Nextcloud - Collabora Online - Built-in CODE Server never launches

[ndroftheline (micah roth)]

NethServer Version: NethServer release 7.9.2009 (final)
Module: Nextcloud

Hello community, I’ve just got a fresh installation of Nethserver installed as a VM on Proxmox, configured it as a samba4 dc, and successfully installed and can use the Nextcloud application and some of its apps (eg I installed Talk and its working great), but I can’t get the Built-in CODE server working; I’ve installed the App in Nextcloud but attempting to open a file just downloads the file, and clicking Plus > New document > name it > save > create results in “Unable to create new file from template”

Settings > Administration > Nextcloud Office > Nextcloud Office says “Collabora Online server is reachable” with a big green check:

I haven’t been able to find a ready reference to the “Built-in” CODE server in Nethserver docs, only configuring a separate one as a Nethserver app. Should I expect the built-in CODE server to function at all?

Thank you

[mrmarkuz (Markus Neuberger)]

@ndroftheline

only configuring a separate one

You can install it on the same server. I recommend using Collabora from Software Center.

[ndroftheline (micah roth)]

Thanks, yes I intend to use the Nethserver collabora app - but should the Built-in CODE server function? I ask for two reasons:

1. I’m doing some testing and it’s tricky to get the certificates and external domain working for the Nethserver app. I’d like to have the built-in code server working in the interim.
2. If the built-in CODE server is supposed to work (like, other Nethserver users with nextcloud installed can simply use the built-in CODE server), then it may point to something else going wrong, which I’d want to investigate instead of ignoring. If the built-in CODE server isn’t expected to work at all, then i’ll not worry about it.

thanks again!

[Andy_Wismer (André Wismer)]

Hi @ndroftheline

@ndroftheline

I’m doing some testing and it’s tricky to get the certificates and external domain working for the Nethserver app.

Getting a LetsEncrypt SSL cert on your NethServer is actually VERY easy and quickly implemented.

It takes about 10 minutes!

See this for more info:

Letsencrypt for internal servers using cloudflare dns, ddns and nethserver-nginx as reverse proxy

Hi This morning, I wrote to another guy here in the forum (As a PM, not visible for everyone…): If the nethserver is already entered in with the official DNS, you do not need to change anything there… Do you use a correct DNS domain (fqdn) for your NethServer? If yes, that’s all you need! Open Ports 80, 443 to the NethServer and enable the LetsEncrypt cert! This will work for the NethServer itself. If you need to use the LE cert on “other” internal servers, that’s also quite possible… H…

My 2 cents
Andy

[ndroftheline (micah roth)]

Hey Andy, yep thank you - I use lsio swag for my reverse proxy in my primary network which is also very easy to adjust (although I might actually ask a more complicated question about reverse proxy chaining in a separate forum query), but I’m still interested to know whether the built-in CODE server is expected to fail with the nethserver-nextcloud app.

The built-in CODE server works on a container I built using turnkeylinux’ nextcloud template, but I want to tie in authentication to nextcloud with Nethserver anyway so decided to scrap it in favor of nethserver-nextcloud.

Thanks again