Tell HN: How to import your Etherpad zip exports into an Etherpad-alternative

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16 years ago

I do all my writing in an Etherpad private space. When Etherpad closed, I used its "Export all pads" function to save my work. Now there are a host of Etherpad clones. Unfortunately, there is no way to import that original zip file. I did not want to create and copy-paste hundreds of pads, so I made a script to automate the process.

This was a relatively easy process because I had already created a blog platform using Etherpad as a back-end. See: <http://annotalia.com>. Just wanted to share the below with HN in case others had my same predicament.

Instructions:

1. Download the script at <http://gist.github.com/461767>.

2. Register a private space at an Etherpad clone. Right now, I've tested <http://titanpad.com>.

3. Create a log file at <../log/etherpad.log>.

4. Make sure all relevant rubygems are installed.

5. Replace http://YOUR_SUBDOMAIN.titanpad.com/', 'YOUR_EMAIL', 'YOUR_PASSWORD' at the end of the file with your credentials.

6. Extract your original zip file to a folder. Run the script with that folder as an argument.

I've only tested it on my own server, but I will try to help you to get it to work if you post a comment. Apologies for the messiness of the code: I did it in a hurry.