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Setup guide for web-based scanner to paperless-ngx pipeline

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Scanning documents to paperless-ngx can be a tedious process depending on your scanner software, hardware, and consume folder setup.

This guide sets up dockerized open-source web-based scanning software (scanservjs) and a scan button polling software (insaned) to make scanning a breeze.

Includes auto-crop, auto-rotate, and deskewing before the PDF file arrives for consumption and OCR by paperless.

Simply press the scan button for simple one-off scans, or utilize the scanservjs web UI for more complex multipage scans. Docs will automatically be consumed by paperless-ngx and tagged with scanserv