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Our group typically takes real-time notes in [[:wikipedia:Etherpad|Etherpad]] which is a little like Google Docs but for text files and with color everywhere to see who is working where and who has written what. | Our group typically takes real-time notes in [[:wikipedia:Etherpad|Etherpad]] which is a little like Google Docs but for text files and with color everywhere to see who is working where and who has written what. There are a number of different Etherpad servers out our server is: https://etherpad.communitydata.science/ | ||
To create a new page, just go to https://etherpad.communitydata.science/ and type in the name of the page. It's a good idea to make it unique/descriptive and to include a date. A good name might be <code>cdsc_cabal_meeting-20380119</code>. Etherpads are public webpages. You can choose a pagename that is random or might be difficult to guess but you cannot make one that is truly private. | To create a new page, just go to https://etherpad.communitydata.science/ and type in the name of the page. It's a good idea to make it unique/descriptive and to include a date. A good name might be <code>cdsc_cabal_meeting-20380119</code>. Etherpads are public webpages. You can choose a pagename that is random or might be difficult to guess but you cannot make one that is truly private. | ||
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== Semi Private Pads == | == Semi Private Pads == | ||
You can make a semi-private one by including the word "private" in front of the pad name. For example, if you name your pad <code>private-cdsc_cabal_meeting-20380119</code> people will be asked for a username and password shared with the group. You can ask other folks in the group for the username or password or you can find | You can make a semi-private one by including the word "private" in front of the pad name. For example, if you name your pad <code>private-cdsc_cabal_meeting-20380119</code> people will be asked for a username and password shared with the group. You can ask other folks in the group for the username or password or you can find it in the archives. | ||
== | == Backing up Etherpads == | ||
Eventually, the Etherpad will likely be deleted (likely after a few months of no activity). Sometimes we want to keep copies of things as they evolve over time as well. | |||
As a result, we have a system to backup our Etherpads. It runs once a days and keeps a backup copy each day. We can use the backups to go back to any old copy of any Etherpad so you can safely blow away old text and know you will be able to get the archived text back if you need it. | |||
That said, we need to register every Etherpad that we want backed up first. To do that, we need to first check out <code>cdsc-etherpads</code> repository from the [[CommunityData:Git|group Git repository]] with a line in your terminal like: | That said, we need to register every Etherpad that we want backed up first. To do that, we need to first check out <code>cdsc-etherpads</code> repository from the [[CommunityData:Git|group Git repository]] with a line in your terminal like: |