[WIP] Add persistent settings.json for Etherpad

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• Create settings.json with Etherpad configuration
• Update Dockerfile to copy settings.json into the image

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Overview

Update the invisibleinfo/notes repository to add a persistent settings.json for Etherpad and update the Dockerfile to copy it into the image, so settings survive redeployments via Appliku.

Changes Required

1. Create settings.json in the repo root

Create a new file settings.json with the following exact content:

{
  "title": "Invisible Notes",
  "showRecentPads": true,
  "favicon": null,
  "skinName": "colibris",
  "skinVariants": "super-light-toolbar super-light-editor light-background",
  "ip": "0.0.0.0",
  "port": 9001,
  "showSettingsInAdminPage": true,
  "enableMetrics": true,
  "cleanup": {
    "enabled": false,
    "keepRevisions": 5
  },
  "authenticationMethod": "password",
  "enableDarkMode": true,
  "updateServer": "https://etherpad.org/ep_infos",
  "dbType": "${DB_TYPE:dirty}",
  "dbSettings": {
    "host":       "${DB_HOST:undefined}",
    "port":       "${DB_PORT:undefined}",
    "database":   "${DB_NAME:undefined}",
    "user":       "${DB_USER:undefined}",
    "password":   "${DB_PASS:undefined}",
    "charset":    "${DB_CHARSET:undefined}",
    "filename":   "${DB_FILENAME:var/dirty.db}",
    "collection": "${DB_COLLECTION:undefined}",
    "url":        "${DB_URL:undefined}"
  },
  "defaultPadText": "Meeting Notes\n\nDate: \nAttendees: \nAgenda:\n- \n\nNotes:\n\nAction Items:\n- \n",
  "padOptions": {
    "noColors":         false,
    "showControls":     true,
    "showChat":         true,
    "showLineNumbers":  false,
    "useMonospaceFont": false,
    "userName":         null,
    "userColor":        null,
    "rtl":              false,
    "alwaysShowChat":   true,
    "chatAndUsers":     true,
    "lang":             "en"
  },
  "padShortcutEnabled": {
    "altF9":     true,
    "altC":      true,
    "cmdShift2": true,
    "delete":    true,
    "return":    true,
    "esc":       true,
    "cmdS":      true,
    "tab":       true,
    "cmdZ":      true,
    "cmdY":      true,
    "cmdI":      true,
    "cmdB":      true,
    "cmdU":      true,
    "cmd5":      true,
    "cmdShiftL": true,
    "cmdShiftN": true,
    "cmdShift1": true,
    "cmdShiftC": true,
    "cmdH":      true,
    "ctrlHome":  true,
    "pageUp":    true,
    "pageDown":  true
  },
  "suppressErrorsInPadText": false,
  "requireSession": false,
  "editOnly": false,
  "minify": true,
  "maxAge": 21600,
  "abiword": null,
  "soffice": null,
  "allowUnknownFileEnds": true,
  "requireAuthentication": false,
  "requireAuthorization": false,
  "trustProxy": true,
  "cookie": {
    "keyRotationInterval": 86400000,
    "sameSite": "Lax",
    "sessionLifetime": 864000000,
    "sessionRefreshInterval": 86400000
  },
  "disableIPlogging": true,
  "automaticReconnectionTimeout": 0,
  "scrollWhenFocusLineIsOutOfViewport": {
    "percentage": {
      "editionAboveViewport": 0,
      "editionBelowViewport": 0
    },
    "duration": 0,
    "scrollWhenCaretIsInTheLastLineOfViewport": false,
    "percentageToScrollWhenUserPressesArrowUp": 0
  },
  "users": {
    "admin": {
      "password": "${ADMIN_PASSWORD:null}",
      "is_admin": true
    },
    "user": {
      "password": "${USER_PASSWORD:null}",
      "is_admin": false
    }
  },
  "socketTransportProtocols": ["websocket", "polling"],
  "socketIo": {
    "maxHttpBufferSize": 50000
  },
  "loadTest": false,
  "dumpOnUncleanExit": false,
  "importExportRateLimiting": {
    "windowMs": 90000,
    "max": 10
  },
  "importMaxFileSize": 52428800,
  "commitRateLimiting": {
    "duration": 1,
    "points": 10
  },
  "exposeVersion": false,
  "loglevel": "INFO",
  "customLocaleStrings": {},
  "enableAdminUITests": false,
  "lowerCasePadIds": true,
  "sso": {
    "issuer": "${SSO_ISSUER:http://localhost:9001}",
    "clients": [
      {
        "client_id": "${ADMIN_CLIENT:admin_client}",
        "client_secret": "${ADMIN_SECRET:admin}",
        "grant_types": ["authorization_code"],
        "response_types": ["code"],
        "redirect_uris": ["${ADMIN_REDIRECT:http://localhost:9001/admin/}"]
      },
      {
        "client_id": "${USER_CLIENT:user_client}",
        "client_secret": "${USER_SECRET:user}",
        "grant_types": ["authorization_code"],
        "response_types": ["code"],
        "redirect_uris": ["${USER_REDIRECT:http://localhost:9001/}"]
      }
    ]
  }
}

2. Update Dockerfile

The current Dockerfile contains only:

FROM etherpad/etherpad:2.6.1

Update it to also copy the settings.json into the image so it persists across Appliku redeployments:

FROM etherpad/etherpad:2.6.1
COPY settings.json /opt/etherpad-lite/settings.json

Why These Changes

• settings.json is currently baked into the Docker image from the base etherpad/etherpad image. Any edits made via the Admin UI get overwritten on every redeploy.
• By committing settings.json to the repo and copying it in the Dockerfile, the settings persist permanently across all future deployments.
• Key settings changes f...

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