How to Install Papermerge on Windows 11

Papermerge is an open-source document management system that allows you to organize and store your documents digitally. Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to install Papermerge on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

Before you can install Papermerge on your Windows 11 computer, you need to ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

Python 3.6 or higher installed
PostgreSQL 9.5 or higher installed
Pip installed

Installation steps

First, create a new folder in your desired installation directory. You can name this folder anything you'd like.
Download the Papermerge source code from the official website and extract the files to the folder you created in step 1.
Open Command Prompt as administrator and navigate to the folder where you extracted the Papermerge files.
Install the required Python packages using the following command:
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
Navigate to the config folder and create a new file called local.py. This file will contain your local database configuration.

Open local.py and add the following code, replacing the values in brackets with your own values:

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
         'NAME': '[database_name]',
         'USER': '[database_user]',
         'PASSWORD': '[database_password]',
         'HOST': '[database_host]',
         'PORT': '[database_port]',
    }
}

Save the local.py file.
Run the following commands to create the database and initialize the application:
```
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py createsuperuser
```
Start the server using the following command:
```
python manage.py runserver
```
Open your web browser and navigate to http://127.0.0.1:8000. You should see the Papermerge login screen. Log in with the superuser account you created in step 8.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Papermerge on your Windows 11 computer.