Paperless-ngx

Paperless-ngx at a glance

Paperless-ngx is a popular open-source document management system that scans, OCRs and archives paper documents — a community-maintained successor widely used for personal and small-office archives. It ships regular releases plus security fixes.

For admins updates usually run by pulling the new container image; back up the database and the media/documents directory first, since upgrades can run migrations. Read the release notes for breaking changes before larger jumps. Paperless-ngx holds sensitive scanned documents, so keep it on the internal network behind authentication and over TLS, and don't expose it to the internet unprotected. The consuming folder and mail integration are convenient but widen the input surface — secure them. After updating, verify that OCR, indexing and the document store work. Track the version and the project's releases.