Etherpad
Troubleshooting
If the app does not start, especially after an update, usually this is related to incompatible plugins. To fix this situation, put the app in recovery mode and open a Web terminal. Get a list of installed plugins: npm ls 2> /dev/null | grep ep_ The ...
API Access
The Etherpad API can be accessed by obtaining the APIKEY. For this, open a Web terminal and view the contents of the file /app/data/APIKEY.txt. Example usage: curl ...
Dark mode
The app ships with the colibris theme/skin. This skin supports a dark mode through the skinVariants. To enable that, edit /app/data/settings.json: "skinVariants": "super-dark-toolbar super-dark-editor dark-background",
Customizing CSS
This feature was removed, but there are a few skin variants available, like the dark mode mentioned below. See the Etherpad docs for more information.
Make Documents Public
By default the app will always require login with a valid user. To allow any visitor to create and edit documents, add the following to /app/data/settings.json: "requireAuthentication": false,
Custom settings
Use a Web terminal and add any custom settings to /app/data/settings.json. After each change restart the app.
Admin user
Any user can be made admin. Adjust the users section in /app/data/settings.json via the File Manager, remove any password field if exist and make sure the usernames match the username in the system: { "users": { "username1": { "is_admin": true }, ...
Installing plugins
To install plugins or change the configuration, visit the admin interface at /admin. A complete list of available plugins is available here.
How to order Etherpad?
1. Login at: https://cloud.danian.co 2. Manage Apps - Add an App 3. Select: Etherpad 4. Select vCPU / RAM If you don't know how much you will need to use, just leave the default. 5. Select Disk Storage Size If you don't know how much you will need to ...