diff --git a/application/libraries/DocsboxLib.php b/application/libraries/DocsboxLib.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9167c379
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/libraries/DocsboxLib.php
@@ -0,0 +1,304 @@
+<?php
+/* Copyright (C) 2022 fhcomplete.net
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__).'/../../vendor/nategood/httpful/bootstrap.php');
+
+use \ZipArchive as ZipArchive;
+
+/**
+ * Simple client to convert documents using Docsbox
+ */
+class DocsboxLib
+{
+	const ERROR = 1;
+	const SUCCESS = 0;
+	const STATUS_FINISHED = 'finished'; // Docsbox status when a document conversion ended
+	const STATUS_QUEUED = 'queued'; // Docsbox status when a file has been queued for the conversion
+	const STATUS_STARTED = 'started'; // Docsbox status when a file has started being worked
+	const STATUS_WORKING = 'working'; // Docsbox status when a file is being converted
+	const OUTPUT_FILENAME = 'out.zip.pdf'; // File name used by docsbox to save a converted document
+
+	const DEFAULT_FORMAT = 'pdf'; // Default supported format
+
+	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Public static methods
+
+	/**
+	 * Static method used to convert a document using a Docsbox installation (local/remote) over the network
+	 * It return 0 on success and any other integer on error
+	 * NOTE: currently format is not supported
+	 */
+	public static function convert($inputFileName, $outputFileName, $format)
+	{
+		// If a format has not been given
+		if (($format == null) || ($format != null && ctype_space($format) === true)) $format = self::DEFAULT_FORMAT;
+
+		// Posts the file to docsbox
+		$queueId = self::_postFile($inputFileName);
+		// If an error occurred
+		if ($queueId == null) return self::ERROR;
+
+		// Checks and waits if the file has been converted
+		$resultUrl = self::_checkConvertion($queueId);
+		// If an error occurred
+		if ($resultUrl == null) return self::ERROR;
+
+		// Download and rename the converted file
+		$downloaded = self::_downloadFile($resultUrl, $outputFileName);
+		// If an error occurred
+		if (!$downloaded) return self::ERROR;
+
+		return self::SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Private static methods
+
+	/**
+	 * Posts the given file to a Docsboxserver and checks the response to return a valid queue id
+	 * On failure it returns a null value
+	 */
+	private static function _postFile($inputFileName)
+	{
+		$queueId = null;
+
+		try
+		{
+			// Posts the given file and expects a response in JSON format
+			$postFileResponse = \Httpful\Request::post(DOCSBOX_SERVER.DOCSBOX_PATH_API)
+				->attach(array('file' => $inputFileName))
+				->expectsJson()
+				->send();
+
+			// Checks that:
+			// - the response is not empty
+			// - the reponse body has the property id
+			// - the property id is a valid string
+			// - the reponse body has the property status
+			// - docsbox queued the conversion of the posted file
+			if (is_object($postFileResponse)
+				&& isset($postFileResponse->body)
+				&& isset($postFileResponse->body->id)
+				&& $postFileResponse->body->id != '' && $postFileResponse->body->id != null
+				&& isset($postFileResponse->body->status)
+				&& $postFileResponse->body->status == self::STATUS_QUEUED)
+			{
+				$queueId = $postFileResponse->body->id;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				// If docsbox refused to convert the posted file
+				if (isset($postFileResponse->body->status)
+					&& $postFileResponse->body->status != self::STATUS_QUEUED)
+				{
+					error_log(
+						'Docsbox did not queue the posted file. Returned status: '.
+						$postFileResponse->body->status
+					);
+				}
+				else // any other generic error
+				{
+					error_log(
+						'An error occurred while posting to docsbox. Response: '.
+						print_r($postFileResponse, 1)
+					);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		catch(\Httpful\Exception\ConnectionErrorException $cee) // Httpful exception
+		{
+			error_log($cee->getMessage());
+		}
+		catch (Exception $e) // any other exception
+		{
+			error_log($e->getMessage());
+		}
+
+		return $queueId;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check the status of the file convertion identified by the given queue element id
+	 * A URL is returned with the path where it is possible to download the converted file
+	 * If an error occurred then a null value is returned
+	 */
+	private static function _checkConvertion($queueId)
+	{
+		$resultUrl = null;
+		$startConvertionsTime = time(); // time when the file conversion has started
+
+		// Until a timeout has occurred
+		while (time() - $startConvertionsTime <= DOCSBOX_CONVERSION_TIMEOUT)
+		{
+			sleep(DOCSBOX_WAITING_SLEEP_TIME); // takes a nap on every round
+
+			try
+			{
+				// Calls the docsbox server to check the status of the
+				// file conversion using the provided queue id
+				// it expects a response in JSON format
+				$getStatusResponse = \Httpful\Request::get(DOCSBOX_SERVER.DOCSBOX_PATH_API.$queueId)
+					->expectsJson()
+					->send();
+
+				// Checks that:
+				// - the response is not empty
+				// - the reponse body has the property id
+				// - the property id is a valid string
+				// - the reponse body has the property status
+				// - docsbox is working the conversion of the posted file
+				if (is_object($getStatusResponse)
+					&& isset($getStatusResponse->body->id)
+					&& $getStatusResponse->body->id != '' && $getStatusResponse->body->id != null
+					&& isset($getStatusResponse->body->status))
+				{
+					// Checks that docsbox has finished working on the file conversion
+					// and that there is a valid resultUrl property
+					if ($getStatusResponse->body->status == self::STATUS_FINISHED
+						&& isset($getStatusResponse->body->result_url)
+						&& $getStatusResponse->body->result_url != ''
+						&& $getStatusResponse->body->result_url != null)
+					{
+						$resultUrl = $getStatusResponse->body->result_url;
+						break;
+					}
+					// Just started or still working on it
+					elseif ($getStatusResponse->body->status == self::STATUS_WORKING
+						|| $getStatusResponse->body->status == self::STATUS_STARTED)
+					{
+						// go on!
+					}
+					else // any other status is abnormal
+					{
+						error_log(
+							'Not valid status for queue element: '.$queueId.'. Response: '.
+							print_r($getStatusResponse, 1)
+						);
+						break; // interrupt the loop on error
+					}
+				}
+				else // if the response from the docsbox server is not valid
+				{
+					error_log(
+						'An error occurred while checking the docsbox activity. Response: '.
+						print_r($getStatusResponse, 1)
+					);
+					break; // interrupt the loop on error
+				}
+			}
+			catch(\Httpful\Exception\ConnectionErrorException $cee) // Httpful exception
+			{
+				error_log($cee->getMessage());
+				break; // interrupt the loop on error
+			}
+			catch (Exception $e) // any other exception
+			{
+				error_log($e->getMessage());
+				break; // interrupt the loop on error
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $resultUrl;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Download the converted file using the provided URL, unzip it, and renames it into the provided file name
+	 */
+	private static function _downloadFile($resultUrl, $outputFileName)
+	{
+		$downloaded = false; // pessimistic assumption
+
+		try
+		{
+			// Download the file
+			$getFileResponse = \Httpful\Request::get(DOCSBOX_SERVER.$resultUrl)->send();
+
+			// If the downloaded file content is valid and not empty
+			if (isset($getFileResponse->body)
+				&& $getFileResponse->body != null
+				&& $getFileResponse->body != '')
+			{
+				// Output directory where to unzip the downloaded zip file
+				$outputDirectory = dirname($outputFileName);
+				// The path and name of the downloaded zip file
+				$temporaryDownloadedZip = sys_get_temp_dir().'/'.basename($resultUrl);
+
+				// Write the file content into a temporary directory and file
+				if (file_put_contents($temporaryDownloadedZip, $getFileResponse->body) != false)
+				{
+					$zipArchive = new ZipArchive;
+
+					// Open and extract the dowloaded zip file into the directory of the output file
+					if ($zipArchive->open($temporaryDownloadedZip) === true
+						&& $zipArchive->extractTo($outputDirectory) === true
+						&& $zipArchive->close() === true)
+					{
+						// Opened, extracted and closed!
+
+						// Rename the extracted file to the given output file name
+						if (rename($outputDirectory.'/'.self::OUTPUT_FILENAME, $outputFileName))
+						{
+							$downloaded = true;
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							error_log(
+								'An error occurred while renaming the extracted file: '.
+								$outputDirectory.'/'.self::OUTPUT_FILENAME.' into: '.
+								$outputFileName
+							);
+						}
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						error_log(
+							'An error occurred while working the dowloaded zip file: '.
+							$temporaryDownloadedZip
+						);
+					}
+				}
+				else // if an error occurred while writing
+				{
+					error_log(
+						'An error occurred while writing the file content to: '.
+						$temporaryDownloadedZip
+					);
+				}
+			}
+			else // if the downloaded file is not valid
+			{
+				error_log(
+					'An error occurred while downloading the file from the docsbox server: '.
+					print_r($getFileResponse, 1)
+				);
+			}
+		}
+		catch(\Httpful\Exception\ConnectionErrorException $cee)
+		{
+			error_log($cee->getMessage());
+		}
+		catch (Exception $e)
+		{
+			error_log($e->getMessage());
+		}
+
+		return $downloaded;
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/application/libraries/DocumentLib.php b/application/libraries/DocumentLib.php
index 98e546b4e..c1dd21c29 100644
--- a/application/libraries/DocumentLib.php
+++ b/application/libraries/DocumentLib.php
@@ -14,20 +14,28 @@ class DocumentLib
 		// Gets CI instance
 		$this->ci =& get_instance();
 
