https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/ocr/ Recent content in Ocr on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-07-self-hosted-document-digitization-scanservjs-paperless-ngx-stirling-pdf/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-07-self-hosted-document-digitization-scanservjs-paperless-ngx-stirling-pdf/ <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>Going paperless requires a reliable pipeline: scan physical documents, process them with OCR (optical character recognition), and store them in a searchable archive. While cloud services like Dropbox Scan or Google Drive scanning exist, they send your sensitive documents to third-party servers. Self-hosted alternatives give you complete control over your data while providing enterprise-grade document processing. Three tools form the backbone of a self-hosted digitization workflow: <strong>scanservjs</strong> for scanner sharing, <strong>Paperless-ngx</strong> for document management, and <strong>Stirling PDF</strong> for post-processing. This guide covers how they work together and how to deploy each one.</p>