How to add fonts to OnlyOffice container?

[arcstur]

Hello, I would like to install new fonts to my OnlyOffice.

I'm thinking about putting fonts in the server at /usr/share/fonts, that would work?

I have the font file.

Thanks in advance for your amazing work!

[szaimen]

Hi, we may add an environmental variable that allows to mount a folder from the host into this location.

[arcstur]

Hmmm, so currently it's not possible?

[szaimen]

Yes

[arcstur]

Thanks!!

[arcstur]

I was able to add fonts by copying them to the /usr/share/fonts/custom folder in the onlyoffice container, but it would have to be done at every restart. I copied fonts to that folder with docker cp, I accessed the container with docker exec -it <container_id> /bin/bash and ran /usr/bin/documentserver-generate-allfonts.sh. At least it's a solution. It would be better if the container just picked up fonts from the machine /usr/share/fonts.

[szaimen]

Just discussed this with the management and we will not add this.

[PeterBenzin]

Hi, just a noob-kind-of-solution that works for me. I installed the missing fonts locally on my server in the directory:
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/custom
The I go to Plesk and open the docker page, where I open the container options and simply added this:

I hope it survives restarts or updates of the container resp. image.

[DesertCookie]

I ended up running a separate container to achieve this. Adding a volume mapping for /usr/share/fonts/truetype/custom inside the container allowed me to have a folder on my unRAID host that just holds all the TTF files I want to be able to use. Mainly company fonts and such that are required for branding.

Running a separate container also has the advantage of being able to run an image of your chosing. For me, that's thomisus/onlyoffice-documentserver-unlimited that allows for more users and enables mobile editing - though that's really more of a blessing in disguise as OO's mobile apps are absolutely horrible and buggy; but at least editing on tablets now works with this image.