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Connecting Oracle database to ONLYOFFICE Docs

Currently, there are no Docker variables that allow connecting with Oracle; the user must perform the steps manually. The steps to connect Oracle database to ONLYOFFICE Docs are as follows:

  1. Install ONLYOFFICE Docs:

    sudo docker run -i -t -d -p 80:80 --name onlyoffice \
    onlyoffice/documentserver-de
  2. Install Oracle on the same or a separate server:

    sudo docker run --name oracle -p 8080:1521 -p 8081:5500 \
    -e ORACLE_PASSWORD=admin \
    -e APP_USER=onlyoffice \
    -e APP_USER_PASSWORD=onlyoffice \
    -d gvenzl/oracle-xe:21-slim
  3. Run the script located at /var/www/onlyoffice/documentserver/server/schema/oracle/createdb.sql:

    sudo docker exec oracle sqlplus -s onlyoffice/onlyoffice@//localhost/xepdb1 @/var/www/onlyoffice/documentserver/server/schema/oracle/createdb.sql
  4. Change the parameters responsible for establishing a connection in local.json and switch Document Server to Oracle:

    sudo docker exec -it onlyoffice bash
    nano /etc/onlyoffice/documentserver/local.json
    "services": {
    "CoAuthoring": {
    "sql": {
    "type": "oracle",
    "dbHost": "oracle_ip_or_hostname",
    "dbPort": "8080",
    "dbName": "xepdb1",
    "dbUser": "onlyoffice",
    "dbPass": "onlyoffice"
    ...
    supervisorctl restart all