Server

Install and run the Editor Collaboration server. One executable, SQLite included, one room per project.

Every collaborator connects to one small server. It is a single executable. SQLite is built in, so there is nothing else to install. One server can host several projects. Each project gets its own room.

One small server. The editor only needs a Server URL and a room name.

Windows

Run it on a PC, with a taskbar icon or a scheduled task.

Linux

A PC, a server, or a Raspberry Pi, with systemd.

macOS

Apple Silicon or Intel, including launchd at sign-in.

Docker

Any machine with Docker, including a NAS.

Internet

VPN, HTTPS with Caddy, or a certificate on the server.

Maintenance

Backups, updates, and the errors you are likely to see.

Options

Flags and environment variables.

Short path

From the server repository, run ./build.ps1 on Windows or ./build.sh on Linux and Mac. You need Go or Docker. The binaries land in dist/.

File	Machine
`collab-server-windows-amd64.exe`	64-bit Windows
`collab-server-linux-amd64`	Linux on Intel or AMD
`collab-server-linux-arm64`	64-bit ARM Linux, including Raspberry Pi 4 and 5
`collab-server-darwin-arm64`	Apple Silicon (M1 and later)
`collab-server-darwin-amd64`	Intel Mac

You can build on one machine and copy the executable to another.

Set COLLAB_PASSWORD, or pass -password. Share that password with the people who will connect. An empty password is accepted, and it is a bad idea as soon as the port is reachable.

Pass -data as an absolute path. A double-click, a shortcut, and a scheduled task do not share a working directory, so a relative data folder can silently become a second, empty database.

Allow it in the machine firewall. The plugin Server URL is ws://<address>:7878/ws.

Open http://<address>:7878/health in a browser. A healthy server returns JSON with "status":"ok" and a protocolVersion. The plugin and the server must report the same protocol version.

After you update the plugin, rebuild and restart the server. If the protocol numbers differ, the editor shows that the plugin and server versions are incompatible.

A running server checks GitHub Releases and can replace itself. The steps are on Maintenance.