Ownpad is a Nextcloud application that allows to create and open Etherpad and Ethercalc documents. This application requires to have access to an instance of Etherpad and/or Ethercalc to work properly.
Note that the documents are only stored with your Etherpad/Ethercalc service provider; no copy is kept on Nextcloud. As documents are created this way Nextcloud is not responsible for the documents security, e.g. anyone with access to the Etherpad/Ethercalc service can access your documents.
In order to make Ownpad work, go to the configuration panel (Settings / Admininstration / Additional Settings) and fill in the necessary data within the “Ownpad (collaborative documents)” section.
Set a Etherpad Host: To be able to process the document, you must configure a Host. Find more public providers at the Etherpad-Lite wiki
Example:
- Etherpad Host https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/
- Ethercalc Host https://ethercalc.net/
Note that most browsers will only display the content if both Nextcloud and Etherpad/Ethercalc are served via HTTPS.
Afterwards, the “pad” and/or “calc” items will be available in the “+” menu from the “File” app.