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My Own Suite

Seafile

Seafile is the storage layer in My Own Suite. It keeps files under your control while still providing modern sync and sharing capabilities.

Core capabilities:

  • Store files in your own private cloud.
  • Sync files between desktop and mobile devices.
  • Share files and folders with selected people.

Seafile can work standalone, and it can also be connected with OnlyOffice for in-browser document editing.

Technical specs

Environment variables

  • DB_HOST: MySQL host for Seafile.
  • DB_PORT: MySQL port (typically 3306).
  • DB_ROOT_PASSWD: MySQL root password used for Seafile bootstrap.
  • DB_USER_HOST: Host pattern for Seafile DB grants (recommended %).
  • MEMCACHED_SERVER: Memcached endpoint in host:port format.
  • SEAFILE_ADMIN_EMAIL: Initial Seafile admin email.
  • SEAFILE_ADMIN_PASSWORD: Initial Seafile admin password.
  • SEAFILE_SERVER_HOSTNAME: Public Seafile hostname (no protocol).
  • SEAFILE_SERVER_PROTOCOL: Public scheme (http or https).
  • TIME_ZONE: Container timezone.
  • VERIFY_ONLYOFFICE_CERTIFICATE: Toggle TLS verification for OnlyOffice callbacks.
  • ONLYOFFICE_APIJS_URL: OnlyOffice Docs API JS URL. Enables OnlyOffice integration when set.
  • ONLYOFFICE_FORCE_SAVE: Enables/disables OnlyOffice force-save behavior.
  • ONLYOFFICE_INTERNAL_SEAFILE_URL: Internal Seafile URL for OnlyOffice server-to-server traffic.
  • ONLYOFFICE_JWT_SECRET: JWT secret for OnlyOffice integration when JWT is enabled.

Volumes and persistence

  • Required volume mount: /shared
  • Without /shared, config and runtime state can drift across restarts.

Dependencies and integrations

Requirements:

  • Use MySQL 8.x (recommended mysql:8.0).
  • Provide a reachable Memcached server (host:port).
  • Mount persistent storage at /shared for Seafile data and config.

Integrations:

  • Works with OnlyOffice for in-browser document editing.

Customizations in this project

  • Entry-point patches seahub_settings.py with proxy and OnlyOffice settings.
  • Adds runtime patching for OnlyOffice internal callback/download URL handling.
  • Patch targets are version-sensitive and should be revalidated after Seafile image upgrades.