{
  "name": "Etherpad",
  "slug": "etherpad",
  "categories": [
    12
  ],
  "date_created": "2026-04-19",
  "type": "ct",
  "updateable": true,
  "privileged": false,
  "interface_port": 9001,
  "documentation": "https://etherpad.org/doc",
  "website": "https://etherpad.org",
  "logo": "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/selfhst/icons@main/webp/etherpad.webp",
  "description": "Etherpad is a highly customizable real-time collaborative document editor. It lets multiple people edit the same document simultaneously in the browser, with live changes, per-user colors, chat, and a rich plugin ecosystem.",
  "install_methods": [
    {
      "type": "default",
      "script": "ct/etherpad.sh",
      "config_path": "/opt/etherpad-lite/settings.json",
      "resources": {
        "cpu": 2,
        "ram": 2048,
        "hdd": 8,
        "os": "Debian",
        "version": "13"
      }
    }
  ],
  "default_credentials": {
    "username": null,
    "password": null
  },
  "notes": [
    {
      "text": "The default install uses an embedded sqlite database at /var/lib/etherpad/etherpad.db — ACID, zero-config, suitable for single-instance homelab use. To use postgres or mysql instead, edit /opt/etherpad-lite/settings.json and switch 'dbType' + 'dbSettings' (Etherpad's ueberdb abstraction supports both).",
      "type": "info"
    },
    {
      "text": "View logs with: journalctl -u etherpad -f",
      "type": "info"
    },
    {
      "text": "Etherpad listens on port 9001. Restart the service after editing settings.json: systemctl restart etherpad",
      "type": "info"
    }
  ]
}
