wiki.paepcke.com

Install Debian 14 (basic without GUI is sufficient)

Referencing docs.docker.com, install Docker using the apt repository

Extend Docker authority to a non-privileged user

sudo usermod -aG docker jdoe

Log out and back in

Referencing docs.paperless-ngx.com, as a non-privileged user, fetch the Paperless-NGX Docker image and spawn a container from it:

• Database: sqlite
• URL: [blank] (default)
• Accept all other defaults

Add to path

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/libexec/docker/cli-plugins

List active containers

docker-compose ls

Stop, start Paperless-NGX container as daemon

cd /home/jdoe/paperless-ngx
docker-compose down
docker-compose up -d

Stop, start dockerd service

sudo systemctl stop docker
sudo systemctl start docker