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Source: Techno Tim
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  • description: Build a complete Paperless-ngx stack in Docker and take control of your documents. We’ll get Paperless running first (works great on its own), then optionally add local AI with Ollama + Open WebUI and upgrade OCR using Paperless-GPT and Paperless-AI for more accurate, searchable text - no cloud required. Full Guide Here: https://technotim.com/posts/paperless... Code Here: https://github.com/timothystewart6/pa... Paperless NGX: https://github.com/paperless-ngx/pape... Paperless AI: https://github.com/clusterzx/paperles... Paperless GPT: https://github.com/icereed/paperless-gpt Merch Shop 🛍️: https://l.technotim.com/shop Support me on Patreon:   / technotim   Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothyst... Subscribe on Twitch:   / technotim   Become a YouTube member:    / @technotim   Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.com/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.com/discord 2nd channel:    / @technically-tim   (Affiliate links may be included in this description. I may receive a small commission at no cost to you.) 00:00 - Intro - Self-hosted, private, AI optional 00:30 - What's included in this Paperless-NGX Stack? 01:11 - Paperless Architecture (Paperless ↔ AI ↔ Ollama) 01:46 - Stack Overview - All services explained 02:45 - Folder layout + ports + .env files 03:10 - Docker Compose up 03:23 - Ollama + Open WebUI setup (port 3001) 03:59 - NVIDIA GPU quick test 04:22 - First login: Paperless-ngx setup (port 8000) 04:43 - Create Paperless API token 05:21 - Paperless-AI setup + settings (port 3000) 08:17 - Upload docs + baseline OCR and metadata results 11:30 - Processing documents with Paperless-AI 12:50 - Updated metadata from Paperless-AI 14:39 - RAG Chat with your documents 16:09 - OCR is still not good 16:31 - Paperless GPT replaces OCR with a Vision model 16:51 - Paperless-GPT setup (port 3002) 17:25 - minicpm-v - an open source multimodal vision model 18:05 - Download opencpm-v to Ollama 18:22 - Paperless-GPT walkthrough (port 3002) 19:10 - Vision OCR demo (before/after) 21:05 - Vision OCR with Watermarks (before/after) 22:32 - Automate with Paperless workflows (auto tags) 24:40 - Testing automated workflow with Vision OCR 26:18 - My thoughts about PaperlessNGX with Local AI Thank you for watching!
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