Bare Metal install of paperless-ngx
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eqchin · 2023-11-10 23:24

Hi there, I wanted to give paperless-ngx a try because I really like
the idea and the feature it provides therefore tried to install it on
my Ubuntu.

I followed these instructions: [https://docs.paperless-
ngx.com/setup/#bare\_metal](https://docs.paperless-
ngx.com/setup/#bare_metal)
But for some reason whenever I try to run " sudo -Hu paperless python3
manage.py migrate" all I get is a "ImportError: cannot import name
'IpWare' from 'ipware' (/usr/lib/python3/dist-
packages/ipware/\_\_init\_\_.py)" error.

Anyone an idea what could be going wrong here?

I think I really need to have a look at docker, it probably would
simplify live for me...

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ElevenNotes · 2023-11-10 23:43

Yes, it would. Any reason why you stick to bare metal installs?

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thekrautboy · 2023-11-11 00:00

One of the great benefits of using containers is that things like the
correct Python version and required packages in their exact versions
can be included in the image, and you dont need to deal with any of
that.

Why make it more complicated and harder for yourself by trying to run
it baremetal?

If you insist on doing it that way, then why not ask for help on the
paperless-ngx Github page?

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007craft · 2023-11-11 06:47

Linux is case sensitive.  "Cannot import name 'IpWare' from 'ipware'"
- maybe its something wrong with the code in that package.  Open it
and see if theres a discrepancy for that word and the case.  Or ask in
the git forum to raise an issue for the developer, or better yet, just
use docker!

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eqchin · 2023-11-11 10:40

No particular reason, was just lazy to dive into docker but gave it up
and it took me like an hour to set up paperless-ngx and immich via
docker.

Just made it so much simpler than trying to get a bare metal
installation and in case of immich there is not even one available,
it's docker only.

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austozi · 2023-11-12 21:11

https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/issues/3403