Etherpad
Etherpad handles highly customizable online editor providing collaborative editing in real-time as a self-hosted solution.
Overview
Etherpad: A modern really-real-time collaborative document editor. The project has 18K+ GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0.
Getting Started
Source: GitHub README
cd /path/to/etherpad-lite
pnpm run plugins i ep_$\{plugin_name\}Normalized Features
Source: tool-features-normalized.json
docker, docker compose, mysql, npm, plugins, postgresql, rest api, sso.
Deploy
Features
Authentication & Access
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
Integrations & APIs
- Plugin / Extension System
- REST API
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