cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/40125235

Picked up an ix500 scansnap and wondering about suggested workflows for going paperless. My intention is to scan a bunch of documents, but haven’t delved deeply into how this will actually flow on the software level. I know I’ll need to OCR the scanned documents, and my base setup is:

  • Pi with SSD storage running compose version of Paperless-ngx to filesystem mounted folders.
    • Folders can also be accessed over Samba
  • ix500 statically assigned over wifi as network scanner.
  • A literal filing cabinet, for things I should keep physically.
  • Ubuntu computer for browsing

I feel a bit overwhelmed, but am excited to get started. Will be scanning personal document, work docs, whatever else I need to digitize and recycle. All suggestions appreciated!

  • Teppichbrand@feddit.orgEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    I use FairScan to take pictures of documents. The folder gets synced by Syncthing to Paperless consume folder. Paperless imports it and tags it as “inbox”. When I sit at the computer, I filter for that tag, rename, tag as I like and remove “inbox” when in finished. This works great.