Paperless-ngx Document Management and Backup#
This note documents the Paperless-ngx deployment on HP1Docker (
10.1.2.202), its document locations, and the file-level backup path to HP1TrueNAS (10.1.2.201). It reflects the live configuration inspected on 2026-09-14.
1. Service architecture#
Paperless-ngx runs from /home/marc/docker-compose/paperless on HP1Docker using Docker Compose:
| Service | Role |
|---|---|
paperless |
Paperless-ngx webserver, consumer, OCR workflow, and API |
paperless_postgres18 |
PostgreSQL metadata database |
paperless_broker |
Redis task/message broker |
paperless_tika |
Text and document content extraction |
paperless_gotenberg |
Office/document conversion and rendering |
paperless-gpt |
Optional AI-assisted OCR/classification through Ollama on 10.1.2.231 |
The Compose definition is stored at: