How to Install HedgeDoc on MXLinux Latest

HedgeDoc is an open-source collaborative markdown editor that allows multiple users to collaborate and work on the same document in real-time. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install HedgeDoc on MXLinux Latest:

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, we need to install some dependencies to run HedgeDoc on MXLinux:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install curl gnupg2 git

Step 2: Add Node.js Repository

HedgeDoc requires Node.js version 14 or higher. You can add the Node.js repository to your system using the following commands:

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash -

Step 3: Install Node.js

After adding the Node.js repository, install Node.js using the following command:

sudo apt install nodejs

Step 4: Clone HedgeDoc Repository

Now, clone the HedgeDoc repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc.git

Step 5: Install Dependencies

After cloning the repository, navigate to the hedgedoc directory and install the dependencies using the following commands:

cd hedgedoc
npm ci

Step 6: Configure HedgeDoc

Now, create a configuration file for HedgeDoc:

cp config.example.json config.json

Next, you'll need to modify the config.json file to include your own settings. Here are some of the key configurations to edit:

  "auth": {
    "admin": {
      "username": "admin",
      "password": "CHANGE_ME"
    }
  },
  "server": {
    "baseUrl": "http://localhost:3000",
    "port": 3000
  }

Here you want to change your username and password to something unique to your HedgeDoc site, then change the baseUrl to your site's url or IP address followed by :3000.

Step 7: Run HedgeDoc

Finally, you can start HedgeDoc using the following command:

npm start

This will start HedgeDoc at http://localhost:3000. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to see HedgeDoc in action.

Conclusion

That's it! You now have HedgeDoc up and running on your MXLinux Latest machine. This collaborative markdown editor can be used to create and edit documents in real-time.