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Self-host Etherpad on DockHive

Real-time collaborative document editor

Etherpad is a real-time collaborative document editor where multiple people can edit the same pad simultaneously, with every change synchronized instantly and colour-coded per author. Self-hosted, open source, and fully under your control, it is perfect for meeting notes, brainstorming, shared writing, and lightweight knowledge capture.

Install Etherpad Create a free account

Deploy Etherpad in one click

  1. 1 Open the App MarketplaceSign in to the DockHive console and open HivePods → App Marketplace, or follow the install link on this page.
  2. 2 Pick EtherpadSearch for Etherpad or find it under Productivity & Office, then choose a size (Micro or larger) and the region closest to you.
  3. 3 InstallFill in the setting the form asks for and click Install. Etherpad is usually running in about a minute.
  4. 4 Open itOpen your pod's address and sign in to Etherpad with the details you chose.

Running Etherpad on DockHive

Smallest size

Etherpad needs at least a Micro HivePod (about $2 a month if it runs all the time). Smaller sizes can't be picked for it. It is billed by the hour while it runs, from your plan's included vCPU-hours first, and a stopped pod costs nothing.

Its own HTTPS address

Etherpad gets its own HTTPS address as soon as it's running. You can also serve it on your own domain: add the domain to the pod and the certificate is issued automatically.

Set up at install

The install form asks for one setting before Etherpad starts. Everything else, including passwords other services need, is generated for you.

Your data and backups

Etherpad's data stays on the pod's disk and survives restarts. HivePod backups include all of it, and restoring a backup brings back the same app with the same data.

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Questions about hosting Etherpad

How do I self-host Etherpad on DockHive?

Open HivePods → App Marketplace in the DockHive console, pick Etherpad, choose a size and a region and click Install. It runs in its own HivePod at its own HTTPS address, usually in about a minute.

How much does it cost to run Etherpad?

An app pod is billed like any HivePod: by the hour while it runs, from your plan's included vCPU-hours first. Etherpad needs at least a Micro pod, which is about $2 a month if it runs all the time. A stopped pod costs nothing.

Where is my Etherpad data kept?

On the pod's disk, in the region you picked. It survives restarts, HivePod backups include it, and restoring a backup brings back the same app with the same data.

Can I put Etherpad on my own domain?

Yes. Add your domain on the pod's Custom domains card, create the CNAME and TXT records it shows at your DNS provider, and the HTTPS certificate is issued once the domain is verified.

Is Etherpad made by DockHive?

No. Etherpad is an open-source project by its own developers; see docs.etherpad.org for its documentation. DockHive's App Marketplace installs and runs it for you.

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Etherpad is an open-source project by its own developers, who own its name. DockHive is not affiliated with it; the App Marketplace installs and runs it for you.

Run Etherpad in about a minute

Sign in, open the App Marketplace and click Install. Stop the pod whenever you like: a stopped pod costs nothing.

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