ONLYOFFICE is a powerful document collaboration and project management platform that includes tools for managing documents, presentations, spreadsheets, emails, calendars, and more. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install ONLYOFFICE on Arch Linux.
Before installing ONLYOFFICE on Arch Linux, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:
It's always a good idea to update the system before installing anything new. Use the following command to update Arch Linux:
sudo pacman -Syu
Before installing ONLYOFFICE, you'll need to install the following dependencies:
sudo pacman -S postgresql postgresql-libs rabbitmq-server
You can download the ONLYOFFICE Community Server from the official website. Open your browser and navigate to the official ONLYOFFICE download page.
Choose the CentOS/RedHat package format as only that's available here
wget https://download.onlyoffice.com/repo/onlyoffice-community-server.repo -P /etc/yum.repos.d/
sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql
sudo systemctl start rabbitmq
sudo systemctl enable rabbitmq
To install the ONLYOFFICE Community Server, use the following command:
sudo pacman -S onlyoffice-communityserver
After installing ONLYOFFICE, we need to configure the application.
ONLYOFFICE requires Nginx to be installed and configured. Install Nginx using the following command:
sudo pacman -S nginx
Once Nginx is installed, open the configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
Add the following configuration to the file:
http {
## ONLYOFFICE configuration
upstream backend {
server 127.0.0.1:8080;
server 127.0.0.1:8081;
}
server {
listen *:80;
server_name your.domain.name;
# force https-redirects
return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}
then save file
ONLYOFFICE stores its data in PostgreSQL. You need to create a database user and database before continuing with the installation.
sudo -u postgres psql
CREATE USER onlyoffice WITH PASSWORD 'password';
CREATE DATABASE onlyoffice WITH OWNER onlyoffice;
\q
Update ONLYOFFICE configuration file to allow the access with the created user and password.
sudo nano /etc/onlyoffice/documentserver/local.json
Update the following lines with your created credentials:
"PostgreSQL":
{
"host": "localhost",
"port": "5432",
"user": "onlyoffice",
"password": "yourpassword",
"database": "onlyoffice"
},
You can obtain a free SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt.
sudo pacman -S certbot certbot-nginx
Obtain SSL certificate for the domain:
sudo certbot --nginx -d your.domain.name
Follow the instructions in the prompt to complete the SSL certificate setup.
ONLYOFFICE uses Redis to provide real-time collaboration. Install Redis using the following command:
sudo pacman -S redis
Start and enable Redis:
sudo systemctl start redis
sudo systemctl enable redis
ONLYOFFICE uses RabbitMQ to provide message queuing. Install RabbitMQ using the following command:
sudo pacman -S rabbitmq
Start and enable RabbitMQ:
sudo systemctl start rabbitmq
sudo systemctl enable rabbitmq
Now that you have configured all the components used by ONLYOFFICE, restart the ONLYOFFICE services:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
sudo systemctl restart postgresql
sudo systemctl restart redis
sudo systemctl restart rabbitmq
sudo systemctl start onlyoffice-documentserver
sudo systemctl enable onlyoffice-documentserver
Once all of the services have been restarted, you will be able to access ONLYOFFICE in your browser. Navigate to your domain name, and you should see the ONLYOFFICE login page.
Congratulations! You have installed ONLYOFFICE on Arch Linux, and you're ready to start collaborating on documents, presentations, and spreadsheets.
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