docs: Consolidate backend setup docs into local-collaboration.md (#34653)

Simplify docs for mac/linux/windows by consolidating the backend
dependencies (collaboration) docs into local-collaboration.md. Most
users building zed will not need to do this -- streamline them into
getting setup to build the zed client app first.

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@ -16,20 +16,9 @@ Clone down the [Zed repository](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed).
If you prefer to install the system libraries manually, you can find the list of required packages in the `script/linux` file.
## Backend dependencies
### Backend Dependencies (optional) {#backend-dependencies}
> This section is still in development. The instructions are not yet complete.
If you are developing collaborative features of Zed, you'll need to install the dependencies of zed's `collab` server:
- Install [Postgres](https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/)
- Install [Livekit](https://github.com/livekit/livekit-cli) and [Foreman](https://theforeman.org/manuals/3.9/quickstart_guide.html)
Alternatively, if you have [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) installed you can bring up all the `collab` dependencies using Docker Compose:
```sh
docker compose up -d
```
If you are looking to develop Zed collaboration features using a local collabortation server, please see: [Local Collaboration](./local-collaboration.md) docs.
## Building from source