Roll Your Own Google Docs with OnlyOffice On NextCloud

#Nextcloud #Debian #SelfHosted

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0152.html

Prerequisites

• Nextcloud (Tutorial)

Installing OnlyOffice Document Server

1. Log into the Linux device
2. Run the following commands in a terminal:

# check for an install software updates
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
# install postgreSQL
sudo apt install postgresql
# create the OnlyOffice database, user and grant permissions
sudo ‐i ‐u postgres psql ‐c "CREATE DATABASE onlyoffice;"
sudo ‐i ‐u postgres psql ‐c "CREATE USER onlyoffice WITH password '0nly0ff1c3';"
sudo ‐i ‐u postgres psql ‐c "GRANT ALL privileges ON DATABASE onlyoffice TO onlyoffice;"
# install redis and rabbitmq
sudo apt install redis‐server rabbitmq‐server
# if running on the same server as nextcloud, stop apache
sudo systemctl stop apache2
# install nginx extras
sudo apt‐get install nginx‐extras
# set the onlyoffice port, using port 1440 here
echo onlyoffice‐documentserver onlyoffice/ds‐port select 1440 | sudo debconf‐set‐selections
# add the onlyoffice document server apt repository
sudo apt‐key adv ‐‐keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 ‐‐recv‐keys CB2DE8E5
sudo echo "deb https://download.onlyoffice.com/repo/debian squeeze main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/onlyoffice.list
sudo apt update
# install onlyoffice document server
sudo apt‐get install onlyoffice‐documentserver

3. Paste the onlyoffice database password from above when prompted
4. Continue the setup by running the following command in terminal

# modify the default nginx port
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites‐available/default

5. Change the port from :80 to :801
6. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes to default and close it
7. Continue the configuration by running the following commands in terminal:

# edit NextCloud configuration file
sudo nano /var/www/nextcloud/config/config.php

8. Find the trusted_domains array and add the DNS entry for the OnlyOffice host
9. Add the following line inside the array

'allow_local_remote_servers' => true

10. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X
11. Continue with the following in terminal

# restart nginx
sudo systemctl restart nginx
# start apache2
sudo systemctl start apache2

12. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:1440 to verify OnlyOffice Document Server is up and running

Enabling OnlyOffice Document Editing in NextCloud

1. Log into NextCloud
2. Click the user avatar > Apps
3. Select Office & text from the left navigation
4. Scroll down to find the OnlyOffice app > Click Download and enable
5. After the download completes, click the user avatar > Settings
6. Click ONLYOFFICE in the left navigation
7. Enter the document server URL in the Document Editing Service address field > Click Save
8. Click on Files in the top navigation
9. Click the + icon > Select New Document
10. Give the document a name and press Enter
11. The new document should load in a word processor inside the web browser and be ready for editing

Source: https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/server/linux/document/linux-installation.aspx

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