How to connect ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors to Seafile

19 March 2021By Vlad

Great news!

Starting from version 6.2 of ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors you can connect to Seafile accounts for secure document editing and collaboration. Just follow the easy instructions in our today’s blog post and learn how to do it.

How to connect ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors to Seafile

Please note that you‘re supposed to have Seafile 7.1.13 Pro server instance and ONLYOFFICE Docs installed for successful connection.

 

Step 1. Open the seahub_setting.py file and add the following line:

ONLYOFFICE_DESKTOP_EDITORS_PORTAL_LOGIN = True

Step 2. Launch Desktop Editors and switch to the Connect to cloud section at the left side panel. Click on the Seafile icon.

How to connect ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors to Seafile

Step 3. Enter your Seafile server domain name or IP address and click on Connect now.

How to connect ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors to Seafile

Step 4. The Seafile sign in page will open in a new tab of the Desktop Editors interface. Specify your username or email and password and proceed to the Log in button.

How to connect ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors to Seafile

Done! Now you can edit and collaborate on your Seafile documents right from ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, share them and create new ones. If you use a commercial version, pro features will also be available.

Download the new version of ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors for free and try the newly released integration feature yourself:

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