Requirements¶

One of the main advantages of Sefaile against other solutions is, that you can run Seafile on your own hardware or on any server your like. Still there are some requirements:

Linux-Server with Root-Shell
Public domain pointing to your server
Open Ports for HTTP and HTTPS access (probably more ports for other components)
The ports should not be already in use by another proxy such as NGINX or Apache

Does this sounds complicated? Not really. So lets get started.

Let's begin with the installation in the root-shell

If you need more information, you can get more details in this article.

Platform support¶

Seafile uses docker and docker compose. Therefore it should run as long as docker virtualisation is available. Still we recommend Debian 11 or newer because we always use Debian for production and testing.

Currently only x86/x64 architecture is officially supported. Bigger customers might get support with ARM based systems.

Hardware¶

Seafile Server requires at least

2 CPU cores
4 GB RAM
50 GB SSD

These resources guarantee good performance for most applications with up to 100 users. More important than a lot of CPU or RAM is a fast storage for the database.

Also be aware that typically you will require a lot of space to store all the files of your users. Next to local storage, seafile supports S3 and network file systems like nfs.

As soon as you have more than 100 users, you should consider adding additional ressources or extending your Seafile Platform to use a cluster.

Additional components need additional ressources

These hardware requirements are for Seafile Server. If you install additional components like collabora online or onlyoffice the requirements for these ressources stack up and you have to add additional ressources.

For sure we need a root shell on this server to execute the installation commands.

Public available domain¶

This manual assumes that you have one domain or subdomain that points to your public IP address of your server.

flowchart LR
    A[User /\nBrowser]
    B[Domain / Subdomain\nPorts 80+443]
    C[Server or VM\nwith Docker]
    A-->B
    B-->C

For sure, it is possible to run Seafile without an internet connection (air-gapped) or with custom SSL certificates. This requires additional settings which are explained in separate chapters.

Ports¶

SeaTable needs by default only the default ports 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS).

80: HTTP access is necessary to receive a Let's Encrypt certificate
443: HTTPS is the main entrance to SeaTable Server

License¶

Seafile Professional requires a license to start. Without a license you can only create up to three users. Licenses with more than three users can be obtained from datamate GmbH & Co. KG. Just contact us and ask for a quote.

Seafile Community does not require a license, but is not supported by this deployment.