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# Making collaborative editing the standard on the web
# About
Etherpad lite is a really-real time collaborative editor spawned from the Hell fire of Etherpad.
We're reusing the well tested Etherpad easysync library to make it really realtime. Etherpad Lite
is based on node.js ergo is much lighter and more stable than the original Etherpad. Our hope
is that this will encourage more users to use and install a realtime collaborative editor. A smaller, manageable and well
Etherpad lite is a really-real time collaborative editor spawned from the Hell fire of Etherpad.
We're reusing the well tested Etherpad easysync library to make it really realtime. Etherpad Lite
is based on node.js ergo is much lighter and more stable than the original Etherpad. Our hope
is that this will encourage more users to use and install a realtime collaborative editor. A smaller, manageable and well
documented codebase makes it easier for developers to improve the code and contribute towards the project.
**Etherpad vs Etherpad lite**
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<td align="right">RAM Usage immediately after start</td><td>257 MB (grows to ~1GB)</td><td>16 MB (grows to ~30MB)</td>
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</table>
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Etherpad Lite is designed to be easily embeddable and provides a [HTTP API](https://github.com/Pita/etherpad-lite/wiki/HTTP-API)
Etherpad Lite is designed to be easily embeddable and provides a [HTTP API](https://github.com/Pita/etherpad-lite/wiki/HTTP-API)
that allows your web application to manage pads, users and groups. It is recommended to use the client implementations available for this API, listed on [this wiki page](https://github.com/Pita/etherpad-lite/wiki/HTTP-API-client-libraries).
There is also a [jQuery plugin](https://github.com/johnyma22/etherpad-lite-jquery-plugin) that helps you to embed Pads into your website
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[Next steps](#next-steps).
## Linux
You'll need gzip, git, curl, libssl develop libraries, python and gcc.
*For Debian/Ubuntu*: `apt-get install gzip git-core curl python libssl-dev pkg-config build-essential`
You'll need gzip, git, curl, libssl develop libraries, python and gcc.
*For Debian/Ubuntu*: `apt-get install gzip git-core curl python libssl-dev pkg-config build-essential`
*For Fedora/CentOS*: `yum install gzip git-core curl python openssl-devel && yum groupinstall "Development Tools"`
Additionally, you'll need [node.js](http://nodejs.org).
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1. Move to a folder where you want to install Etherpad Lite. Clone the git repository `git clone git://github.com/Pita/etherpad-lite.git`
2. Change into the new directory containing the cloned source code `cd etherpad-lite`
Now, run `bin\run.sh` and open <http://127.0.0.1:9001> in your browser.
Now, run `bin/run.sh` and open <http://127.0.0.1:9001> in your browser.
Update to the latest version with `git pull origin`. The next start with bin/run.sh will update the dependencies.
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* Paypal - Press the donate button on [etherpad.org](http://etherpad.org)
# License
[Apache License v2](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html)
[Apache License v2](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html)