Help with accessing nextcloud instance from web browser by using domain name

Ubuntu Version: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS

Nextcloud Version: nextcloud 23.0.0

Apache version: 2.4.41

I am trying to setup a nextcloud instance on my linux server. However when i try to access it from the web browser(firefox) by typing server.swayamshree.com I am getting the message:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access this resource.

Apache/2.4.41 (Ubuntu) Server at server.swayamshree.com Port 80

Any help will be deeply appreciated. I have listed the details of my configuration below.

The folder for my nextcloud instance is located at /media/swayam/external/server.swayamshree.com with the following permissions:

drwxr-xr-x 13 www-data www-data 4096 Nov 26 15:54 server.swayamshree.com

The file located at /etc/apache2/sites-available/server/swayamshree.com.conf has the following content:

 <VirtualHost *:80>
 ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
 DocumentRoot "/media/swayam/external/server.swayamshree.com"
 ServerName server.swayamshree.com

 <Directory "/media/swayam/external/server.swayamshree.com/">
     Options MultiViews FollowSymlinks
     AllowOverride All
     Order allow,deny
     Require all granted
 </Directory>

 TransferLog /var/log/apache2/server.swayamshree.com_access.log
 ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/server.swayamshree.com_error.log
 </VirtualHost>

The appropriate content of the file located at /etc/apache2/apache2.conf is as follows:

...
<Directory />
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
    Require all denied
</Directory>

<Directory /usr/share>
    AllowOverride None
    Require all granted
</Directory>

<Directory /media/swayam/external/server.swayamshree.com/>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>
...

Apache, by default, is limited to the /var/www directory. As a result, you have two options to choose from:

1. Create a mount point for your NextCloud installation that exists inside /var/www
2. Modify the AppArmor profile, which limits Apache to the one directory, to allow read/write access to the external location

Both of these options are perfectly valid, though the first may be simpler.