Installing Docspell on Windows 10

Docspell is a free and open-source document management system that helps in organizing, tagging, and searching documents. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Docspell on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before installing Docspell, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • Java JDK 8 or higher
  • Apache Maven
  • Git

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Open the Command Prompt by pressing Windows key + R and typing cmd.
  2. Clone the Docspell repository from GitHub using the following command:

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

  1. Navigate to the cloned directory using the command:

cd docspell

  1. Build Docspell using the following command:

mvn clean install

  1. Once Docspell is built successfully, navigate to the target directory using the command:

cd target

  1. Launch Docspell using the following command:

java -jar docspell-<version>.jar

Note: Replace <version> with the version number of the Docspell jar file that is present in the target directory.

  1. Docspell will open in your default browser.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Docspell on your Windows 10 system!

Conclusion

Docspell is an efficient and useful document management system that can help in keeping track of your documents. In this tutorial, we have successfully installed Docspell on Windows 10 using simple and easy steps.