diff --git a/ct/etherpad.sh b/ct/etherpad.sh
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+++ b/ct/etherpad.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/build.func)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
+# Author: John McLear (JohnMcLear)
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://etherpad.org
+
+APP="Etherpad"
+var_tags="${var_tags:-docs;collaboration;editor}"
+var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
+var_ram="${var_ram:-2048}"
+var_disk="${var_disk:-8}"
+var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
+var_version="${var_version:-13}"
+var_arm64="${var_arm64:-yes}"
+var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
+
+header_info "$APP"
+variables
+color
+catch_errors
+
+function update_script() {
+  header_info
+  check_container_storage
+  check_container_resources
+
+  if [[ ! -d /opt/etherpad-lite ]]; then
+    msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
+    exit
+  fi
+
+  if check_for_gh_release "etherpad-lite" "ether/etherpad"; then
+    msg_info "Stopping Service"
+    systemctl stop etherpad
+    msg_ok "Stopped Service"
+
+    create_backup /opt/etherpad-lite/.env /opt/etherpad-lite/APIKEY.txt /opt/etherpad-lite/settings.json
+    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "etherpad-lite" "ether/etherpad" "tarball"
+    restore_backup
+
+    msg_info "Rebuilding Etherpad"
+    export COREPACK_ENABLE_DOWNLOAD_PROMPT=0
+    $STD corepack enable
+    cd /opt/etherpad-lite
+    $STD pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+    $STD pnpm run build:etherpad
+    msg_ok "Rebuilt Etherpad"
+
+    msg_info "Starting Service"
+    systemctl start etherpad
+    msg_ok "Started Service"
+    msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
+  fi
+  exit
+}
+
+start
+build_container
+description
+
+msg_ok "Completed Successfully!\n"
+echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
+echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Access it using the following URL:${CL}"
+echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}http://${IP}:9001${CL}"
diff --git a/ct/headers/etherpad b/ct/headers/etherpad
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index 000000000..6c496b950
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+++ b/ct/headers/etherpad
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+    ________  __                              __
+   / ____/ /_/ /_  ___  _________  ____ _____/ /
+  / __/ / __/ __ \/ _ \/ ___/ __ \/ __ `/ __  / 
+ / /___/ /_/ / / /  __/ /  / /_/ / /_/ / /_/ /  
+/_____/\__/_/ /_/\___/_/  / .___/\__,_/\__,_/   
+                         /_/                    
diff --git a/install/etherpad-install.sh b/install/etherpad-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..676c02bd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/etherpad-install.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
+# Author: John McLear (JohnMcLear)
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://etherpad.org
+
+source /dev/stdin <<<"$FUNCTIONS_FILE_PATH"
+color
+verb_ip6
+catch_errors
+setting_up_container
+network_check
+update_os
+
+msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
+$STD apt install -y \
+  build-essential \
+  pkg-config \
+  libsqlite3-dev
+msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
+
+NODE_VERSION="24" NODE_MODULE="corepack" setup_nodejs
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "etherpad-lite" "ether/etherpad" "tarball"
+
+msg_info "Building Etherpad"
+export COREPACK_ENABLE_DOWNLOAD_PROMPT=0
+cd /opt/etherpad-lite
+$STD pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+$STD pnpm run build:etherpad
+msg_ok "Built Etherpad"
+
+msg_info "Configuring Etherpad"
+cp /opt/etherpad-lite/settings.json.template /opt/etherpad-lite/settings.json
+mkdir -p /var/lib/etherpad
+sed -i \
+  -e 's#"ip": *"127.0.0.1"#"ip": "0.0.0.0"#' \
+  -e 's#"dbType" *: *"dirty"#"dbType": "sqlite"#' \
+  -e 's#"filename" *: *"var/dirty.db"#"filename": "/var/lib/etherpad/etherpad.db"#' \
+  /opt/etherpad-lite/settings.json
+msg_ok "Configured Etherpad"
+
+msg_info "Creating Service"
+cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/etherpad.service
+[Unit]
+Description=Etherpad Collaborative Editor
+Documentation=https://etherpad.org/doc
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=root
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/etherpad-lite
+Environment=NODE_ENV=production
+Environment=COREPACK_ENABLE_DOWNLOAD_PROMPT=0
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/pnpm run prod
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5
+LimitNOFILE=65536
+StandardOutput=journal
+StandardError=journal
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+systemctl enable -q --now etherpad
+msg_ok "Created Service"
+
+motd_ssh
+customize
+cleanup_lxc