Looking for a mobile app that we can scan a QR code and it brings up a pdf file reddit / selfhosted ---------------------------------------------------------------------- enormousaardvark · 2023-10-23 10:11 Nextcloud was looking promising but you can only type in text not scan with camera, open to suggestions. Thanks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ZAFJB · 2023-10-23 11:17 You are look at the wrong end. You don't need a mobile app. You need a web server that serves PDFs. Then your QR can simply be a normal URL. That said - why do you want to serve up a PDF. What's wrong with a simple HTML web page? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- enormousaardvark · 2023-10-23 11:38 Thats why I thought Nextcloud to serve the files but it does not allow scanning in the search box, the pdf's in question are reports already generated of items at various locations and will be labelled, our client want to scan a QR code and have them load up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Educational-Craft545 · 2023-10-23 11:41 Maybe [sftpgo](https://github.com/drakkan/sftpgo) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ZAFJB · 2023-10-23 12:29 Practically every webserver since forever allows you to list contents of a directory. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- enormousaardvark · 2023-10-23 16:31 Yes I know that, but we need to ability to scan a QR code have that document load up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ZAFJB · 2023-10-23 16:33 If you server can list the folder, you can get a direct URL to the PDF ---------------------------------------------------------------------- enormousaardvark · 2023-10-23 17:07 Again, I know, I have been doing this for a very long time, however it is not what the client has asked for. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- No-Concern-8832 · 2023-10-23 23:19 If you have the URL to your file, can you not just generate a QR code that opens that URL? Are you looking for something to generate QR code for every file you have? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- enormousaardvark · 2023-10-24 05:10 Every file already has a unique 6 digit code and a QR code has already been generated, the client wants this in a form they can scan the existing QR code and bring up the relevant report for it. Nextcloud would work if only it had the ability to scan in to the search box, I think we are going to start looking at a bespoke solution as there seems to nothing out there, which is surprising as it’s such a simple idea. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- No-Concern-8832 · 2023-10-24 10:06 It seems like your client already has a bunch of printed QR code that they wish to scan and open a pdf from nextcloud Have you considered a USB/Bluetooth QR code scanner that would mimic a keyboard to enter the scanned codes into a nextcloud search bar? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- enormousaardvark · 2023-10-24 11:01 Has to be mobile device not laptop ---------------------------------------------------------------------- narefarmanyan · 2023-10-27 10:17 Hey! I think it would be better to delegate such tasks to professionals, and I would like to offer my company's services. We provide high-quality IT services starting from web/mobile application development, ending with UI/UX designs or even Blockchain/ChatGPT integrations. Plus, we offer free consulting after starting the project; our team of strategists meticulously digs into your needs as well as future opportunities and makes suggestions. This way, you not only get what you wanted initially but also what can make your long- term goals realizable via highly personalized solutions. I would love to help you. Please feel free to contact me; I'll share the details as well as our portfolio. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- No-Concern-8832 · 2023-10-29 22:04 Consider a scanner soft keyboard on the mobile.