Tip: sync your server’s paperless consume folder to your PC reddit / selfhosted ---------------------------------------------------------------------- audero · 2023-12-01 03:03 I was looking for a way to easily upload files to my paperless instance (other than using the Web UI). I just wanted to drag and drop files into a folder on my computer and have them auto upload. I experimented with mounting the consume folder through a WebDAV container (couldn’t get it to work) and tried a custom folder action (I’m on macOS) with a Python script that uploaded my documents via SFTP, but that added too much complexity and wasn’t 100% foolproof. The simplest solution was a bidirectional SyncThing between a local folder and the consume folder on my server. TLDR; the simplest way is probably the best. Shout out to the SyncThing devs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- rcm_rx7 · 2023-12-01 03:18 If you use an SMB share mounted in Paperless you can add that pretty much anywhere. I have it as a folder on the PC, a folder to directly upload to from my scanner, and a nextcloud folder to easily upload scans from phones. Makes it really versatile. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- weischin · 2023-12-01 03:29 I have paperless use an SMB share where scanners will put files in the consume folder. With tailscale connected to my devices, I could also upload files directly from my phone any time and anywhere to the consume folder making it so much more convenient. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- audero · 2023-12-01 03:30 Definitely! I just found SMB, NFS and SSHFS to be a pain (you need to reconnect all the time) and I'm certain that's specific to Macs. 🙄 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- rcm_rx7 · 2023-12-01 03:43 Well that sounds annoying! I put nextcloud on my kids MacBook air (256Gb storage for $1k ???) and it's been solid. I know not everybody likes Nextcloud, but for my family that just wants simple cloud storage it's great. I guess if you need to install an additional application then your solution is no different if it's working well. Thanks for sharing another good tip. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- audero · 2023-12-01 04:09 The official Nextcloud client works and syncs just fine on my mac. It's just manually adding SMB/NFS shares to finder instead is where macOS gets a bit flaky. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- lobomos · 2023-12-01 04:27 You can set them to auto mount pretty easily ---------------------------------------------------------------------- audero · 2023-12-01 05:00 Fantastic to know, thanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- blinger44 · 2023-12-01 05:21 Glad you got it working. I personally use webdav as it lets me quickly scan documents from my phone via QuickScan which automatically uploads them to the webdav server that paperless consumes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dotinho · 2023-12-01 09:02 Just use Syncyhing :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- scgreg · 2023-12-01 12:33 > The simplest solution was a bidirectional SyncThing between a local folder and the consume folder on my server. > > TLDR; the simplest way is probably the best. Shout out to the SyncThing devs. didn't get to the bottom of OP then?