[Script request] opencloud

[dancgn]

Application Name

opencloud

Website

https://docs.opencloud.eu/de/

Description

Opencloud is a new (german) self hosted, simple and easy cloud like Seafile.
I tried it bare metal, docker and docker-compose on a ubuntu and a debian lxc, unfortunately nothing works.

I guess this is a nice one for this community and "easy" for you guys.

Due Diligence

• I have searched existing scripts and found no duplicates.
• I have searched existing discussions and found no duplicate requests.

[kylepyke]

I tried it bare metal, docker and docker-compose on a ubuntu and a debian lxc, unfortunately nothing works.

I had almost the same experience 😂. I was able to get it running with bare metal in an ubuntu LXC– you need an updated version of GO (>=1.24). You don't have access to any of the apps that way, which I see as one of the most desirable features. Would love to see a fully featured LXC docker version.

[vmhq]

Me too. Same experience :(

[MatKlein]

Same here. 😂

[ffuhrnew]

They are starting with opencloud in germany with a fresh and clean open source community driven alternative cloud solution.
As they are in progress there are a few docs available. Bare metal is not supported. But they have a complete working docker solution with traefik inside. You find a step by step guide under: https://docs.opencloud.eu/docs/admin/getting-started/docker/docker-compose
As a possible solution for the central .env file you could do everything according to the guide but in the end you create one individual docker compose file (stack) with this:
You can generate a single compose file from your desired opencloud_full config.

Configure your .env
run docker compose config > output.yml
You will get a single compose file
<you find this suggestion under -->
https://github.com/orgs/opencloud-eu/discussions/533#discussioncomment-12730366

[dancgn]

Using subdomains? eg:

* opencloud.mydomain.com

* collabora..mydomain.com

* onlyoffice.mydomain.com

etc.

Sorry for the dumb question, but they didn't need to set in my caddy-container, because it make everything by himself with traefik locally on the maschine?

[kylepyke]

Sorry, I don't understand your question.

[dancgn]

Sorry, I don't understand your question.
English isn't my main language, sorry. Try to translate it.

I’m trying to understand it. I have a Proxmox container running Caddy as a reverse proxy. There’s essentially one domain exposed to the “evil” internet. The individual subdomains don’t need to be configured in Caddy, since they’re only needed locally within the OpenCloud container itself. Basically just internal, managed by Traefik. I hope that made sense? I’m just going to give it a try now.

[kylepyke]

This is where the limit of my knowledge is. I use Pangolin instead of Caddy for exposing services to the net. Sorry, wish I could help more!

[dancgn]

No Problem, I'll try by myself.

Pangolin is a nice piece of software.

[FinFox1]

Well, i have also tried to install this one on bare-metal from this doc: https://docs.opencloud.eu/docs/admin/getting-started/other/bare-metal , but failed as you guys. I have attached the errors i am getting... Well, OpenCloud is a nice alternative to NextCloud, so i would love to use this bare-metal in a LXC.

When trying to install this on the latest Debian 12 version, i got theses errors:

When installing this on Ubuntu 24.04 as recommend, i got these errors:

Well, maybe someone knows a solution for this, but a perfect working script for LXC would be nice.

[tremor021]

ummm, https instead of http?

[FinFox1]

i tried both, http and https. With https i got these errors... http doesnt work.

[dancgn]

The problem is, that the bare-metal and the small docker-compose are the same.

I "want" the complete package.

[Patrick010]

Is this not the same as Owncloud?

[kylepyke]

No. It’s a project which some of the own loud devs split off.

[Patrick010]

That's Nextcloud

[kylepyke]

No. Owncloud split off from NextCloud. Open cloud split off from OwnCloud.

[Patrick010]

For those with the same question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud9FEmNOgLs

[vhsdream]

I like a challenge, so I think I'm going to take a look at this...

[kylepyke]

🙌🙌

[tremor021]

Gotta love this @vhsdream

[ffuhrnew]

right mindset. if you want to get support—> contact meFriedrich FuhrAm 11.06.2025 um 06:07 schrieb Chris ***@***.***>: I like a challenge, so I think I'm going to take a look at this... —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[vhsdream]

Update

What Works

• OpenCloud basic: your basic file upload, management and sync
• Collabora: collaboratively create and edit Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint files, as well as ODT, ODP and ODS files
• Install additional apps from the App Store
  • in the screenshot you can see the External Sites app - I added Homepage and my NAS to the App Switcher
• Email Notifications
• Radicale integration for CalDAV and CardDAV (not included - requires your own install)
• OpenID via web (currently Authelia and PocketID have been tested; have not tested the desktop app or mobile apps yet)

Next up

• Full text search with Apache Tika - will require your own Tika LXC, like Radicale
• Confirming that it's possible to use NFS/SMB that's bind-mounted in the LXC as storage

Why this all works

I got this all to work because I did the work of ensuring all OpenCloud-related services have valid TLS certificates. Not only that, but a working Content Security Policy is required. Luckily that is configurable via yaml file, included in the installation (csp.yaml).

