Roll Your Own Google Docs with NextCloud and OnlyOffice in Docker
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Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0154.html
What is Nextcloud?
Nextcloud is a suite of client-server software for creating and using file hosting services. It is enterprise-ready with comprehensive support options. Being free and open-source software, anyone is allowed to install and operate it on their own private server devices. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nextcloud
What is ONLYOFFICE Document Server?
ONLYOFFICE Document Server is an online office suite comprising viewers and editors for texts, spreadsheets and presentations, fully compatible with Office Open XML formats: .docx, .xlsx, .pptx and enabling collaborative editing in real time. - https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/DocumentServer
Installing Docker
01. Log into the Linux based device
02. Run the following commands in the terminal
# install prerequisites
sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y
# add docker gpg key
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
# add docker software repository
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
# install docker
sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y
# enable and start docker service
sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker
# add the current user to the docker group
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
# reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect
su - $USER
Running Nextcloud and ONLYOFFICE
01. Now that Docker is installed, run the following commands to setup the Nextcloud Docker container and run it
# create working directories
mkdir ~/docker/mariadb -p && mkdir ~/docker/nextcloud -p && mkdir ~/docker/onlyoffice/{logs,data,lib,db} -p
# set owner of working directories
sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" /home/"$USER"/docker -R
# create nextcloud network
docker network create nextcloud
# run the mariadb docker container
docker run -d --name mariadb --network nextcloud --network-alias db -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=r00tp@ss -e MYSQL_USER=nextcloud_rw -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=N3xtCl0ud! -e MYSQL_DATABASE=nextcloud -v /home/$USER/docker/mariadb:/var/lib/mysql --restart=unless-stopped mariadb:latest
# run the nextcloud docker container
docker run -d --name nextcloud --network nextcloud -p 8080:80 -e MYSQL_HOST=db -e MYSQL_USER=nextcloud_rw -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=N3xtCl0ud! -e MYSQL_DATABASE=nextcloud -v /home/$USER/docker/nextcloud:/var/www/html --restart=unless-stopped nextcloud:latest
# generate a 32 character random string
echo $(head /dev/urandom | LC_ALL=C tr -dc 'A-Za-z0-9' | head -c 32)
# copy the output string to the clipboard
# run the onlyoffice document server container
docker run -d --name onlyoffice --network nextcloud -p 8081:80 -v ~/docker/onlyoffice/logs:/var/log/onlyoffice -v ~/docker/onlyoffice/data:/var/www/onlyoffice/Data -v ~/docker/onlyoffice/lib:/var/lib/onlyoffice -v ~/docker/onlyoffice/db:/var/lib/postgresql -e JWT_ENABLED=true -e JWT_SECRET='≪% random string from clipboard %≫' --restart=unless-stopped onlyoffice/documentserver
02. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8080
03. The Nextcloud setup screen should be displayed
04. Enter a username and password to create an admin account
05. Click the Install button
06. Choose to Install recommended apps or select Cancel to skip them
07. Welcome to Nextcloud
Setting Up ONLYOFFICE
01. Click the user avatar ≫ Apps
02. Select Office & text from the left navigation
03. Scroll down to find the OnlyOffice app ≫ Click Download and enable
04. After the download completes, click the user avatar ≫ Settings
05. Click ONLYOFFICE in the left navigation
06. Enter the document server URL (http://DNSorIP:8081) in the Document Editing Service address field and paste the JWT_SECRET generated earlier into the Secret Key field ≫ Click Save
07. Once Nextcloud has connected to the document server successfully, click on Files in the top navigation
08. Click the + icon ≫ Select New Document
09. Give the document a name and press Enter
10. The new document should load in a word processor inside the web browser and be ready for editing
Documentation: https://hub.docker.com/_/nextcloud, https://hub.docker.com/r/onlyoffice/documentserver
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