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After scanning a document, how is it different than any other document I have as a file (other than it being not-very-editable)? i.e. is this a general-purpose

After scanning a document, how is it different than any other document I have as a file (other than it being not-very-editable)? i.e. is this a general-purpose document management system, or - what? > The easiest way to deploy paperless is docker compose Ok, that's a first red flag.

noncoml 2y ago
I have my printer set to scan and save the files to a NFS. Paperless-NGX picks it from there, does OCR and saves it. I guess I could just leave it on the NFS, but I do like the UI of P-NGX.
- maxace 2y ago
  I have dedicated scanners at my 2 business locations with shortcuts to SFTP scans onto the server. paperless-ngx monitors the folder and automatically ingests the document. literally just two button presses and any document is digitized, tagged, OCRd, and archived within about a minute. I have the scanners set the file name based on their location so I can tell at a glance where something came from in the paperless inbox view.
  - zeagle 2y ago
    Any suggestion for a scanner for this purpose?
    - tga 2y ago
      Take a look at full-duplex multifunctional printers, many times they are cheaper than standalone scanners. Just as an example, a black and white laser like the Brother MFC-L2820DW should last you a long time.
      - moepstar 2y ago
        Well, at least it'd be "good enough" to get your feet wet, so to speak - and also give you the ability to test if you're going to stick to it. I got a Brother ADS-4300N to use with p-ngx, works very well and also is way faster than the usual document scanners on MF printers (duplex is done in one pass, for example)...
    - maxace 2y ago
      https://www.brother-usa.com/products/ads1700w https://www.brother-usa.com/products/ads1700w set up was straightforward and the functionality is great
viraptor 2y ago
Not a general purpose one really, but it is a document management system. It's aimed at incoming mail. You get automatic OCR and learned classification / tagging / date finding. And "docker compose up" is the easiest way to deploy things these days in general. That's got nothing to do with this software specifically.
RiverCrochet 2y ago
> After scanning a document, how is it different than any other document I have as a file (other than it being not-very-editable)? You don't want to use paperless-ngx for editable stuff really. You want to use it for stuff like bills, invoices, and business records. Once it's in paperless, it's searchable and you don't have to worry about where it is. As long as the scan is good it will grab the OCR and then you can search for things like account number. My uncle basically scans everything bill related into his instance and then shreds the paper. You can also tag documents and search by tag. Also since it's a web app if you can do the self-hosted thing it works well on the phone.
RockRobotRock 2y ago
Go ahead man, manually install and configure redis, mariadb, gotenberg, and tika to see if you like the software. It's a free country.

noncoml 2y ago

I have my printer set to scan and save the files to a NFS. Paperless-NGX picks it from there, does OCR and saves it. I guess I could just leave it on the NFS, but I do like the UI of P-NGX.

maxace 2y ago
I have dedicated scanners at my 2 business locations with shortcuts to SFTP scans onto the server. paperless-ngx monitors the folder and automatically ingests the document. literally just two button presses and any document is digitized, tagged, OCRd, and archived within about a minute. I have the scanners set the file name based on their location so I can tell at a glance where something came from in the paperless inbox view.
- zeagle 2y ago
  Any suggestion for a scanner for this purpose?
  - tga 2y ago
    Take a look at full-duplex multifunctional printers, many times they are cheaper than standalone scanners. Just as an example, a black and white laser like the Brother MFC-L2820DW should last you a long time.
    - moepstar 2y ago
      Well, at least it'd be "good enough" to get your feet wet, so to speak - and also give you the ability to test if you're going to stick to it. I got a Brother ADS-4300N to use with p-ngx, works very well and also is way faster than the usual document scanners on MF printers (duplex is done in one pass, for example)...
  - maxace 2y ago
    https://www.brother-usa.com/products/ads1700w https://www.brother-usa.com/products/ads1700w set up was straightforward and the functionality is great

viraptor 2y ago

Not a general purpose one really, but it is a document management system. It's aimed at incoming mail. You get automatic OCR and learned classification / tagging / date finding. And "docker compose up" is the easiest way to deploy things these days in general. That's got nothing to do with this software specifically.

RiverCrochet 2y ago

> After scanning a document, how is it different than any other document I have as a file (other than it being not-very-editable)? You don't want to use paperless-ngx for editable stuff really. You want to use it for stuff like bills, invoices, and business records. Once it's in paperless, it's searchable and you don't have to worry about where it is. As long as the scan is good it will grab the OCR and then you can search for things like account number. My uncle basically scans everything bill related into his instance and then shreds the paper. You can also tag documents and search by tag. Also since it's a web app if you can do the self-hosted thing it works well on the phone.

RockRobotRock 2y ago

Go ahead man, manually install and configure redis, mariadb, gotenberg, and tika to see if you like the software. It's a free country.