• To get OpenID to work requires some additions to the CSP file.
• Embedding external sites also requires CSP edits.
• For the optional Radicale integration, after some experimenting I found that if you have an existing Radicale install with existing accounts, OpenCloud will not 'see' those and will instead create new ones, even if using the same username. Not a big problem, but FYI. Getting the integration to work also requires you to change your Radicale config to use http_x_remote_user as auth instead of other methods.

Feedback wanted

Currently, the install script prompts the end user (as close to the beginning of the installation as possible) to input the FQDNs for OpenCloud, Collabora, and the WOPI server (which acts as the bridge between OpenCloud and Collabora), before proceeding to install everything.

I'm wondering if the Collabora installation should be optional, if there are folks out there who might only want the barebones version of OpenCloud installed and nothing else. What do y'all think?

(As a small aside, I see a new OnlyOffice LXC in the works, and am now wondering if I should make a separate LXC for Collabora as well?)

If I get Apache Tika working, that for sure is going to be optional, so it's yet another prompt!

For Radicale, you just need to rename proxy.yaml.bak to proxy.yaml so there will be no prompt.

[dancgn]

It seems that I'm the only stupid person here...how? Can't find the script, a link, or whatever. So I can give you a feedback! Thanks!

[Patrick010]

This time it's not you ;)

The script is on the dev github; https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/blob/main/install/opencloud-install.sh

or

https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVED/

[vhsdream]

Well, the feedback I asked for is more about whether Collabora should be installed by default, or if you should have a choice in the matter; the script is not yet ready for release or even for testing.

Another thing I should have mentioned is that I'm using Caddy as my reverse proxy/TLS, and the configuration of OpenCloud/Collabora is geared towards that. I have a feeling that if you're using something else then there will be more manual configuration required.

[vhsdream]

Update: Apache Tika will not be installed by default, nor will there be a prompt; instead, you'll need your own Apache Tika LXC and then uncomment some lines in opencloud.env.

[tremor021]

@vhsdream If optional components can be installed at a later date, you can put a whiptail menu in the updater script which users can use to install those.

In base install you should put whatever feels like appropriate thing to be in it. If that includes all components, then you should include all. if not, then just give option to install them either at install time or via update function. You have a example at:
https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/blob/main/ct/cronicle.sh

[vhsdream]

@tremor021 Thanks for the example!

I'm currently at a roadblock with figuring out how to have working external (bind-mounted) storage, since I assume most people would prefer to store files etc etc on a NAS, rather than in the LXC. It's currently not supported since CIFS and NFS are not POSIX filesystems.

It could be that my mount options on my host are insufficient. The issue is documented more in the Dev repo issue.

I have a couple more ideas but haven't had the time to fully conceptualize and then put into testing.

[ffuhrnew]

Thanks for your detailed information. if you use the opencloud-compose repo also external proxies are configurable. I have a question regarding the script… Where ca i find it to use/collaborate/test it?Friedrich FuhrAm 18.06.2025 um 11:43 schrieb Patrick ***@***.***>: This time it's not you ;) The script is on the dev github; https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/blob/main/install/opencloud-install.sh —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[ffuhrnew]

To answer your question: i think that collabora embedded in the opencloud „frame“ is a very useful feature. compared to seafile,  nextcloud or owncloud it is good to have opencloud as a free/opensource alternative! I also use caddy and in connection with the opencloud-compose repo it shall be „easy“ to build a docker compose stack with „docker compose config > stack.yml after getting all answrrs regarding the elements an content that shall be installed   - i dontknow how to support you in coding the script. but i would be pleased to help. Friedrich FuhrAm 18.06.2025 um 13:42 schrieb Chris ***@***.***>: Well, the feedback I asked for is more about whether Collabora should be installed by default, or if you should have a choice in the matter; the script is not yet ready for release or even for testing. Another thing I should have mentioned is that I'm using Caddy as my reverse proxy/TLS, and the configuration of OpenCloud/Collabora is geared towards that. I have a feeling that if you're using something else then there will be more manual configuration required. —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>