Paperless-ngx
Paperless-ngx is a document management system that transforms your physical documents into a searchable online archive.
Backup & Restore
Here is the procedure to backup and restore the Paperless-NGX application and all of its data.
Backup
On a terminal, enter the following command:
docker compose exec -T <paperless_webserver> document_exporter -z ../export
Where:
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-Tis used to suppress "The input device is not a TTY" error ; -
-zis used to zip the export ; -
../exportis used because this path inside the container is automatically mounted on your host on the folder export.
Restore
You'll need to unzip the previous export!
On a terminal, enter the following command:
docker compose exec -T <paperless_webserver> document_importer ../export/<unzipped_directory>/
Where:
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-Tis used to suppres "The device is not a TTY" error ; -
../export/<unzipped_directory>/is the path to your previous backup unzipped.