How to Install Papermerge on OpenSUSE Latest

Papermerge is an open-source document management system designed for individuals and organizations who need to manage and store large numbers of documents electronically.

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Papermerge on OpenSUSE latest version.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with this guide, ensure that your OpenSUSE system is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo zypper update

Also, ensure that you have installed Python 3.7 or later and pip package manager on your system.

Step 1: Install the Required Dependencies

Papermerge requires certain dependencies to work correctly. Therefore, run the following command to install those dependencies:

sudo zypper install python3-devel python3-pip python3-pillow python3-lxml libmagic1 libmagic-devel ffmpeg poppler-utils

Step 2: Install Papermerge

After having installed the necessary dependencies, we can proceed with the installation of Papermerge.

Run the following command to install Papermerge using pip package manager:

sudo pip3 install papermerge

Step 3: Create a PostgreSQL Database

To store data, Papermerge requires a PostgreSQL database. Therefore, we need to create a new database and user for Papermerge.

First, install the PostgreSQL by running the following command:

sudo zypper install postgresql

Now, enable and start the PostgreSQL service:

sudo systemctl enable postgresql
sudo systemctl start postgresql

Now, create a new PostgreSQL database and user for Papermerge.

sudo su - postgres
psql
CREATE DATABASE papermerge_db;
CREATE USER papermerge_user WITH PASSWORD 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE papermerge_db TO papermerge_user;
\q
exit

Note: Replace the password in the above command with a strong password.

Step 4: Configure Papermerge

Now, we need to configure Papermerge.

Create a Configuration File

Create a new configuration file using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/papermerge.cfg

Then, copy and paste the following configuration in the file:

[DEFAULT]
BASE_DIR = /var/lib/papermerge
DEBUG = False

[OCR]
LANGUAGE = eng

[DATABASE]
ENGINE = django.db.backends.postgresql
HOST = localhost
NAME = papermerge_db
USER = papermerge_user
PASSWORD = password (replace with your password)
PORT = 5432

[EMAIL]
EMAIL_HOST = localhost
EMAIL_PORT = 25
EMAIL_FROM = 'noreply@example.com'

Note: Replace the password with the actual password you have set for the papermerge user.

Create Directories

Now, create a directory for Papermerge:

sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/papermerge/media
sudo chown $(whoami) /var/lib/papermerge/media

Create a Superuser

Finally, create a new superuser to manage Papermerge using the following command:

papermerge --config-file /etc/papermerge.cfg superuser

Provide the username, email, and password when prompted.

Step 5: Run Papermerge

After configuring Papermerge successfully, it's time to run the application.

Run the following command to start the server:

papermerge --config-file /etc/papermerge.cfg runserver

You can now access Papermerge by navigating to http://localhost:8000/ in your web browser.

Congratulation! You have successfully installed Papermerge on OpenSUSE. You can start using it to manage and store your documents.

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