Do any of you self-host Overleaf? I know there is a Docker project, but from what I’ve heard it’s not easy to install. The Yunohost version used to work but didn’t support file upload, so that makes it bad too.

Have any of you successfully installed Overleaf with e.g. Docker and it works just fine? If so, could any of you share e.g. the Docker Compose file?

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    11 months ago

    There’s some tinkering with their docker-compose.yml to make it work. Here’s mine you can copy if you want to get it up and running. I don’t use nginx or any reverse-proxy btw. All data is saved in their own individual volumes which you can back up:

    services:
        sharelatex:
            restart: always
            image: sharelatex/sharelatex
            depends_on:
                mongo:
                    condition: service_healthy
                redis:
                    condition: service_started
            ports:
                - *DESIRED_PORT*:80
            links:
                - mongo
                - redis
            stop_grace_period: 60s
            volumes:
                - data:/var/lib/sharelatex
                - texlive:/usr/local/texlive
    
            environment:
                SHARELATEX_APP_NAME: Overleaf Community Edition
                SHARELATEX_MONGO_URL: mongodb://mongo/sharelatex
                SHARELATEX_REDIS_HOST: redis
                REDIS_HOST: redis
                ENABLED_LINKED_FILE_TYPES: 'project_file,project_output_file'
                ENABLE_CONVERSIONS: 'true'
                EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_DISABLED: 'true'
    
        mongo:
            command: "--replSet overleaf"
            restart: always
            image: mongo:4.4
            expose:
                - 27017
            volumes:
                - mongo_data:/data/db
            healthcheck:
                test: echo 'db.stats().ok' | mongo localhost:27017/test --quiet
                interval: 10s
                timeout: 10s
                retries: 5
    
        redis:
            restart: always
            image: redis:6.2
            expose:
                - 6379
            volumes:
                - redis_data:/data
    
    volumes:
      data:
      mongo_data:
      redis_data:
      texlive:
    

    Some of my documents rely on certain packages which didn’t come with the Docker image. You will need to run
    docker exec sharelatex-sharelatex-1 tlmgr update --self;docker exec sharelatex-sharelatex-1 tlmgr install scheme-full
    so that you can render your documents properly if they utilize certain packages.

    Optionally—since the full scheme takes about 8 GB and you may not need everything—you can replace scheme-full with a different scheme you can find by running
    docker exec sharelatex-sharelatex-1 tlmgr info schemes
    The i before any scheme name means that it is already installed.

    Update:
    Included a texlive volume to save any packages that were installed, so when recreating the containers, they will persist.

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      11 months ago

      Are the packages installed to a persistent volume? Or do they need to be reinstalled after recreating the container?

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        I checked the volumes that I included in the compose file, and looked for either a texlive, tlmgr or a package folder and didn’t find anything. I think it’s safe to assume that you would need to reinstall the packages if you recreated the containers.

        This is a problem that I didn’t consider. I will try to make an update to my compose file that will keep the packages persistent.

        Check above for the update!

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    Check out their quick start guide here, it looks very helpful to me: https://github.com/overleaf/toolkit/blob/master/doc/quick-start-guide.md

    I would guess that you need to learn more about Docker usage in general, rather than just looking for a Docker Compose file (which is here, by the way). I’m kind of on a similar journey, and what I’ve learned so far is that you (usually) can’t just copy and paste a Compose script and go. It helps a lot to understand the basics of what you’re doing.

    I found this video helpful, but others might have better suggestions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg19Z8LL06w

    Also, I’d like to point out that Overleaf’s hosting and pricing options are quite reasonable, especially if you’re working for a university or institution: https://www.overleaf.com/user/subscription/plans

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      I would guess that you need to learn more about Docker usage in general, rather than just looking for a Docker Compose file

      Yeah, I don’t really like using Docker so I always go for easier option, but my friend uses Docker a lot and also had troubles with Overleaf.

      Also, I’d like to point out that Overleaf’s hosting and pricing options are quite reasonable, especially if you’re working for a university or institution: https://www.overleaf.com/user/subscription/plans

      I don’t work for university, but I am a student that needs Latex. Overleaf free plan got really bad, even my thesis cannot be compiled now and Overleaf pricing isn’t really great. Student pricing is only for annually subscription, so it is not ideal for me.

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        11 months ago

        I don’t really like using Docker so I always go for easier option

        Usually docker is the easiest option as you don’t have to install a lot of dependencies, then set up other services and databases and whatnot. Especially if you use docker-compose.