Installing ONLYOFFICE DocSpace Community using the provided script

Introduction

ONLYOFFICE DocSpace is a document hub where you can connect users and documents in one place to boost collaboration.

Functionality

Creating various room types: Public rooms, Form filling rooms, Collaboration rooms, Virtual Data Rooms, Custom rooms.
Providing flexible access permissions: viewing, commenting, reviewing, form filling, editing.
Creating and editing documents, spreadsheets, presentations, forms, PDFs, and ebooks. Viewing multimedia files (images, video and audio files). Working with markdown files and diagrams.
Inviting users for collaboration: real-time co-editing, commenting, and communication via chat or video calls within online editors.
Storing and managing personal documents within a dedicated space.
Managing rooms: adding files, inviting members and assigning permission levels, viewing detailed info and recent activities, archiving rooms.
Creating AI agents as well as connecting any AI assistants to the editors for enhanced efficiency and faster workflows.
Configuring integration features: connecting external services and storages. Currently, third-party storages can be used for performing backup only.
Embedding ONLYOFFICE DocSpace or its parts into your own web application with JavaScript SDK.
Adjusting customization and branding features.
Using developer tools: webhooks, OAuth applications, API keys.
Setting up security features: backup and restore, two-factor authentication, IP security, audit trail and more.
Integrating ONLYOFFICE DocSpace into your platform with ready-to-use connectors for Drupal, Pipedrive, WordPress, Zapier, Zoom, Moodle, etc.

ONLYOFFICE DocSpace Community can be installed on Linux from DEB/RPM packages using an automatic installation script.

This guide will show you how to install ONLYOFFICE DocSpace Community to your machine using DEB/RPM packages. If you want to run ONLYOFFICE DocSpace Community using Docker instead, refer to Running ONLYOFFICE DocSpace in Docker.

System requirements

CPU: at least 6-core (8-core recommended)
RAM: at least 12 GB (16 GB recommended)
HDD: at least 40 GB of free space
Additional requirements: at least 6 GB of swap
OS: amd64 Linux distribution with kernel version 3.10 or later

Note that DEB/RPM packages are currently only available for amd64 systems. If you need to run ONLYOFFICE DocSpace Community on ARM64, refer to Running ONLYOFFICE DocSpace in Docker.

Getting ONLYOFFICE DocSpace script

Download ONLYOFFICE DocSpace Community installation script file:

curl -O https://download.onlyoffice.com/docspace/docspace-install.sh

Once the download is finished, you can start the installation process.

Note that all installation actions must be performed with root rights.

Installing ONLYOFFICE DocSpace from DEB/RPM packages

To install ONLYOFFICE DocSpace Community using DEB/RPM packages, run the following command:

bash docspace-install.sh package

Once the installation is finished, open a browser and enter the local network computer IP address to the browser address bar. The DocSpace setup page will open.

Now you need to specify your email, password (by default, the password must be at least 8 but no more than 30 characters long), accept the License agreement terms. You can also select the necessary language and time zone using the corresponding drop-down lists. When all the parameters are set, click the Continue button.

When installing using DEB/RPM packages, you can set the default port via debconf:

echo "docspace docspace/port string 80" | debconf-set-selections

Displaying available script RPM/DEB parameters

To display the list of all available script RPM/DEB parameters, use the following command:

bash docspace-install.sh package -h

To learn more on how to use all the available script RPM/DEB parameters, refer to this article.