Docspell is an open-source document management software that helps users index, organize, and retrieve their documents efficiently. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Docspell on Linux Mint.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that your Linux Mint system is up-to-date with the latest packages and that you have root or sudo user privileges.
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Docspell requires Java to be installed on the system. You can check if you have Java installed by running the following command:
java -version
If the command returns a version number, Java is already installed. Otherwise, install Java using the following command:
sudo apt install default-jre
Visit the official Docspell website at Docspell.org and download the latest stable version of Docspell in tar or zip format.
Alternatively, you can download the latest version of Docspell directly from the command line using the following command:
wget https://github.com/eikek/docspell/releases/latest/download/docspell-VERSION.tar.gz
Replace the VERSION placeholder with the actual version number of Docspell. For example:
wget https://github.com/eikek/docspell/releases/latest/download/docspell-1.2.0.tar.gz
After the download is complete, extract the Docspell archive into a directory of your choice using the following command:
tar -xvf docspell-VERSION.tar.gz
Again, replace the VERSION placeholder with the actual version number of Docspell.
Navigate to the directory where Docspell was extracted and start the Docspell server using the following command:
./docspell.sh run
This will start the Docspell server on the default port 8080. You can verify that the server is running by visiting http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.
By default, Docspell stores its configuration and data files in the user's home directory in the .docspell directory. You can customize this by editing the application.conf file located in the conf directory of the Docspell installation.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Docspell on Linux Mint. You can now start using Docspell to manage your documents efficiently.
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