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!
@kiol Here is my workflow(s):
- I set up an email-address. Any attachment to emails are imported to paperless and the email deleted. I can simply forward emails with invoices or other docs to this address.
- Scans are saved locally (because my printer does not support network storage) and I have a bat file in that folder, moving all files to the folder on my server that is watched by paperless and all documents are imported.
From time to time I check and correct the automatic tags.