HedgeDoc is an open-source collaborative document editor that can be used for note-taking, drafting documents, and creating meeting minutes. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install HedgeDoc on your Windows 11 operating system.
Before you start the installation process, make sure that you have the latest version of Node.js installed on your computer. You can download and install Node.js from their official website: https://nodejs.org.
Download the latest stable release of HedgeDoc from their official website: https://github.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc/releases.
Extract the downloaded file to a directory of your choice.
Open a command prompt or PowerShell window.
Navigate to the directory where you extracted HedgeDoc in the previous step.
Run the following command to install the required dependencies:
npm install
.env in the root directory of HedgeDoc, and add the following contents to it:PORT=3000
MONGODB=localhost/hedgedoc
You can modify the values of PORT and MONGODB depending on your preferences.
npm run start
Once the server starts successfully, you can access the HedgeDoc web interface by entering http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed HedgeDoc on your Windows 11 computer. You can now start creating and collaborating on documents with HedgeDoc.
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