How to Install Docspell on Alpine Linux Latest

Docspell is an open source document organizing software that is built using Java. It is an effective tool for managing your documents and enables you to capture, archive, and retrieve them efficiently. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Docspell on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation process, let’s first ensure that our system meets the following requirements:

  • A user with sudo privileges.
  • Alpine Linux Latest installed on your system.
  • Java Development Kit (JDK) version 11 or later installed on your system.

Step 1: Update the packages

The first step is to update the system packages to their latest version using the following command:

sudo apk update

Step 2: Install necessary packages

To install Docspell, we need to install some additional packages. Run the following command to do that:

sudo apk add git maven mariadb mariadb-connector-c mariadb-connector-java openjdk11

This command will install the following packages:

  • git: a version control software used to download Docspell code.

  • maven: a build automation tool that is used to compile and deploy Docspell code.

  • mariadb: a database management system used to store Docspell data.

  • mariadb-connector-c: a software used to connect to the MariaDB database.

  • mariadb-connector-java: a software used to connect to the MariaDB database using JDBC.

  • openjdk11: the Java Development Kit version 11.

Step 3: Clone Docspell repository

After installing the necessary packages, you need to clone the Docspell repository using the following command:

sudo git clone https://github.com/eikek/docspell.git /opt/docspell

This command will download the Docspell code and save it under the /opt/docspell directory.

Step 4: Build Docspell

Once the code is downloaded, you need to compile and package it using maven. Run the following commands:

cd /opt/docspell
sudo mvn clean package

This command will compile and package the code.

Step 5: Configure MariaDB

Before running Docspell, we need to create a database where it can store its data. To do this, login to MariaDB as root user by running the following command:

sudo mysql -u root

Once you are logged in, run the following command to create a new database:

CREATE DATABASE docspell;

Now create a new user and grant it full privileges on the docspell database:

CREATE USER 'dsuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'dspassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON docspell.* TO 'dsuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Finally, exit from the MariaDB shell using the following command:

exit

Step 6: Configure Docspell

It's time to configure Docspell so that it can connect to the MariaDB database. Navigate to the docspell.config.d directory under the Docspell code directory:

cd /opt/docspell/docspell-rest/docspell.config.d/

Edit the server.properties file using your preferred text editor and provide the following configuration details:

db.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost/docspell
db.user=dsuser
db.password=dspassword

Save and exit the file after editing.

Step 7: Run Docspell

Now that we have everything configured and the code compiled, we can start up Docspell by running the following command:

cd /opt/docspell/docspell-rest
sudo java -jar target/docspell-rest.jar server docspell.yaml

This command will start an instance of Docspell and you can access it through your browser by visiting http://localhost:7071/docspell.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Docspell on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now use Docspell to organize your documents efficiently. We hope this tutorial was helpful in getting you started with Docspell. Happy Document Management!