Getting Started

1. Create a folder and move to the folder

   mkdir etherpad && cd etherpad
   
2. Create a docker-compose.yml file and add the following content:
   docker-compose.yml

   services:
     app:
       image: etherpad/etherpad:latest
       container_name: etherpad
       ports:
         - '9001:9001'
       environment:
         - TITLE=Etherpad
         - DB_TYPE=postgres
         - DB_HOST=postgres
         - DB_PORT=5432
         - DB_NAME=etherpad
         - DB_USER=etherpad
         - DB_PASS=demo
         - ADMIN_PASSWORD=demo
       volumes:
         - etherpad-data:/opt/etherpad-lite/var
       depends_on:
         - postgres
       restart: unless-stopped
   
     postgres:
       image: postgres:15-alpine
       container_name: etherpad_postgres
       environment:
         - POSTGRES_DB=etherpad
         - POSTGRES_USER=etherpad
         - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=demo
         - PGDATA=/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
       volumes:
         - postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
       restart: unless-stopped
   
   volumes:
     etherpad-data:
     postgres-data:
   
3. Run the following command to start the container:

   docker compose up -d
   
4. Open the browser and go to http://localhost:9001 to access Etherpad.
   • Admin page: http://localhost:9001/admin
   • Admin username: admin
   • Admin password: demo