-		exec('unoconv --version', $ret_arr);
-
-		if(isset($ret_arr[0]))
+		// Which document converter has to be used
+		if (defined('DOCSBOX_ENABLED') && DOCSBOX_ENABLED === true)
 		{
-			$hlp = explode(' ', $ret_arr[0]);
-			if(isset($hlp[1]))
-			{
-				$this->unoconv_version = $hlp[1];
-			}
-			else
-				show_error('Could not get Unoconv Version');
+			// Use docsbox!!
 		}
 		else
-			show_error('Unoconv not found - Please install Unoconv');
+		{
+			exec('unoconv --version', $ret_arr);
+
+			if(isset($ret_arr[0]))
+			{
+				$hlp = explode(' ', $ret_arr[0]);
+				if(isset($hlp[1]))
+				{
+					$this->unoconv_version = $hlp[1];
+				}
+				else
+					show_error('Could not get Unoconv Version');
+			}
+			else
+				show_error('Unoconv not found - Please install Unoconv');
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -57,9 +65,16 @@ class DocumentLib
 			case 'application/vnd.ms-word':
 			case 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text':
 			case 'text/plain':
-				// Unoconv Version 0.6 seems to fail on converting TXT Files
-				if ($this->unoconv_version == '0.6')
-					return error();
+				if (defined('DOCSBOX_ENABLED') && DOCSBOX_ENABLED === true)
+				{
+					// Use docsbox
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					// Unoconv Version 0.6 seems to fail on converting TXT Files
+					if ($this->unoconv_version == '0.6')
+						return error();
+				}
 
