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Tip: sync your server’s paperless consume folder to your PC (alien.top)
 

I was looking for a way to easily upload files to my paperless instance (other than using the Web UI). I just wanted to drag and drop files into a folder on my computer and have them auto upload.

I experimented with mounting the consume folder through a WebDAV container (couldn’t get it to work) and tried a custom folder action (I’m on macOS) with a Python script that uploaded my documents via SFTP, but that added too much complexity and wasn’t 100% foolproof.

The simplest solution was a bidirectional SyncThing between a local folder and the consume folder on my server.

TLDR; the simplest way is probably the best. Shout out to the SyncThing devs.

Thinking about building something useful for self-hosting in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

This. I code some services to work around my existing self-hosted apps but they’re just for my own personal use. I don’t have the motivation (or ability) to code big projects for other people, but sometimes, if the code is good enough, I’ll release the source and some instructions to GitHub. I’d never know what people smarter than me could do with it otherwise. Already had my first couple of forks and gave me the chance to get feedback from others on my coding.

What service one should NOT self host in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Password manager. While some may cache on your client devices, by and large if your server goes down, no passwords.

Awesome new docker compose manager by Uptima Kuma author in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Looks promising but like many others I need the ability to manage multiple hosts. That said I suppose there’s no reason you can’t spin up multiple instances, one on each host.