What is the "self-hosted" version of OnlyOffice?

Docs
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“Download the self-hosted version of ONLYOFFICE Docs 8.2:”

I’m not sure what “self-hosted” means.

Does it just refer to the non-cloud version of OnlyOffice – the one where documents, etc. only get saved to local storage?

Thanks.

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I believe this is just a description based on the fact, that ONLYOFFICE Docs is a web-based application. Therefore it has to be “hosted” on a machine (PC) and can then also be accessed and used from other PCs via web-browser, either from outside and/or inside a network-environment, depending on the configuration of the host/network … As in comparison to ONLYOFFICE Destktop installations.

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Hello @mk7z

Firstly, Desktop Editors and Docs are different products even though both provide possibility to edit and view documents.
Generally, @bermuda is correct - Docs, a.k.a. Document Server, can be installed on your dedicated server for integration with your web-storage application to enhance it with capabilities that Docs provides. Basically, Desktop Editors allow you to edit files locally on your PC, whereas Docs provide possibility to edit documents online from the internet application via browser.

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Thanks, I think the use of the same name (“Doc”) for two different document editing apps is confusing. Are all the features, other than the distinguishing ones you noted, the same?

In other words, if something is noted about Docs (the Document Server version), does it automatically also apply to the Document Editors version of Docs?

(I don’t think I am receiving notifications – for this and several other replies I just noticed when logging in. I did not change any settings from when I was receiving notifications.)

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Let me clarify it even further:

  1. ONLYOFFICE Docs (Document Server), as it was mentioned, is a self-hosted web-application for integration with your web storage;
  2. ONLYOFFICE Docs Cloud - is the same app as ONLYOFFICE Docs, but it is hosted on our servers for you and you can also use it for integration with your web-application.
  3. ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors is a app that can be installed locally on your app for editing local documents;

Both apps (Document Server and Desktop Editors) have 4 main editors:

  • Document editor for viewing and editing DOCX documents;
  • Spreadsheet editor for viewing and editing XLSX spreadsheets;
  • Presentation editor for viewing and editing PPTX presentation;
  • PDF editor for viewing and editing PDF documents.

It depends on what you mean by “Document Editors”. Is it a reference to Desktop Editors application or Document editor that I’ve described above?