 				$ret = $this->convert($filename, $outFile, 'pdf');
 				if(isSuccess($ret))
@@ -105,6 +120,7 @@ class DocumentLib
 
 		finfo_close($finfo);
 
+		$out = null;
 		exec($cmd, $out, $ret);
 		if ($ret != 0)
 		{
@@ -123,13 +139,26 @@ class DocumentLib
 	 */
 	public function convert($inFile, $outFile, $format)
 	{
-		if ($this->unoconv_version == '0.6')
-			$command = 'unoconv -f %1$s  %3$s > %2$s';
-		else
-			$command = 'unoconv -f %s --output %s %s 2>&1';
-		$command = sprintf($command, $format, $outFile, $inFile);
+		$ret = 0;
 
-		exec($command, $out, $ret);
+		// If it is set to use docsbox
+		if (defined('DOCSBOX_ENABLED') && DOCSBOX_ENABLED === true)
+		{
+			require_once(dirname(__FILE__).'/../application/libraries/DocsboxLib.php');
+
+			$ret = DocsboxLib::convert($inFile, $outFile, $format);
+		}
+		else // otherwise use unoconv
+		{
+			if ($this->unoconv_version == '0.6')
+				$command = 'unoconv -f %1$s  %3$s > %2$s';
+			else
+				$command = 'unoconv -f %s --output %s %s 2>&1';
+			$command = sprintf($command, $format, $outFile, $inFile);
+
+			$out = null;
+			exec($command, $out, $ret);
+		}
 
 		if ($ret != 0)
 		{
@@ -191,6 +220,7 @@ class DocumentLib
 		$cmd .= '/countspaces {  [ exch { dup 32 ne { pop } if  } forall ] length } bind def  >> ';
 		$cmd .= 'setpagedevice viewJPEG"';
 
