Nextcloud offers a unique-in-the-industry, fully open-source solution for on-premise data handling and communication with an uncompromising focus on security and privacy. Nextcloud brings together universal access to data with next-generation secure communication and collaboration capabilities under direct control of IT and integrated with existing compliant infrastructure.
Collabora Online provides Nextcloud users with a full cloud document suite handling all major document formats. It features excellent interoperability with MS Office files and offers an outstanding WYSIWYG experience. Access a huge repertoire of features when collaborating on text files, presentations and spreadsheets.
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- File Sync and Sharing, Groupware and Productivity Tool
Nextcloud & Collabora Online Success Stories
“Office suites are super complicated to develop, so it would be impossible to do this without a partner like Collabora Online.”
Seamlessly Integrated into Nextcloud
Nextcloud Hub – Remote collaboration made easy
Nextcloud Hub combines key Nextcloud products — Files, Talk, Groupware, Office and Assistant — into a single platform, optimizing the flow of collaboration.
Full editing capabilities & full security
Nextcloud Office is a powerful online office suite with collaborative editing. It supports all major document, spreadsheet and presentation file formats and works in all modern browsers. Nextcloud Office is built together with Collabora Productivity.
Nextcloud offers Collabora Online Office technology for home and enterprise users whilst retaining privacy and security. Home users can easily benefit from Collabora Online by using the built-in CODE Server.
Well-integrated & mobile friendly
Collabora Online is optimised for smartphones and tablets. You can access and edit your documents stored on Nextcloud from your browser on the desktop, as well as through your mobile devices! It is well integrated, allowing customisations and a choice of UIs.
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Collabora Online with Nextcloud Partners
For specialist help or more advanced integrations and use cases, get in contact with one of our Collabora Online and Nextcloud partners.
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How to Install and Test CODE
Follow these instructions to install CODE with Nextcloud on a Raspberry Pi.
Install Docker and Docker Compose Plugin
1. Install Docker
sudo apt update
sudo apt install docker.io
sudo apt install docker-compose-plugin
sudo systemctl enable docker
2. Allow User to edit docker without sudo
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
3. Log out and back in
Quick-Setup using provided compose files
1. Extract the download to a directory
2. Run docker compose up -d
Make sure you are running compose from the created directory (where the compose file is saved)
3. Access Nextcloud
http://<your local IP address>:8080
4. Create administration account
Keep the SQLite selection and click Install
5. Install recommended apps
Make sure to select “Nextcloud Office”
6. Setup Collabora Online server
Select your profile on the top right > Administration settings > Nextcloud Office (Collabora) > User your own server > Enter http://<your local IP adresse>:9980 > Save
It should now display:
Setting up and configuring native CODE packages on Linux
Collabora provide native Linux packages in deb and rpm formats. For the deb format 3 platforms are supported: amd64, ppc64, and arm64. For the rpm format only amd64 is supported.
1. Import the signing key:
CODE packages are digitally signed by Collabora Productivity Ltd. First step is to import the signing key.
On deb based distributions use the following command:
mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings && cd /etc/apt/keyrings sudo wget -O collaboraonline-release-keyring.gpg https://collaboraoffice.com/downloads/gpg/collaboraonline-release-keyring.gpg
On rpm based distributions use the following command:
wget https://www.collaboraoffice.com/repos/CollaboraOnline/CODE-rpm/repodata/repomd.xml.key && sudo rpm --import repomd.xml.key
2. Add CODE package repositories:
On deb based distributions create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/collaboraonline.sources with the following contents:
Types: deb URIs: https://www.collaboraoffice.com/repos/CollaboraOnline/CODE-deb Suites: ./ Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/collaboraonline-release-keyring.gpg
On rpm based distributions use the following commands:
RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, etc.:
sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo https://www.collaboraoffice.com/repos/CollaboraOnline/CODE-rpm
SUSE:
sudo zypper ar 'https://www.collaboraoffice.com/repos/CollaboraOnline/CODE-rpm' 'CODE' sudo zypper mr -r 'CODE' # enable auto refresh
3. Install packages:
On deb based distributions use the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install coolwsd code-brand
On RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, etc. use the following command:
sudo yum install coolwsd CODE-brand
On SUSE, use the following command:
sudo zypper ref && sudo zypper in coolwsd CODE-brand
This is the minimal installation, without localizations. For full installation install ‘collaboraoffice*’ packages.
4. Configuration:
Edit /etc/coolwsd/coolwsd.xml. Collabora Online (coolwsd) service runs via systemd. After editing the configuration file, you have to restart the service:
sudo systemctl restart coolwsd
Collabora Online logs into systemd journal by default. You can check the log with:
sudo journalctl -u coolwsd
The default configuration is looking for an SSL certificate and key, which are not present, so probably it’s the best to disable SSL, and optionally enable SSL termination, then set up the reverse proxy.
It is highly recommended to set up a reverse proxy in front of CODE, either you run CODE from Docker, or you use native packages. It is easy, and this way CODE can be reached on standard HTTP or HTTPS ports. We provide sample configuration files for Apache2 and Nginx. If you want SSL, we recommend certificates from Let’s Encrypt.
Now you can give https://collabora.example.com as the WOPI URL in your preferred File Sync and Share solution. See below for specific examples.
For more detailed and pretty instructions on integrating with various partner solutions please see (in alphabetical order):
- Nextcloud Setup Instructions (Apache & Nginx)
- ownCloud
Find alternative ways of setting up CODE on our Collabora Online Development Edition page.
