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+#!/bin/sh
+
+#Move to the folder where ep-lite is installed
+cd `dirname $0`
+
+#Was this script started in the bin folder? if yes move out
+if [ -d "../bin" ]; then
+  cd "../"
+fi
+
+ignoreRoot=0
+for ARG in $*
+do
+  if [ "$ARG" = "--root" ]; then
+    ignoreRoot=1
+  fi
+done
+
+#Stop the script if its started as root
+if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ] && [ $ignoreRoot -eq 0 ]; then
+   echo "You shouldn't start Etherpad as root!"
+   echo "Please type 'Etherpad rocks my socks' or supply the '--root' argument if you still want to start it as root"
+   read rocks
+   if [ ! $rocks = "Etherpad rocks my socks" ]
+   then
+     echo "Your input was incorrect"
+     exit 1
+   fi
+fi
+
+#Clean the current environment
+rm -rf src/node_modules
+
+#Prepare the enviroment
+bin/installDeps.sh $* || exit 1
+
+#Move to the node folder and start
+echo "Started Etherpad..."
+
+SCRIPTPATH=`pwd -P`
+node $SCRIPTPATH/node_modules/ep_etherpad-lite/node/server.js $*