+		$out = null;
 		exec($cmd, $out, $ret);
 		if ($ret != 0)
 		{
diff --git a/config/cis.config-default.inc.php b/config/cis.config-default.inc.php
index 027af9504..cb670b5dd 100644
--- a/config/cis.config-default.inc.php
+++ b/config/cis.config-default.inc.php
@@ -260,10 +260,17 @@ define('CIS_ZEITWUNSCH_GD', false);
 // Covid-Status anzeigen
 define('CIS_SHOW_COVID_STATUS', false);
 
+// Docsbox configs
+define('DOCSBOX_SERVER', 'http://docconverter.technikum-wien.at/');
+define('DOCSBOX_PATH_API', 'api/v1/');
+define('DOCSBOX_CONVERSION_TIMEOUT', 30); // seconds
+define('DOCSBOX_WAITING_SLEEP_TIME', 1);
+
 //Vertrag Allin
 define ('DEFAULT_ALLIN_DIENSTVERTRAG',[111]);
 
 //Echter Dienstvertrag
 define ('DEFAULT_ECHTER_DIENSTVERTRAG',[103,111]);
 
+
 ?>
diff --git a/config/global.config-default.inc.php b/config/global.config-default.inc.php
index 0380ea8d5..8990bbd81 100644
--- a/config/global.config-default.inc.php
+++ b/config/global.config-default.inc.php
@@ -316,4 +316,7 @@ define ('ZAHLUNGSBESTAETIGUNG_ANZEIGEN_FUER_LEHRGAENGE', true);
 
 // Gibt an, ob im CIS die Zahlungsreferenz angezeigt wird
 define ('ZAHLUNGSBESTAETIGUNG_ZAHLUNGSREFERENZ_ANZEIGEN', false);
+
+define('DOCSBOX_ENABLED', false);
+
 ?>
diff --git a/config/vilesci.config-default.inc.php b/config/vilesci.config-default.inc.php
index 17f668b90..e98de9ce0 100644
--- a/config/vilesci.config-default.inc.php
+++ b/config/vilesci.config-default.inc.php
@@ -257,6 +257,12 @@ define('BIS_FUNKTIONSCODE_6_ARR', array(
 // bPk Abfrage
 define('BPK_FUER_ALLE_BENUTZER_ABFRAGEN', false);
 
+// Docsbox configs
+define('DOCSBOX_SERVER', 'http://docconverter.technikum-wien.at/');
+define('DOCSBOX_PATH_API', 'api/v1/');
+define('DOCSBOX_CONVERSION_TIMEOUT', 30); // seconds
+define('DOCSBOX_WAITING_SLEEP_TIME', 1);
+
 // Bei folgenden Buchungstypen wird ein Anlegen geprüft ob bereits ein Eintrag für diesen Typ vorhanden ist im selben
 // Semester und ggf ein Hinweis ausgegeben
 define('FAS_DOPPELTE_BUCHUNGSTYPEN_CHECK', serialize(
@@ -269,6 +275,8 @@ define('ZEUGNISNOTE_NICHT_ANZEIGEN',serialize(array('iar', 'nz')));
 //Default Lehrmodus
 define ('DEFAULT_LEHRMODUS','regulaer');
 
+
 //Echter Dienstvertrag
 define ('DEFAULT_ECHTER_DIENSTVERTRAG',[103,110]);
+
 ?>
diff --git a/include/dokument_export.class.php b/include/dokument_export.class.php
index 4f23a7dcd..0d4f2c660 100644
--- a/include/dokument_export.class.php
+++ b/include/dokument_export.class.php
@@ -50,17 +50,24 @@ class dokument_export
 		if(!isset($vorlage))
 			return;
 
-		exec('unoconv --version',$ret_arr);
-		if(isset($ret_arr[0]))
+		if (defined('DOCSBOX_ENABLED') && DOCSBOX_ENABLED === true)
 		{
-			$hlp = explode(' ',$ret_arr[0]);
-			if(isset($hlp[1]))
-				$this->unoconv_version = $hlp[1];
-			else
-				die('Could not get Unoconv Version');
+			// Use docsbox!!
 		}
 		else
-			die('Unoconv not found');
+		{
+			exec('unoconv --version',$ret_arr);
+			if(isset($ret_arr[0]))
+			{
+				$hlp = explode(' ',$ret_arr[0]);
+				if(isset($hlp[1]))
+					$this->unoconv_version = $hlp[1];
+				else
+					die('Could not get Unoconv Version');
+			}
+			else
+				die('Unoconv not found');
+		}
 
