Comment 8 for bug 563484

/usr/share/etherpad/etherpad/etc/etherpad.local.properties should contain this:

alwaysHttps = false
ajstdlibHome = ../infrastructure/framework-src/modules
appjetHome = ./data/appjet
devMode = true
etherpad.adminPass = CHANGETHIS
etherpad.fakeProduction = false
etherpad.isProduction = false
etherpad.proAccounts = true
etherpad.SQL_JDBC_DRIVER = com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
etherpad.SQL_JDBC_URL = jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/etherpad
etherpad.SQL_PASSWORD = CHANGETHIS
etherpad.SQL_USERNAME = etherpad
hidePorts = false
listen = 9000
logDir = ./data/logs
modulePath = ./src
motdPage = /ep/pad/view/ro.3PfHCD0ApLc/latest?fullScreen=1&slider=0&sidebar=0
topdomains = YOURSERVERHOST,localhost,localbox.info
transportPrefix = /comet
transportUseWildcardSubdomains = true
useHttpsUrls = false
useVirtualFileRoot = ./src
theme = default

Notice how YOURSERVERHOST can't be an IP, otherwise further steps when creating a team will fail as the team host name becomes team.IPADDRESS.