Cloudron makes it easy to run web apps like WordPress, Nextcloud, GitLab on your server. Find out more or install now.


Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • Bookmarks
  • Search
Skins
  • Light
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse
Brand Logo

Cloudron Forum

Apps | Demo | Docs | Install
  1. Cloudron Forum
  2. Paperless-ngx
  3. Sync Paperless with local machine, iPhone and Nextcloud

Sync Paperless with local machine, iPhone and Nextcloud

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Paperless-ngx
5 Posts 5 Posters 2.2k Views 7 Watching
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • M Offline
      M Offline
      manngobaum
      wrote on last edited by manngobaum
      #1

      Hi,

      I am new to Syncthing and Paperless. With this post I want to describe how to use Syncthing to sync Paperless-ngx, my Mac and my iPhone.

      First of all:

      Install paperless-ngx, Syncthing and Nextcloud via Cloudron.
      After the installation you have to add a local volume mount which can be shared between paperless, Syncthing and Nextcloud. Therefore go to the local e.g. media folder

      cd media
      

      and create a folder:

      mkdir paperless-share
      

      set permissions to 777 so every connected app can work with it properly:

      chmod 777 -R paperless-share
      

      Afterwards go to:
      https://my.yourcloudron.xx/#/volumes and add a new volume with "Add Volume":
      Name: e.g. "Paperless-Share"
      Mount Type: File System
      Local directory: /media/paperless-share

      Go to your Paperless settings under storage and change the Data directory to "Paperless-Share". Save and the app will restart automatically.

      Bildschirmfoto 2022-08-22 um 16.20.41.png

      Afterwards go to Sync and Nextcloud and add your new Volume under storage settings under Mounts and tick off Read Only:
      Bildschirmfoto 2022-08-22 um 16.20.28.png

      Configure Syncting by adding a new folder and point it to the correct Paperless directory in your new local volume:
      Bildschirmfoto 2022-08-22 um 16.23.12.png

      By adding this share to your local Mac Syncthing you should be able to drop files to this local directory which will be synced to the consume folder of Paperless and processed in Paperless.

      On my iPhone I am using Genius Scan. They only support exports by FTP (and not SFTP) and WebDav. That's why I had to use my Nextcloud as WebDav Server which uses my local volume as external storage. Therefor just install the App "External storage support". Afterwards you can add your Cloudron Volume via the Nextcloud Admin app settings:
      Name: Paperless Share
      external storage: local
      configuration: /media/Paperless-share/
      activate sharing
      activate preview

      Now go to your Genius Scan App settings and add your Nextcloud WebDav credentials

      cfe4ba46-0141-46ce-b891-a9ab449d38a3-image.png

      And that's it. You are now able to send documents to your Paperless from your iPhone and Mac.

      Looking forward to your feedback and possible other (more secure) solutions.

      BTW I am using a ScanSnap ix1500 at home to scan to my local Mac folder.

      Best,
      Sven

      1 Reply Last reply
      7
      • girishG Offline
        girishG Offline
        girish
        Staff
        wrote on last edited by
        #2

        Excellent write up!

        1 Reply Last reply
        1
        • humptydumptyH Offline
          humptydumptyH Offline
          humptydumpty
          wrote on last edited by
          #3

          I've been waiting for a guide like this. Thanks!

          BTW, your actual domain (link) is visible in your post in case that wasn't intentional.

          1 Reply Last reply
          3
          • robiR Offline
            robiR Offline
            robi
            wrote on last edited by
            #4

            Nicely done @manngobaum.

            For security reasons, I would look into tightening up the volume share permissions to a group or better.

            🙏

            Conscious tech

            1 Reply Last reply
            2
            • scookeS Offline
              scookeS Offline
              scooke
              wrote on last edited by
              #5

              Super helpful! Thank you!

              A life lived in fear is a life half-lived

              1 Reply Last reply
              1
              Reply
              • Reply as topic
              Log in to reply
              • Oldest to Newest
              • Newest to Oldest
              • Most Votes


                • Login

                • Don't have an account? Register

                • Login or register to search.
                • First post
                  Last post
                0
                • Categories
                • Recent
                • Tags
                • Popular
                • Bookmarks
                • Search