node-hp-scan-to VS paperless-ngx

This one worked for my HP scanner https://github.com/manuc66/node-hp-scan-to

Maybe it's not something standard and every company has their own implementation :shrug:

People using HP printers with feature "Scan to Computer" are also using https://github.com/manuc66/node-hp-scan-to to send document to Paperless-ngx : https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/tethlr/hp_scan_...

Some time back I posted about a very cool little project called node-hp-scan-to, which allows me to scan documents from my HP Printer directly to the /consume folder for Paperless NGX. I was never quite happy with things and ran into a few issues (mostly between Paperless and Redis - I was running them on Unraid) so I finally sat down and put everything into a docker-compose file. I hope this helps someone else out there.

This is where the node-hp-scan-to docker came in super handy. It was very easy to setup and configure, and allowed me to have my scanner (on an guest wifi network) send scanned documents straight to unRaid.

All the guides on the internet for exactly this error code are completely misleading and say to fix registry keys (but not which of them), but i use linux so i was 1000% sure that's not the issue. And yeah i'm a software developer and use https://github.com/manuc66/node-hp-scan-to to scan pages and i added support for my printer there 🤣

I steered a friend towards Paperless (and away from an LLM solution) as a way of searching/accessing GBs of architectural PDFs recently - so far, it’s apparently working well for them.

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

Paperless-ngx is a document management system that transforms your physical documents into a searchable online archive so you can find your physical documents easier. With features such as tags, full text search, multi-user permissions system, this is a dream for those who like to keep an organized folder of files and documents.

Since last year I’ve been configuring and maintaining my homelab setup and it is just amazing.

I’ve learned so much about containers, virtual machines and networking. Some of the self hosted applications like paperless-ngx [1] and immich [2] are much superior in terms of features than the proprietary cloud solutions.

With the addition of VPN services like tailscale [3] now I can access my homelab from anywhere in the world.

The only thing missing is to setup a low powered machine like NUC or any mini PC so I can offload the services I need 24/7 and save electricity costs.

If you can maintain it and have enough energy on weekends to perform routine maintenance and upgrades. I would 100% recommend setting up your own homelab.

[1] https://docs.paperless-ngx.com/

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

Personally, I use https://github.com/joeyates/imap-backup to archive all my emails and then only keep them on the remote server for as long as I need to (basically until I read them and respond or download an attachment into https://docs.paperless-ngx.com )