The backend layer of ONLYOFFICE Docs. It contains the Node.js services that the editors talk to: the co-authoring document service, file conversion dispatch and metrics, together with the shared Common library and default configuration.
In the full ONLYOFFICE Docs source tree this repository corresponds to the server component. The product build, native binaries, editor UI and packaging are assembled by the parent DocumentServer build pipeline.
DocService— co-authoring server, file API, converter dispatch and admin endpoints.FileConverter— wrapper around the document conversion binary.Metrics— StatsD-based metrics exporter.Common— shared sources and configuration files used by every service.branding/welcome— example welcome pages shipped with a fresh installation.
This repository holds the Node.js sources only. It is not the build root for ONLYOFFICE Docs: the binary distribution (runtime, system service, packaging) is assembled separately.
docservice: starts the co-authoring HTTP/WebSocket service fromDocService/sources/server.js.fileconverter: starts the converter worker master fromFileConverter/sources/convertermaster.js.
Configuration is layered with node-config. All config files live in Common/config:
default.json— defaults shared by every deployment.production-linux.json/production-windows.json— production overrides per platform.development-linux.json/development-windows.json/development-mac.json— overrides used in development.
To change settings locally without modifying the tracked files, create a local.json under Common/config.
Runtime changes can also be stored in the runtime.json file referenced by runtimeConfig.filePath; packaged deployments should keep it in the persistent data directory so these settings survive application updates.
Top-level npm scripts are intended for repository maintenance: installing subproject dependencies, linting, formatting and running Jest tests. npm run build installs dependencies for the tracked subprojects; it does not produce a complete ONLYOFFICE Docs package.
Local maintenance tasks require Node.js and npm compatible with the checked-in lockfiles.
If you just want to run ONLYOFFICE Docs Community Edition, install a packaged release using the official guide rather than building from this repository:
- Community Edition installation: https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/docs/installation/community/
The packaged build provides everything required to run the server.
Questions about ONLYOFFICE Docs are best asked on the official forum: forum.onlyoffice.com. Development questions can also be tagged on Stack Overflow.
Server is released under the GNU AGPL v3.0. See the LICENSE.txt file for details.