 		//Vorlage aus der Datenbank holen
 		$this->vorlage = new vorlage();
@@ -276,21 +283,32 @@ class dokument_export
 		{
 			case 'pdf':
 			case 'doc':
+				$ret = 0;
 				$this->temp_filename = $this->temp_folder . '/out.' . $this->outputformat;
 
-				// Unoconv Version 0.6 hat eine Bug wodurch die Berechtigungen des PDF/Doc nicht korrekt gesetzt
-				// werden. Deshalb wird dies hier speziell behandelt.
-				// Die 2. Variante hat den Vorteil dass hier eine bessere Fehlerbehandlung moeglich ist
-				if($this->unoconv_version=='0.6')
-					$command = 'unoconv -e IsSkipEmptyPages=false -f ' . $this->outputformat . '  %2$s > %1$s';
-				else
-					$command = 'unoconv -e IsSkipEmptyPages=false -f ' . $this->outputformat . ' --output %s %s 2>&1';
+				// If it is set to use docsbox
+				if (defined('DOCSBOX_ENABLED') && DOCSBOX_ENABLED === true)
+				{
+					require_once(dirname(__FILE__).'/../application/libraries/DocsboxLib.php');
 
-				$command = sprintf($command, $this->temp_filename, $tempname_zip);
+					$ret = DocsboxLib::convert($tempname_zip, $this->temp_filename, $this->outputformat);
+				}
+				else // otherwise use unoconv
+				{
+					// Unoconv Version 0.6 hat eine Bug wodurch die Berechtigungen des PDF/Doc nicht korrekt gesetzt
+					// werden. Deshalb wird dies hier speziell behandelt.
+					// Die 2. Variante hat den Vorteil dass hier eine bessere Fehlerbehandlung moeglich ist
+					if ($this->unoconv_version == '0.6')
+						$command = 'unoconv -e IsSkipEmptyPages=false -f ' . $this->outputformat . '  %2$s > %1$s';
+					else
+						$command = 'unoconv -e IsSkipEmptyPages=false -f ' . $this->outputformat . ' --output %s %s 2>&1';
 
-				exec($command, $out, $ret);
+					$command = sprintf($command, $this->temp_filename, $tempname_zip);
 
-				if($ret!=0)
+					exec($command, $out, $ret);
+				}
+
+				if ($ret != 0)
 				{
 					$this->errormsg = 'Dokumentenkonvertierung ist derzeit nicht möglich. Bitte versuchen Sie es in einer Minute erneut oder kontaktieren Sie einen Administrator';
 					return false;
@@ -455,15 +473,27 @@ class dokument_export
 	*/
 	public function convert($inFile, $outFile, $format = "pdf")
 	{
-		if($this->unoconv_version=='0.6')
-			$command = 'unoconv -f %1$s  %3$s > %2$s';
-		else
-			$command = 'unoconv -f %s --output %s %s 2>&1';
-		$command = sprintf($command, $format, $outFile, $inFile);
+		$ret = 0;
 
-		exec($command, $out, $ret);
+		// If it is set to use DOCSBOX
+		if (defined('DOCSBOX_ENABLED') && DOCSBOX_ENABLED === true)
+		{
+			require_once(dirname(__FILE__).'/../application/libraries/DocsboxLib.php');
 
-		if($ret!=0)
+			$ret = DocsboxLib::convert($inFile, $outFile, $format);
+		}
+		else // fallback to unoconv
+		{
+			if($this->unoconv_version=='0.6')
+				$command = 'unoconv -f %1$s  %3$s > %2$s';
+			else
+				$command = 'unoconv -f %s --output %s %s 2>&1';
+			$command = sprintf($command, $format, $outFile, $inFile);
+
+			exec($command, $out, $ret);
+		}
+
+		if ($ret != 0)
 		{
 			$this->errormsg = 'Dokumentenkonvertierung ist derzeit nicht möglich. Bitte versuchen Sie es in einer Minute erneut oder kontaktieren Sie einen Administrator';
 			return false;