Etherpad is an open-source collaborative editor that allows multiple users to work on a document simultaneously. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of Etherpad on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Etherpad requires Node.js to run. You can install Node.js using the following command:
$ sudo zypper install nodejs
To install Etherpad, you need to download the source code from the official website. Navigate to the directory where you want to download and extract the source code. You can use the following commands:
$ cd /opt
$ sudo wget https://etherpad.org/downloads/etherpad -O etherpad.tar.gz
$ sudo tar -xzf etherpad.tar.gz
$ sudo mv etherpad /usr/local/
Next, you need to configure Etherpad to run as a service. Navigate to the Etherpad directory and create a new file called etherpad.service with the following content:
[Unit]
Description=Etherpad Service
After=network.target
[Service]
User=root
Group=root
ExecStart=/usr/local/etherpad/bin/run.sh
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Then, copy the etherpad.service file to the systemd directory using the following command:
$ sudo cp etherpad.service /etc/systemd/system/
Now, reload the systemd daemon to recognize the new service file:
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
After configuring Etherpad as a service, you can start it using the following command:
$ sudo systemctl start etherpad
You can verify that Etherpad is running by checking its status:
$ sudo systemctl status etherpad
Now that Etherpad is running, you can access it through your web browser by going to your server's IP address or domain name followed by :9001. For example, http://yourserverIP:9001.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Etherpad on OpenSUSE Latest.
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