nsenz/onlyoffice-mattermost

The app which enables the users to edit office documents from Mattermost using ONLYOFFICE Document Server, allows multiple users to collaborate in real time and to save back those changes to Mattermost

Mattermost ONLYOFFICE integration plugin

This app enables users to edit office documents from Mattermost using ONLYOFFICE Docs packaged as Document Server - Community or Enterprise Edition.

Features

The app allows to:

• Edit text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
• Share files with basic permission types - viewing/editing.
• Co-edit documents in real-time.

Supported formats:

• For editing: DOCX, XLSX, PPTX.
• For viewing: XLS, XLSX, CSV, XLSM, XLT, XLTM, ODS, FODS, OTS, PPS, PPSX, PPSM, PPT, PPTX, PPTM, POT, POTX, POTM, ODP, FODP, OTP, DOC, DOCX, DOCM, DOT, DOTX, DOTM, ODT, FODT, OTT, RTF.

Installing ONLYOFFICE Docs

You will need an instance of ONLYOFFICE Docs (Document Server) that is resolvable and connectable both from Mattermost and any end clients. ONLYOFFICE Document Server must also be able to POST to Mattermost directly.

Document Server and Mattermost can be installed either on different computers or on the same machine. In case you choose the latter option, you need to set up a custom port for Document Server.

You can install free Community version of ONLYOFFICE Docs or scalable Enterprise Edition with pro features.

To install free Community version, use Docker (recommended) or follow these instructions for Debian, Ubuntu, or derivatives.

To install Enterprise Edition, follow the instructions here.

Community Edition vs Enterprise Edition comparison can be found here.

Installing Mattermost ONLYOFFICE integration plugin

1. Clone the master branch.

2. Go to the project root.

3. Install the dependencies:

   npm install --legacy-peer-deps

   Please note: to build the plugin, you need to have Node.js v.15.14.0 installed on your machine.

4. Run:

   make dist

5. Go to <your_mattermost_host>/admin_console/plugins/plugin_management.

6. Choose the compiled plugin from your dist folder and press Upload.

Plugin settings

• Document Editing Service address: The URL and port of the installed ONLYOFFICE Document Server.

• Secret key: Starting from version 7.2, JWT is enabled by default and the secret key is generated automatically to restrict the access to ONLYOFFICE Docs and for security reasons and data integrity. Specify your own secret key in the Mattermost plugin configuration. In the ONLYOFFICE Docs config file, specify the same secret key and enable the validation.

• JWT Header: If JWT protection is enabled, it is necessary to specify a custom header name since the Mattermost security policy blocks external 'Authorization' Headers. This header should be specified in the ONLYOFFICE Docs signature settings as well (further information can be found here).

• JWT Prefix: Used to specify the ONLYOFFICE Docs prefix.

Using Mattermost ONLYOFFICE integration plugin

Users are able to open files sent in personal and group Mattermost chats for viewing and co-editing.

When files are sent in the chat message, the following actions are available in the file context menu by clicking the ⋮ symbol:

• Open file in ONLYOFFICE and Change access rights — for the author of the message.
• Open file in ONLYOFFICE — for the recipient of the message.

When clicking on the Open file in ONLYOFFICE button, the corresponding ONLYOFFICE editor opens in the same window.

The author of the message with attached documents is able to change access rights to the file via the context menu using the Change access rights option. This action is available both in personal and group chats.

ONLYOFFICE bot sends notifications about changes in the document specifying the name of the user who made those changes.

ONLYOFFICE Docs editions

ONLYOFFICE offers different versions of its online document editors that can be deployed on your own servers.

ONLYOFFICE Docs packaged as Document Server:

• Community Edition (onlyoffice-documentserver package)
• Enterprise Edition (onlyoffice-documentserver-ee package)

The table below will help you make the right choice.

Pricing and licensing	Community Edition	Enterprise Edition
	Get it now	Start Free Trial
Cost	FREE	Go to the pricing page
Simultaneous connections	up to 20 maximum	As in chosen pricing plan
Number of users	up to 20 recommended	As in chosen pricing plan
License	GNU AGPL v.3	Proprietary
Support	Community Edition	Enterprise Edition
Documentation	Help Center	Help Center
Standard support	GitHub or paid	One year support included
Premium support	Buy Now	Buy Now
Services	Community Edition	Enterprise Edition
Conversion Service	+	+
Document Builder Service	+	+
Interface	Community Edition	Enterprise Edition
Tabbed interface	+	+
Dark theme	+	+
150% scaling	+	+
White Label	-	-
Integrated test example (node.js)	+	+
Mobile web editors	-	+
Access to pro features via desktop	-	+
Plugins & Macros	Community Edition	Enterprise Edition
Plugins	+	+
Macros	+	+
Collaborative capabilities	Community Edition	Enterprise Edition
Two co-editing modes	+	+
Comments	+	+
Built-in chat	+	+
Review and tracking changes	+	+
Display modes of tracking changes	+	+
Version history	+	+
Document Editor features	Community Edition	Enterprise Edition
Font and paragraph formatting	+	+
Object insertion	+	+
Adding Content control	-	+
Editing Content control	+	+
Layout tools	+	+
Table of contents	+	+
Navigation panel	+	+
Mail Merge	+	+
Comparing Documents	-	+
Spreadsheet Editor features	Community Edition	Enterprise Edition
Font and paragraph formatting	+	+
Object insertion	+	+
Functions, formulas, equations	+	+
Table templates	+	+
Pivot tables	+	+
Data validation	+	+
Conditional formatting	+	+
Sheet Views	-	+
Presentation Editor features	Community Edition	Enterprise Edition
Font and paragraph formatting	+	+
Object insertion	+	+
Transitions	+	+
Presenter mode	+	+
Notes	+	+
	Get it now	Start Free Trial

In case of technical problems, the best way to get help is to submit your issues here. Alternatively, you can contact ONLYOFFICE team on forum.onlyoffice.com.