# Roll Your Own Google Docs with NextCloud and OnlyOffice in Docker

## 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

1. Log into the Linux based device
2. 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

1. 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
2. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8080
3. The Nextcloud setup screen should be displayed
4. Enter a username and password to create an admin account
5. Click the Install button
6. Choose to Install recommended apps or select Cancel to skip them
7. Welcome to Nextcloud

## Setting Up ONLYOFFICE

1. Click the user avatar > Apps
2. Select Office & text from the left navigation
3. Scroll down to find the OnlyOffice app > Click Download and enable
4. After the download completes, click the user avatar > Settings
5. Click ONLYOFFICE in the left navigation
6. 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
7. Once Nextcloud has connected to the document server successfully, click on Files in the top navigation
8. Click the + icon > Select New Document
9. 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