Enter the IP address of the client access appliance in the box labelled ‘Provide these servers with editing services’ĥ. Enable the LibreOffice Online service within Foldr Settings > Integrations > Collabora/LibreOffice OnlineĤ. Create the matching internal DNS record.ģ. Ensure the internal hostname is fully qualified and uses the Active Direcory domain as the FQDN suffix (). Deploy the virtual appliance that will handle the editing functionĢ. In the recommended scenario where a dedicated appliance is being deployed to handle the editor role exclusively the following specification is recommended:ĦGB RAM Configuring the LibreOffice editor appliance:ġ. In very small deployments, it is possible to run the Collabora editor on the client access appliance, but the administrator should consider upgrading the specification of both RAM and CPU accordingly, depending on usage. It is recommended that you run a dedicated appliance to run this feature in the same way as search to keep it separate from the main client access server appliance.

The Collabora / Libre Office Online (LOOL) editor supports collaborative editing between multiple users with no additional configuration. All document changes are saved automatically. When the LibreOffice Online service has been enabled users in the web app will be offered an Edit in LibreOffice button for Office documentsĬlicking the Edit button will present the document in the LibreOffice interface ready to edit.

This provides users with the convenience of editing documents without the need for locally installed Office applications and also without having to depend on third-party solutions that are hosted off-site in the cloud.

Please note that this feature is currently considered *beta*įoldr server update v4.12 introduces a self-hosted web-based editor using Collabora/Libre Office Online that can be used to edit Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Open Office format files directly in a web browser. Configuring the client access appliance:.Configuring the LibreOffice editor appliance:.

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