Collabora & Nextcloud -> NGINX & Local Domains & Arambian & NanoPi R4S ARM64

[v1k691]

Hi Everybody,

I’m trying to set up Nextcloud with Collabora Office on my NanoPi R4S running Armbian, but I’m having trouble configuring the reverse proxy (nginx/Caddy) for HTTPS with local domains.
Current Setup:

Running via docker-compose.yml (shown below)

Without HTTPS, everything works: Collabora can open documents in Nextcloud's web UI

With HTTPS enabled, Collabora integration breaks

Added to /etc/hosts:
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127.0.0.1 nextcloud.lan collabora.nextcloud.lan

What I Need:

HTTPS configuration for both services

Reverse proxy to local domains:

    Nextcloud: https://nextcloud.lan

    Collabora: https://collabora.nextcloud.lan

My docker-compose.yml (HTTP-only version):

networks:
network:
driver: bridge

volumes:
mariadb_config:
mariadb_data:
nextcloud_config:
nextcloud_data:

services:
collabora:
image: collabora/code
restart: unless-stopped
container_name: collabora
hostname: collabora
domainname: collabora.nextcloud.lan
networks:
- network
ports:
- “9980:9980”
cap_add:
- MKNOD

nextcloud_db:
image: linuxserver/mariadb
restart: unless-stopped
container_name: nextcloud_db
hostname: nextcloud_db
networks:
- network
volumes:
- mariadb_config:/config
- mariadb_data:/data
environment:
- PUID=1000
- PGID=1000
- TZ=UTC
- MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=nextcloud
- MYSQL_DATABASE=nextcloud_db
- MYSQL_USER=nextcloud
- MYSQL_PASSWORD=nextcloud

nextcloud:
image: linuxserver/nextcloud
restart: unless-stopped
depends_on:
- nextcloud_db
- collabora
container_name: nextcloud
hostname: nextcloud
domainname: nextcloud.lan
networks:
- network
ports:
- “8080:80”
volumes:
- nextcloud_config:/config
- nextcloud_data:/data
environment:
- PUID=1000
- PGID=1000
- TZ=UTC
- NEXTCLOUD_UPLOAD_LIMIT=16G
- NEXTCLOUD_MAX_TIME=3600
- NEXTCLOUD_MEMORY_LIMIT=3G
- SKIP_DOMAIN_VALIDATION=true
- NEXTCLOUD_TRUSTED_DOMAINS=nextcloud.lan

Key Questions:

How should I modify the docker-compose.yml to:

    Enable HTTPS for both services?

    Properly configure the reverse proxy for the local domains?

    Set up valid SSL certificates for *.lan domains?

For Collabora:

    What extra_params or environment variables are needed for HTTPS?

    How to configure Nextcloud's config.php for the Collabora HTTPS endpoint?

I’d prefer a solution using Nginx if possible, as it’s simpler for automatic HTTPS. Any working configuration examples would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance for your help!

Viktor Malygin
WordPress Developer
https://vm-project.pro

[heo]

Hi @v1k691 - I’ve moved your post over to the How Do I category for better visibility.

If you are looking for a solution using Caddy then you may have better luck on another forum, as this one is NGINX specific.

[alessandro]

To add to what @heo said, it seems like you are very early in your config journey and many of your questions are not NGINX specific. We really do not have the expertise to help you configure Collabora or Nextcloud. However, I will say that if this is going to sit in a local/internal network you really do not need to worry about HTTPS/valid SSL certificates. And to configure NGINX as a reverse proxy, I suggest you do a quick search in this forum since Nextcloud seems quite a popular use case!