zabbix-docker VS paperless-ngx

But I'm a bit overwhelmed trying to figure out exactly how to add persistence storage, what pods do I need to add it for, and even what paths, there is just no guidance in the values.yml. What really confuses me though when I check the official docker-compose.yml, there are dozens of volumes that are mapped to the various containers, so missing these out of the helm chart would be a huge oversight.

You can find the env vars here.

Are you using one of the official docker-compose files listed in https://github.com/zabbix/zabbix-docker? Choose one along with env_vars folder.

Well, Zabbix seems to have a docker container available https://github.com/zabbix/zabbix-docker

Official Zabbix Dockerfiles

I was amazed at how well the official zabbix-docker compose files are.

You can start looking at any docker-composer file here https://github.com/zabbix/zabbix-docker and adapt to your needs. When you kill containers your DB does not disappear.

I run a Zabbix server in docker containers. The zabbix-docker GitHub page has example compose files. Trim the fat and run it in a purpose built Docker VM or something.

Try using there compose files, maybe you have en env not set or something. https://github.com/zabbix/zabbix-docker

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 )