LibreOffice Online in EGroupware
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LibreOffice Online ● LibreOffice Online, Collabora Online, CODE ??? ● Technology behind LibreOffice Online ● Prerequisites (host system, ...) ● Advantages, disadvantages, highlights ● Combination with LibreOffice ● Scope of functions LibreOffice Online
… in EGroupware ● LibreOffice Online (CO/CODE) in EGroupware ● Function expansion through the combination LOOL/EGw www.egroupware.org FrOSCon 2019 2 LibreOffice Online in EGroupware
LibreOffice Online
● Hosted at the TDF, no own development, (no installation packages) ● https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-online/
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Collabora Online
● Commercial product of Collabora Productivity Ltd, Cambridge, GB ● Also offer a commercial LibreOffice version: Collabora Office
● Do almost the entire development work, code is ported back into LibreOffice Online
● Available as installation packages, docker containers, EGw installation packages
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CODE (Collabora Online Development Edition)
● CODE is the developer version of Collabora Online ● Will be made freely available ● Has the same functional range/status as CO
installation options: ● Docker ● installation packages ● Univention UCS (from App Center)
In the further course called LibreOffice Online (LOOL). www.egroupware.org FrOSCon 2019 5 LibreOffice Online in EGroupware
Prerequisites (Host-System, …)
● Docker ● Debian 8/9, Ubuntu 16.04/18.04, CentOS 7, openSUSE Leap ● Univention UCS
Or for EGroupware users ready-made packages with installable packages (installs Docker and sets up reverse proxy).
NO WebHosting !
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Prerequisites (Host-System, …)
No problem on a small home server (No RasPi, ...) for a few concurrent users. Bandwidth and latency determine the "feeling".
CO at EGroupware GmbH: Runs on a 3-Node(3 Core)-HA-Cluster next to EGw (Webserver, DB, ...) ...
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Prerequisites (Host-System, …)
● 10 active user / CPU thread (~ Limit for simultaneous editing of a document) ● 50MB RAM / active user ● 100kbit/s / active user
5000 ‘user’ => 500 concurrent users: ● 50 CPU threads ● 25 GB RAM ● 50 Mbit bandwidth
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Technology behind LibreOffice Online
LibreOffice headless on server Currently (v4.0) based on LO 6.0 (Collabora version!) Web frontend js Document rendered on server and transferred as tiles/pixel graphic
Independent of the performance of the end device No problem with large files
Connected to file server (Requires a host for file management) www.egroupware.org FrOSCon 2019 9 LibreOffice Online in EGroupware
Technology behind LibreOffice Online
WOPI (Web Application Open Platform Interface): Connection interface File host <=> LOOL (or other online offices)
Documentation: LibreOffice Online API https://www.collaboraoffice.com/libreoffice-online-api/
Office Online Integration Documentation https://wopi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ www.egroupware.org FrOSCon 2019 10 LibreOffice Online in EGroupware
Development
LibreOffice ReleaseNotes (6.3)
Releases
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Advantages ● Reduced range of functions :-) ● Central installation ● Installation/operation in own environment, or ● Operation with/from a hoster of your choice ● 100% compatibility with LO. It's LO! ● One application for (almost) all devices ● Simultaneous processing of a document by several users ● Documents remain on file server ● Viewer for PDF (instead of browser PDF or client PDF) ● Presentation mode for Impress/Browser full screen www.egroupware.org FrOSCon 2019 12 LibreOffice Online in EGroupware
Disadvantages Reduced range of functions :-) Spell check: no saving of own dictionary Templates must be managed in the host system (advantage?)
No zoom in Calc (solved in v4.0)
(Still) no sending as e-mail attachment (solved in EGw:)
A few minor bugs An annoying bug: Insert weblink (solved in v4.0.5) www.egroupware.org FrOSCon 2019 13 LibreOffice Online in EGroupware
(My subjective) Highlights
● Reduced range of functions :-) ● Simultaneous editing of a document ● Hosting in own environment ● Integration in application software
● ... and the concept at all
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Combination with LibreOffice
● Absolutely compatible ● Access to documents via file-sharing, WebDAV, Samba ● NO edit LO and LOOL at the same time
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Features of LOOL
Included are:
Writer Calc Impress word processing spreadsheet presentation
● Continuously expanded in the last version steps (every 2-3 months) ● Further functions on request of the user ● Quick/easy to implement (for Collabora)
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New Features Version 4.0
● Optical improvements, Icon-Set Colibre (from LO 6.1) ● Insert image from host system ● Send document by e-mail (EGw) ● Header and footer texts in presentations and spreadsheets ● Screen scaling spreadsheet (200%) ● Collapsible menu bar ● Insert shapes ● A lot of small improvements and some more menus ● More at: www.collaboraoffice.com/press-releases/collabora-online-4-0/ www.egroupware.org FrOSCon 2019 17 LibreOffice Online in EGroupware
LibreOffice Online (CO/CODE) in EGroupware
● Integrated in File Manager ● Create new documents from file manager (templates) ● "Save as" in LOOL saves in EGw file system (also e.g. as PDF) ● Automatically saves regularly ● File-sharing with editing of documents for external ● Fill documents from EGroupware modules (next slides)
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Calendar InfoLog (Tasks/Notes/...)
Mail Address Book
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Project Manager Tracking System Time Sheet (Helpdesk)
Bookmarks File Manager Resources Chat
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Some screenshots of LOOL in EGroupware
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LOOL integration in EGroupware File Manager:
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Creation of various file formats:
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Template files are stored in the EGroupware File Manager. In the templates, for example, font, language, margins, etc. can be defined.
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Save as… in the EGroupware File Manager as various file formats (e.g. PDF, Text, ...):
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Download as… various file formats (e.g. PDF, Text, ...):
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Send as mail… with the EGroupware-Mail-Client (also file-sharing):
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Insert image from EGroupware File Manager directly (e.g. logos, ...):
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Multiple users can edit a document at the same time. The names and avatars come from EGroupware.
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Generate mail merge from the EGroupware address book:
This works with documents as well as e-mail (-templates).
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Variable-fields in EGroupware (with user-defined fields and functions (e.g. if-then-else):
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Your own processes in EGroupware/LibreOffice Online
● Invoicing of services ● Data collection (EGw) and statistical analysis (Calc) ● Recruitment management ● Preparation and provision of operating instructions ● Or whatever was previously maintained in Access or Excel tables as directories ● … your fantasy
Or develop your own application in EGroupware. Why develop new user
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Thank you very much for your interest !
Contact: [email protected]
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