Feature request and new app please

Operating System ZimaOS
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Please on the next update can we get some tools like dig installed please

I and a few new clients will be using ZimaOS and OnlyOffice Workspace which essentially is 0365 with Sharepoint, project management a CRM , Wiki and Forums and ironically is multi tenanted even in the community edition. I now have a solution to install all the OS with help from @gelbuilding however we still can’t install the mail platform due to the check it makes on a domains A & MX records.

it would also make a fantastic app for the store and is far more usable than next cloud with mail and document editing.

  1. Download the Docker installation script: this is the correct one for ZimaOS and CasaOS
    wget http://download.onlyoffice.com/install/install.sh

  2. Edit the downloaded script by changing the BASE_DIR variable. For example:
    BASE_DIR=“/media/data/$PRODUCT”; instead of BASE_DIR=“/app/$PRODUCT”;

  3. To install the Community Edition, execute the following command:
    sudo bash install.sh -it WORKSPACE

    1. sudo bash install.sh -it -cp portnumber WORKSPACE
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@lurcheous mate, thank you for raising this and for the detailed notes.

I’ve now tested ONLYOFFICE Workspace on my own ZimaOS setup and I can confirm it can work, but I think it’s important to set expectations because this install is not like a normal one-click ZimaOS app.

Workspace is a full multi-service platform (database + community server + document server + control panel, and optionally mail), so the “installation script” is really just building and wiring up an entire stack behind the scenes. On ZimaOS this introduces a few common pain points that can easily stop the install or make it look broken even when it’s close.

From my side, the biggest issues were:

  • The installer checks the system disk by default, so if the OS drive is small it will fail the “minimum free space” requirement even though you have plenty of free space on your DATA drive.
  • Storage paths have to be correct for each person’s system, and every ZimaOS install can be different (OS disk vs DATA disk vs pooled storage), so it’s very easy for people to accidentally write everything into the OS partition instead of the large storage pool.
  • Port conflicts are very common on ZimaOS because the gateway and other apps may already be using 80/443, so the stack needs a custom external port.
  • Some parts of the script assume a more standard Linux environment (things like swap/service tooling), so on ZimaOS those checks don’t always behave as expected.
  • The database init can be fragile and even small formatting issues (like incorrect quotation marks) can prevent authentication or cause MySQL setup problems.
  • If you want clean access externally (like a proper office portal), it’s not just “install and open” – you usually need to add a reverse proxy or Cloudflare Tunnel with proper routing so the service is reachable reliably and securely.

So yes, it’s absolutely doable, but it takes a fair bit of time to get right, especially in a community environment where everyone’s disks, mount points and existing apps/ports are different.

The upside is huge though: once it’s running, ONLYOFFICE Workspace is extremely comprehensive. It’s basically a full private office suite with document editing, file portal, users/permissions, projects, CRM, calendar and optional mail – far more business-ready than most typical NAS “cloud” stacks.

If IceWhale could package this as an official ZimaOS store app (with correct DATA storage mapping + configurable ports), it would be a massive win for the platform.

OnlyOffice Workspace is actually a full private “Google Workspace / Microsoft 365” style platform. Here’s what you can do with it

Documents (like Word / Excel / PowerPoint)

  • Create and edit DOCX / XLSX / PPTX in the browser
  • Upload any Office files and edit them online
  • Export to PDF
  • Real-time collaboration (multiple users editing same file)
  • Comments, track changes, version history
  • Templates (letters, forms, spreadsheets)

Private cloud file storage

  • Your own “Dropbox / Google Drive”
  • Organise files/folders
  • Share files internally or via links
  • Permissions per user/folder
  • File history / restore previous versions

Users & roles

  • Create multiple user accounts for staff/family
  • Admin controls (who can access what)
  • Groups/teams for projects

Projects (work tracking)

  • Set up projects (like a lightweight Jira/Trello)
  • Milestones + tasks
  • Assign tasks to users
  • Track progress + deadlines

CRM (client management)

  • Store client contact details
  • Leads, deals, stages
  • Notes, follow-ups
  • Useful for business / quoting pipeline

Calendar & Mail (optional modules)

  • Calendar scheduling
  • Mail integration (OnlyOffice mail server module)
    (more complex, but possible)

Security / Access control

  • Run fully local on LAN only (no internet exposure)
  • Or publish securely via reverse proxy / Cloudflare tunnel
  • Enable HTTPS
  • Audit logs, login history
  • 2FA options (depends on setup)

Integration potential (big one)

  • Integrates well with:
    • Nextcloud (OnlyOffice Docs integration)
    • WebDAV storage
    • LDAP / Active Directory
    • SSO
  • Can become your central office portal for documents + collaboration
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Email server with the dns-utils

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If you’re setting up an email server and need basic DNS troubleshooting tools, you can install dns-utils (it provides tools like dig and nslookup).

For example, once installed you can verify records like:

dig MX yourdomain.com
dig TXT yourdomain.com
dig A mail.yourdomain.com

This is super helpful for checking MX / SPF / DKIM / DMARC records while configuring the mail server.

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@gelbuilding, I managed to get the mailserver to install, however it will never work on zimaOS due to a DNS-Utils and a couple of other bits missing, it also turns out it a custom variant of iRedMail, however in the past where we hit mail issues or the customer wanted additional filtering we used xeams, so after a crash course in docker compose this morning I have built a working mail platform that is simple, nice interface and works in ZimaOS, it does need installing after OnlyOffice or we hit another of those idiosyncrasies with ZimaOS and normal Debian. I have uploaded this to docker hub https://hub.docker.com/repositories/chrisswain73

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This pretty much confirms what I ran into too: ONLYOFFICE Workspace itself can run on ZimaOS, but the Mail Server install is where it falls over, because it relies on tools like dnsutils / dig and other OS-level bits that ZimaOS simply doesn’t ship with (and it’s not a full “normal Debian” environment).

So even though ZimaOS is Debian-based, it has those real-world quirks where anything that assumes traditional package installs and system services becomes painful fast.

Your solution is honestly the most practical way forward on ZimaOS:

  • Run ONLYOFFICE Workspace for portal/docs/collaboration
  • Run a separate mail stack that’s truly container-native (instead of forcing the Workspace mail module)

Also respect for building a working compose setup and publishing it, that’s exactly what the platform needs.

Thanks for sharing your Docker Hub link, I’m sure it’ll help a lot of users.

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this is my work to get a working onlyoffice workspace and xeams for mail ruuning

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So why not just a normal docker install of the package? I am even thinking having installed on a macvlan on the host network itself. What am I missing, why would that not work?

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it needed a fair amount of modding to make the installer to work due to the immutability and lack of linux tools, so with @gelbuilding helping me getting it running I have built a full docker install with the .env / yaml and pre start files to allow it to work for any one else , email has been flakey but ironicly axigen free 10 user ed works perfectly and intergreates with it