signed by apple...

[oesni]

I think If NEXTCLOUD_DATADIR accept path under the /var (like /var/nextcloud-data), there is no need to disable SIP :).

[szaimen]

Can you post the output of sudo ls -l /var please?
I need to see which folders are inside by default...

[szaimen]

Also are there other paths apart from /var in the root directory that are writeable by default?

[oesni]

/var

/

According to Apple, /System, /usr, /bin, /sbin, /var and Apps that are pre-installed with OS X is protected by SIP. 🤔(I think doc is published at the time when SIP is introduced, So things could be changed now.)
and said third-party apps can continue to write to /Application, /Library, /usr/local.

Not 100% sure, but /usr/local or /opt might be the suitable path for 3rd party applications. (Cause other mac applications - like brew or macports ... - usually use that path.

[szaimen]

I see. We'll rework this to not enforce specific values anymore.