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Streamline workflow with CommunityServer

Name: Streamline workflow with CommunityServer
Author: ONLYOFFICE

Get free business productivity tools for document and project management. Ideal for founders needing CRM and collaboration solutions, backed by 3.1k+ GitHub stars.

intermediate⏱ 30 minutes💵 Free (self-hosted)

3,142 stars672 forksC#Quality 9/10Updated 5/5/2026100% free · open source

What it is

You build a community server

What you can make with it

Automations that integrate business tools like CRM, document management, and mail aggregation. e.g., 'Send new customer emails from Onlyoffice CRM to a mailing list.'

How it helps

CommunityServer helps you centralize and streamline business workflows, making data collaboration and management more efficient.

Real use case example

"A founder uses CommunityServer to automate email notifications to clients from a new project dashboard, which they built using the suite's project management features, freeing up 5 minutes of daily time."

If you're new

Beginners should learn CommunityServer when they start exploring business productivity automation tools.

If you're senior

Senior engineers/professionals will find CommunityServer useful when developing custom integrations for business tools within their enterprise ecosystem.

Common confusion cleared up

CommunityServer is an open-source suite, which can be self-hosted and customized, unlike hosted cloud services

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Why we list it on WorkflowStacks: The marketplace includes CommunityServer as a free and open-source option for building custom business productivity tools.

What it does

CommunityServer provides a free open source office suite with business productivity tools for document and project management, CRM, and mail aggregation

Install / run

docker run -i -t -p 8080:80 onlyoffice/communityserver

When to use it

•You need a cost-effective alternative to proprietary office suites for your startup
•Your team requires a collaborative platform for document and project management
•You want to integrate a CRM system with your existing workflow without additional costs

Quick start

1Access the web interface at http://localhost:8080 and sign in with the default credentials (username: 'admin', password: 'admin')
2Configure the mail aggregator by editing the /app/onlyoffice/CommunityServer/data/.config/mail/aggregator.config file
3Create a new project in the document management module by clicking on the ' Projects' tab and then 'Create'
4Invite team members to collaborate on the project by adding them to the project's permissions list
5Explore the CRM module by navigating to the 'CRM' tab and creating a new contact or lead

Ready-to-paste prompt

docker run -i -t -p 8080:80 -v /path/to/data:/app/onlyoffice/CommunityServer/data onlyoffice/communityserver

Heads up: The CommunityServer Docker image requires at least 4GB of RAM to run smoothly, so ensure your system meets this minimum requirement before attempting to deploy

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