OnlyOffice is a powerful open-source office suite that provides word processing, spreadsheet editing, and presentation tools. It is fully compatible with Microsoft Office formats (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX) and can be installed as OnlyOffice Desktop Editors for personal use or integrated with servers for collaborative editing.

In this guide, we’ll cover how to install OnlyOffice on Ubuntu 24.04 step by step.

 

Installing OnlyOffice on Ubuntu 24.04

 

Step 1: Update System Packages

Before installation, ensure your system is up to date:

 
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

 

Install Docker on Ubuntu

Run these commands:

 
sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common -y

 
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/docker.gpg
echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list

 
sudo apt update

 
sudo apt install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io -y

 

Enable & start Docker

 
sudo systemctl enable --now docker

 

Verify:

 
docker --version

 

Run OnlyOffice Document Server

Now pull and run OnlyOffice:

 
sudo docker run -i -t -d -p 80:80 --restart=always onlyoffice/documentserver

 

This will:

  • Download the onlyoffice/documentserver image
  • Start the service bound to port 80
 

Access in browser

Open:

http://<your-server-ip>/welcome/

 

 

You should now see the OnlyOffice Document Server welcome page

 

Conclusion

You have successfully installed OnlyOffice Desktop Editors on Ubuntu 24.04.

With OnlyOffice, you can enjoy a full-featured, Microsoft Office–compatible suite for personal or professional use.

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