How much RAM does Collabora Online need?

Plan on 4 GB+ for typical use; add headroom if you expect many concurrent users.

Can I run other things on the same VPS?

Yes — size the plan so Collabora Online plus your other workloads fit in RAM with room to spare.

Productivity

Browser-based office suite for your own cloud.

Edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations in the browser, integrated with Nextcloud and other platforms.

Collabora pairs with Nextcloud to give you a Google-Docs-style experience where the documents never leave your server.

1
Provision a VPS
Choose a plan with room for your data as well as the app.
2
Install the stack
Install Docker + LibreOffice core.
3
Deploy the application
Follow the project’s official install guide for your distribution.
4
Enable HTTPS
Serve it on your own domain behind a reverse proxy with a certificate.
5
Back it up
Schedule a database dump plus a copy of any uploaded files to an off-box location.

Give Collabora Online its own database user with rights only on its own schema.
Reverse-proxy Collabora Online and terminate TLS at the proxy so certificates are managed in one place.
Take a VPS snapshot before major upgrades so you can roll back cleanly.
Keep Collabora Online patched — most self-hosting incidents are unpatched software.

How much RAM does Collabora Online need?: Plan on 4 GB+ for typical use; add headroom if you expect many concurrent users.
What stack does Collabora Online run on?: Docker + LibreOffice core.
Can I run other things on the same VPS?: Yes — size the plan so Collabora Online plus your other workloads fit in RAM with room to spare.

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