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The self hosted office tag on WindowsForum.com covers do-it-yourself alternatives to cloud productivity suites, with a focus on running document editing and file storage on your own hardware. Tagged discussions look at pairing Nextcloud for file management with ONLYOFFICE Docs for editing, typically deployed through Docker Desktop containers on a Windows PC. Coverage is practical rather than benchmark-driven, drawn from first-person accounts of building and maintaining a home office stack. Recurring themes include why a file manager alone is not enough, what a DIY office suite requires to set up, and the ongoing effort needed to keep it running.
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    Self-Host a Google Docs Alternative with Nextcloud and ONLYOFFICE in Docker

    Google Docs is the tab many of us never close. MakeUseOf writer Afam Onyimadu replaced it with a self-hosted stack running on his own PC. It pairs Nextcloud for files with ONLYOFFICE Docs for editing, and all of it runs in Docker Desktop containers. It is a first-person account, not a benchmark...