cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/40125235
Picked up an ix500 scansnap and wondering about suggested workflows for going paperless. My intention is to scan a bunch of documents, but haven’t delved deeply into how this will actually flow on the software level. I know I’ll need to OCR the scanned documents, and my base setup is:
- Pi with SSD storage running compose version of Paperless-ngx to filesystem mounted folders.
- Folders can also be accessed over Samba
- ix500 statically assigned over wifi as network scanner.
- A literal filing cabinet, for things I should keep physically.
- Ubuntu computer for browsing
I feel a bit overwhelmed, but am excited to get started. Will be scanning personal document, work docs, whatever else I need to digitize and recycle. All suggestions appreciated!
I organized paperless in the beginning but not so much anymore.
I have given it access to my email inbox and to add attachments automatically. I can then search for receipts and more without having done the work to import it manually
it works relatively well. for sites and services that actually include pdf receipts