How to Install Papermerge on Your Synology NAS

How to Install Papermerge on Your Synology NAS

Papermerge is an open source document management system (DMS) primarily designed for archiving and retrieving your digital documents. Instead of having piles of paper documents all over your desk, office or drawers, you can quickly scan them and configure your scanner to directly upload to Papermerge DMS. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Papermerge on your Synology NASĀ using Docker.

šŸ’”Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Papermerge v2.1.5-ls61Ā release.

šŸ’”Note: Check out my new guide on how to Install Papermerge V3.

  • STEP 1

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  • STEP 2

Install Container Manager via Synology ā€œPackage Centerā€. If you run an older DSM version (under 7.2), search for Docker instead of Container Manager.

Download Container Manager Synology Docker

  • STEP 3

Go to File Station and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder create one new folder and name itĀ papermerge. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

Papermerge Synology NAS Set up 1 new 2024

  • STEP 4

Now create two new foldersĀ inside theĀ papermergeĀ folder that you created atĀ STEP 3. Name one ā€œconfigā€ and the other ā€œdataā€œ. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

Papermerge Synology NAS Set up 2 new 2024

  • STEP 5

Go toĀ Control PanelĀ /Ā Task SchedulerĀ /Ā CreateĀ /Ā Scheduled TaskĀ /Ā User-defined script. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Synology User Defined Script

  • STEP 6

Once you click on User-defined script, a new window will open. Follow the instructions below:

  1. General: In the Task field type in ā€œInstall Papermergeā€œ. Uncheck the ā€œEnabledā€ option. Select rootĀ User.
  2. Schedule: SelectĀ Run on the following dateĀ then select ā€œDo not repeatā€œ.
  3. Task Settings: Check ā€œSend run details by emailā€œ, add your email then copy paste the code below in the Run command area. After that, click OK.
docker run -d --name=papermerge \
-p 7423:8000 \
-e PUID=1026 \
-e PGID=100 \
-e TZ=Europe/Bucharest \
-v /volume1/docker/papermerge/config:/config \
-v /volume1/docker/papermerge/data:/data \
--restart=always \
ghcr.io/linuxserver/papermerge:2.0.1

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Run command area below, change the value numbers for PUIDĀ andĀ PGIDĀ with your own values. (Follow my step by step guide on how to do this.)
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Run command area below, change the value for TZ.Ā (Select your current Time Zone from this list.)

Papermerge Synology NAS Set up 4 new 2023

  • STEP 7

After you click OK on STEP 6 a new warning pop up window will open. Click OK.

Papermerge Synology NAS Set up 5 new

After you click OK, type in your DSM Password then click Submit. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Synology Task Scheduler Confirm Admin Password

  • STEP 8

After you click Submit on STEP 7, select your ā€œInstall Papermergeā€ Task then click the ā€œRunā€ tab. You will be asked to run Install Papermerge ā€“ click OK. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Papermerge Synology NAS Set up 3 new 2024

  • STEP 9

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  • STEP 10

The installation process can take up to a few seconds/minutes. It will depend on your Internet speed connection. Now open your browser and type inĀ http://Synology-ip-address:7423

Type in the default Username and Password, then click Sign in.

āš ļøWarning: the default Username is adminĀ and the default Password is admin

You can change the username and password later. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Papermerge Synology NAS Set up 7

Enjoy your Papermerge!

Papermerge Synology NAS Set up 8

  • STEP 11

If you want to add different OCR languages to your Papermerge installation, just follow the guide below.

  • STEP 12

Install Text Editor via Synology ā€œPackage Centerā€. (Mandatory STEP.) If you already have Text Editor installed on your Synology NAS, skip this STEP.

Synology Install Text Editor 2023

  • STEP 13

Open then edit the file papermerge.conf.py in /volume/docker/papermerge/config and add your favorite language (Deutsch) as per my example. Click the X to save the settings. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Papermerge Synology NAS Set up 9

Note: You can add different languages as per my example: “spa”: “Spanish”, “ita”: “Italian”, etc.

  • STEP 14

Open the Docker package or Container Manager on your Synology NAS. In the sidebar on the left, click Container, select your papermerge container, then Restart.Ā Follow the instructions in the image below.

Papermerge Synology NAS Set up 4 new 2024

  • STEP 15

Once you connect to your Papermerge instance again, you will see the new OCR language. In the example below you can see “Deutsch” in the dropdown menu. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Papermerge Synology NAS Set up 11

šŸ†˜TROUBLESHOOTING

If you encounter issues by using this container, make sure to check out the Common Docker issuesĀ article.

Note: If you want to run Papermerge container over HTTPS, check out my guide on How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS.

Note: Can I run Docker on my Synology NAS?Ā See the supported models.
Note: How to Back Up Docker Containers on your Synology NAS.
Note: Find outĀ how to update the Papermerge containerĀ with the latest image.
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Note: How to Schedule Start & Stop For Docker Containers.
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Note: Find out the Best NAS Models For Docker.
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This post was updated on Thursday / January 9th, 2025 at 7:53 PM