%% date:: [[2022-12-23]] %% # [[Etherpad]] [site](https://etherpad.org/) Etherpad is a lightweight, [[Open source]] [[Online Markdown text editors|online Markdown text editor]] that can be deployed for real-time collaboration on plain text files. It's similar to [[Google Docs]], but with way fewer features and also fully free and open source. It's best suited for soliciting quick reviews that can be exported to [[obsidian-playbook/Using Obsidian/02 Making Notes in Obsidian/Markdown]] rather than long documents. It can be used with [[Obsidian]] using the plugin [[Obsidian Etherpad Lite]]. ## Installation To install Etherpad on [[Ubuntu]]/[[Debian]]: ```bash curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash - sudo apt install -y nodejs git clone --branch master https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite.git && sudo apt install -y npm cd etherpad-lite && src/bin/run.sh ``` ## Adding plugins Etherpad Lite comes with nothing but the most basic functionalities. Below are some of the recommended plugins to install to a fresh instance: ```bash npm install --no-save --legacy-peer-deps \ ep_align \ ep_comments_page \ ep_embedded_hyperlinks2 \ ep_headings2 \ ep_markdown ```