
- #Collaborative document editor install#
- #Collaborative document editor update#
- #Collaborative document editor driver#
- #Collaborative document editor manual#
Be aware that it will skip the dependencies update, so remember to run bin/installDeps.sh after installing a new dependency or upgrading version. It's convenient for developers and advanced users. You can run Etherpad quickly launching bin/fastRun.sh. You can debug Etherpad using bin/debugRun.sh. The wiki is your one-stop resource for Tutorials and How-to's.ĭocumentation can be found in doc/. Instructions for installing themes and plugins can be found in the plugin wiki article. Customize functionalities with pluginsĮtherpad is very customizable through plugins. If you prefer, ep_hash_auth also gives you the option of storing the users in a custom directory in the file system, without having to edit settings.json and restart Etherpad each time.
#Collaborative document editor install#
Please install ep_hash_auth plugin and configure it. This is especially advised if you are running a production installation. If you have enabled authentication in users section in settings.json, it is a good security practice to store hashes instead of plain text passwords in that file.
#Collaborative document editor driver#
If you are planning to use Etherpad in a production environment, you should use a dedicated database such as mysql, since the dirtyDB database driver is only for testing and/or development purposes. Once you have access to your /admin section settings can be modified through the web browser. Each configuration parameter can also be set via an environment variable, using the syntax "$".

Similarly, -credentials can be used to give a settings override file, -apikey to give a different APIKEY.txt file and -sessionkey to give a non-default SESSIONKEY.txt. If you need to handle multiple settings files, you can pass the path to a settings file to bin/run.sh using the -s|-settings option: this allows you to run multiple Etherpad instances from the same installation. You can modify the settings in settings.json. gitignoreįind here information on running Etherpad in a container.

#Collaborative document editor update#
Update to the latest version with git pull origin, then run bin\installOnWindows.bat, again. Now, run start.bat and open in your browser. With a "Run as administrator" command prompt execute bin\installOnWindows.bat.You'll need node.js and (optionally, though recommended) git.
#Collaborative document editor manual#
This package runs on any Windows machine, but for development purposes, please do a manual install. The next start with bin/run.sh will update the dependencies. To update to the latest released version, execute git pull origin. run bin/run.sh and open in your browser.Change into the new directory containing the cloned source code: cd etherpad-lite.

Clone the git repository: git clone -branch master git:///ether/etherpad-lite.git Move to a folder where you want to install Etherpad.You'll need git and node.js installed (minimum required Node version: 10.13.0).Īs any user (we recommend creating a separate user called etherpad): Git clone -branch master & cd etherpad-lite & bin/run.sh GNU/Linux and other UNIX-like systems Quick install on Debian/Ubuntu curl -sL | sudo -E bash. It provides full data export capabilities, and runs on your server, under your control. A real-time collaborative editor for the webĮtherpad is a real-time collaborative editor scalable to thousands of simultaneous real time users.
