docker-vackup VS ppngx

I used vackup [1] that’s been obsoleted but still works for me. However, you still need to turn of the container temporarily.

[1] https://github.com/BretFisher/docker-vackup

You need this in your life: https://github.com/BretFisher/docker-vackup

Will look into that one as the recent docker volume backup extension seems to only be for docker desktop https://www.docker.com/blog/back-up-and-share-docker-volumes-with-this-extension/ unlike its origin https://github.com/BretFisher/docker-vackup.

Docker came up with https://hub.docker.com/extensions/docker/volumes-backup-extension, to be used in Docker Desktop 4m10 or up, which is the continuation of Vackup https://github.com/BretFisher/docker-vackup.

I have also have been using Vackup for a RPi4 running docker that doesn't have ZFS.

Look at using something like vackup occasionally to backup volumes. Or occasionally run application level backups (mysqldump, pg_dump) that get stored to some location outside docker.

This has been posted a few times already, but I cannot tell you how life changing Paperless NGX is for organizing PDFs. As someone who wrangles all of the insurance and bills for my house, this open source software is so damn good.

https://docs.paperless-ngx.com/

I maintain Bash script to quickly set it up locally on Linux with Podman. Give it a spin if you want to kick the tires.

https://github.com/jdoss/ppngx

If anyone is looking to kick the tires of Paperless NGX quickly, check out my little pet project [1] for running it with Podman. I use it every week to scan papers from my Brother ADS2800w which will SFTP the PDFs into a directory for Paperless NGX to consume.

I just updated my install to v2.0.0 with a simple podman pull and a systemctl restart of my paperless pod and everything looks great. Hats off to the contributors of the project. Every update, even major ones like this have been really smooth.

1: https://github.com/jdoss/ppngx

If you are looking to quickly setup Paperless-NGX check out my little side project https://github.com/jdoss/ppngx. It will setup everything you need to run Paperless-NGX (PostgreSQL, Redis, Tika, Gotenberg, PaperlessNGX, and SFTPGo) inside a Podman Pod on a Linux based system. You can optionally set it up to start on boot via systemd.

I run this locally on my workstation and send PDFs many times a week from Brother ADS2800w scanner via SFTP. Paperless NGX has reduced my home office paper piles to almost zero. It is a fantastic open source project and I am very thankful it exists.

I only use Podman for my workloads these days. Docker was always a headache for me on Linux. Podman allows me to quickly do whatever I want with containers and I can use systemd or a simple bash script to easily create services on my workstation or in production with Nomad with https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad-driver-podman

I am super thankful for the team of developers that work on Podman. It has really come a long way since 2.0 and they are very responsive to issues in my experiences. If you are using Linux as your daily driver and you use Containers give Podman a try. Here are some examples of the things I have done with Podman.

https://github.com/forem/selfhost

https://github.com/jdoss/ppngx

https://gist.github.com/jdoss/25f9dac0a616e524f8794a89b7989e...

https://gist.github.com/jdoss/ad87375b776178e9031685b71dbe37...

I setup https://paperless-ngx.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ with a Brother ads2800w scanner and I no longer have a pile of paper mail sitting by my desk. I just scan it, tag it in Paperless-ngx, and then shred it. I just pushed up my script here if anyone wants to give this a try:

https://github.com/jdoss/ppngx

I will most likely move this to a Hashicorp Nomad job on my home server once I find the time.