Go Paperless-ngx | Digitize all your documents!

I HATE PAPER so much. I lose it all the time. Now I have a searchable database of all my paper docs.
September 30, 2025 by
Go Paperless-ngx | Digitize all your documents!
Andrew Valenzuela
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The Beauty of Going Paperless

I DESPISE paper!  It's actually the whole reason I got into programming.  

The first program I built was a ticketing system.  Which I created to.... somewhat ironically....  Reduce the amount of paper the Copier Support company I worked for was using.  😁


I've used so many document management systems.  They all lacked what I needed.

  • Optical Character Recognition for:​ Pics, PDF. Office Docs
  • Tagging System:  Auto tags documents using Machine Learning
  • Basic PDF Editing: Split, Rotate, Delete
  • Easy & Secure Sharing: (some DMS share settings are just ridiculous)
  • Automatic Corespondent Recognition:  Who the document is from
  • AUTOMATION: I like it when I can customize things
  • Affordability:  I AM SICK OF SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES!

Paperless-NGX is a free and open source (FOSS) program.  

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

It's a mature Document Management System whose goal is to make your life "paperless"... Well as paperless as you can get.  

The system creates searchable versions of your paper (and electronic) documents and stores them in a searchable database.

How the Workflows... Work

There's multiple ways to scan, organize and categorize your documents.  

  1. Scanning:
    1. Email Consumption:  Scan to your email, and Paperless will pick it up.  
    2. Folder Consumption:  Scan to a shared folder.
  2. Consumption & Matching: (These use Machine Learning to become intelligent matching)​
    1. Correspondent Rules:  The document gets matched with a correspondent as per your rules.​
    2. Tagging Rules:  Documents get assigned tags as per your matching rules.
      1. NOTE:  Tags are used to quickly sort documents
  3. Post Processing:  
    1. You can automate workflows to preform tasks on the document after the consumption and matching are completed.​

Example:

Secure Sharing Without the Headache

  • User & Group managed access
  • Instant share links
    • Expiration deadlines for those links
  • No account juggling, no hoops

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What I’m Building For You: Set-and-Forget Paperless

  • Software & Server: Preinstalled on a Server with redundant storage (in case one HDD breaks, you have another with your data safe)
  • Preset Folders and Scanning:  Setup of the server permissions and protocols.  So you can start scanning immediately.
  • Scanner:  Option to bundle a scanner if needed.
    • You can use any scanner.  However, if you want to scan receipt paper or other sensitive docs, you need the right scanner.
  • Service & Support:
    • Beyond installation, I'll offer a package to continue on-going support and service.
      • RMM and Remote Management.
      • Cloud - Backups of your data.
      • Domain configuration for those of you who want a publicly accessible server (like mine).  
        • NOTE:  This can be kept offline or online, it works either way. 

Pricing and Hardware Options

  • Still being finalized
  • Mix-and-match: server, NAS, scanner, or full kit

If this interests you, drop me a line.  

 I'll be in touch

 

Go Paperless-ngx | Digitize all your documents!
Andrew Valenzuela September 30, 2025
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