Feature Request: Automated workflow upload

[compgeniuses]

At the moment, i have noticed that the files are uploaded manually one by one, WOuldnt it be great if there was the capacity of impelemnting a workflow, that automatically uploads files and folders into paperless from nextcloud the moment files are uploaded or added into a folder.

[provokateurin]

A better way to achieve this is to make paperless appear as an external storage. Then no file action is needed and you can easily move files between your normal nextcloud storage and paperless.

[compgeniuses]

Wouuldnt that mean that the files will be stored inside paperless as opposed to inside nextcloud? unless there is something i am not following.

On a slightly seprate note, this is what we are trying to acheive https://community.nethserver.org/t/building-ns8-into-a-legal-and-practise-management-platform/24257

[compgeniuses]

Also, how could i make paperless appar as external storage? is it already supported, or something you are looking into adding.

this is what i have

take a look at this reference as well compgeniuses/ns8-paperless-ngx#13

[provokateurin]

Wouuldnt that mean that the files will be stored inside paperless as opposed to inside nextcloud?

Yes

Also, how could i make paperless appar as external storage? is it already supported, or something you are looking into adding.

Not supported yet, but might get implemented at some point.

[compgeniuses]

In paperless we have consume folder and destination folder after consume.

So, with the implementation, the best way would be, implementing it in such a manner we can configure a folder for consume, and destination folder.

I am willing o throw in the resources necessary to have this implemented the best way possible, since i have vested interest in the same. I can help with ideas in architecting, and i can also provide a full time developer to make this possible, and have proper integrations

[compgeniuses]

Hello @provokateurin Looking at nextcloud 30 release, together with the Flow implementation,

I think some of these functions and alot others can be solved with this integration to handle these matters,,,

[provokateurin]

As I said I think it makes sense to integrate paperless as an external storage, but I don't have the time to do that at the moment. I 'm happy to review pull requests, if someone implements this feature.

[S1ngl3-x]

found this to automate uploading from nextcloud to paperless https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/7550/sync-paperless-with-local-machine-iphone-and-nextcloud

only been running with it for a day but I am super happy so far. It's so good I decided to skip this plugin.

on client where nextcloud files documents are fully downloaded

on server

mount volume between paperless and syncthing

the only downside so far I can see is that you can't click "Revert local changes"