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Follow along! Do each window in order Window 1 mkdir etherpadProxy git clone git@github.com:ether/etherpad-proxy.git cd etherpad-proxy && npm i && node app.js Window 2 cd etherpadProxy git clone git@github.com:ether/etherpad-lite.git 1 cd 1 && bin/run.sh # wait for this to show “Etherpad is running” Window 3 cd etherpadProxy cp -R 1 2 cd 2 sed -i…
UPDATE: Me Gusta! All these things now exist. To improve your Etherpad plugin run node bin/plugins/checkPlugins.js ep_whatever In this blog post I will propose some methods to improve Etherpad plugins. This is a musing for myself a brain dump / wish list of things we might want to have in the future. Test coverage Does…
This is a how to guide / hack approach for storing Etherpad contents as git commits. Create git repo Using your favorite tool / platform. In this instance we use Github to create a new repository called etherpad-storage Clone git repo git clone repoURL ~/etherpad-storage Edit Etherpad settings Open up settings.json Replace dirty_db.js with dirty_git_db.js…
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I was asked in a tweet to touch on the topics of Etherpad and Security. I initially wrote this post explaining how Etherpad handles Security etc. but then I figured I should a side by side comparison with Zoom because that’s the currently criticized product. Etherpad is not perfect, it’s not a commercial product, it…
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I contribute to a collaborative editor tool, Etherpad. It is excellent and really doesn’t get enough love from educators Vs Google and Microsoft’s offerings when I think it should. Etherpad has video conferencing visible in the document editor. Etherpad can be installed within 20 seconds. No technical knowledge required. Etherpad is a relatively long running…
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