Add subdirectory installation instructions

Out of the box, etherpad-lite does not work correctly if cloned/installed into a subdirectory within an existing project. To do so, a few minor tweaks to the installation process are necessary which are documented here.
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Gabriel Liwerant 2015-01-20 10:53:52 -05:00
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Update to the latest version with `git pull origin`, then run `bin\installOnWindows.bat`, again. Update to the latest version with `git pull origin`, then run `bin\installOnWindows.bat`, again.
If cloning to a subdirectory within another project, you may need to do the following:
1. Start the server manually (e.g. `node/node_modules/ep_etherpad-lite/node/server.js]`)
2. Edit the db `filename` in `settings.json` to the relative directory with the file (e.g. `application/lib/etherpad-lite/var/dirty.db`)
3. Add auto-generated files to the main project `.gitignore`
[Next steps](#next-steps). [Next steps](#next-steps).
## GNU/Linux and other UNIX-like systems ## GNU/Linux and other UNIX-like systems