Docspell is an open-source document management system that allows you to organize, categorize, and search for your documents. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install Docspell on Manjaro Linux operating system.
Before proceeding with this tutorial, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
A functional Manjaro system
A stable internet connection
Access to the terminal of the system
Docspell runs on Java, thus you need to install Java on your system. Open terminal and type the following command to install Java:
sudo pacman -S jre8-openjdk
Once it is installed, confirm the version of Java installed by running the following command:
java -version
The output should show you the version of Java installed.
In this step, we will download the latest version of Docspell software from the official website. Open your web browser and go to https://docspell.org and click on the download button to download the latest version.
Navigate to the directory where you downloaded the Docspell files and extract them. Right-click on the downloaded file and select "Extract Here" option.
After the extraction of Docspell, navigate to the newly created directory named "docspell". Here, you will find three files:
docspell.sh
docspellweb.sh
docspell.ini
Run the following command to edit the docspell.ini file:
nano docspell.ini
In this file, modify the following fields:
spring.datasource.username = __db-username__
spring.datasource.password = __db-password__
documents.folder = __/path/to/documents-folder__
Replace the db-username with the database username, db-password with the database password, and path/to/documents-folder with the path to the folder where you want to store your documents.
Save the changes and exit the file.
Now, you can run the Docspell by running the following command:
./docspell.sh
Wait for a few moments until the Docspell starts running. Once you see the message "Tomcat started on port(s): 8080 ..." it means that your Docspell is successfully running.
Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8080/docspellweb. Here, you will be able to access your Docspell by using the username and password you have set up during the configuration.
In this tutorial, we discussed how to install and configure Docspell on Manjaro operating system. You can now organize, categorize and search for your documents with ease using this powerful document management system.
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