Does it really read my scanned documents?

Yes. Paperless runs OCR (OCRmyPDF and tesseract) over every incoming file, so even a photographed receipt or a scanned contract becomes searchable text. English is set up out of the box; other languages can be enabled on request.

How do I get documents in?

Upload straight from the dashboard, or drop PDFs and images over SFTP into the consume folder under your data directory. Anything that lands there is OCR'd and filed automatically, so you can point a network scanner or a phone scan app at it.

Where is my data stored?

Everything lives on your instance in the region you choose: the SQLite database, the full-text search index and the original documents as ordinary files on your volume, backed up nightly. There is no lock-in and nothing is shipped to a third party.

Why does it need the Power tier?

OCR is memory hungry. When Paperless hits a large scan, OCRmyPDF and tesseract can spike to around 2 GB on a single core while the workers, webserver, Redis and database run alongside. The Paperless docs recommend 4 GB, so we set the floor at the Power tier where it actually stays reliable.

Who keeps Paperless-ngx updated?

We do. Curated updates roll out shortly after upstream releases and are tested on our platform first; security fixes move fast. If an update changes behaviour in a breaking way, we email you before it lands.

What happens to my data if I cancel?

Take a final export or SFTP copy any time before you cancel. After termination we keep your data for 14 days (in case you change your mind), then purge it, backups included.

Can I use my own domain?

Yes. Point a CNAME at your instance, prove ownership with a TXT record, and TLS certificates are issued automatically. Cloudflare-proxied domains work; if you use CAA records, allow letsencrypt.org.

Documents

Managed Paperless-ngx hosting

Scan, OCR and search every document you own in one private, tidy archive

Live in minutes
Daily backups, one-click restore
SFTP access, no lock-in
from US$2.90/mo in Poland

Deploy Paperless-ngxStart free with $5 credit · no card needed

Paperless-ngxWhat you're getting

Paperless-ngx turns the pile of PDFs, scans and letters scattered across your drives and inboxes into one searchable, tagged archive. Drop a document into the consume folder and it runs OCR over the page, reads the text, guesses the correspondent, document type and tags, and files it away. Every page becomes full-text searchable, so the receipt from three years ago is a search away instead of a lost cause.

It is built to be lived in: give the household or the team their own logins, set matching rules so incoming documents sort themselves, pull files straight off a network scanner over SFTP, and keep everything as ordinary files plus a small database so you are never locked in. Running it in the region you choose keeps your tax records and business paperwork close to home, and this managed plan handles the OCR engine, the background workers, the queue and the broker for you.

Replaces a paper filing cabinet: Every scan, receipt, contract and letter OCR'd, tagged and full-text searchable in one archive you own, instead of a drawer of paper or a foreign document cloud.

On CoreHost

Automatic OCR makes every scanned page full-text searchable
Auto-tagging by correspondent, document type and matching rules
Drop files in over SFTP or straight from a network scanner
Stored as ordinary files in the region you choose, no lock-in

GuideA document archive that files itself

How documents flow through Paperless-ngx

Paperless-ngx watches a consume folder. Anything that lands there, from the web upload, a phone browser or a scanner that saves to a network folder, is read with OCR, given a title and a date, matched to a correspondent and a document type, tagged and filed. The original file is kept as it was, next to an archived PDF with a searchable text layer.

Nothing about this needs a desktop app. You upload, search and download in the browser, and the archive keeps working while your computer is off.

An example: household and small business paperwork

Create correspondents for the senders you deal with most: your bank, your energy retailer, your accountant, the tax office.
Create document types such as Invoice, Receipt, Statement, Contract and Payslip.
Add tags for what you will search by later: the financial year, the property, the car, health.
Set matching rules, for example: anything that contains your account number is a Statement from your bank. A rule set to Auto learns from the documents you have already filed.
Upload a first batch and check how each one was filed. Correct the ones it got wrong; automatic matching gets better as it sees more.
At the end of the financial year, filter by that year's tag and the type Receipt, and you have every receipt in one list to send to your accountant. Save the filter as a view on the dashboard so it is one click next year.

Getting documents in

Many network scanners can save straight to an SFTP server. Use the SFTP details in the Files tab of your app and point the scanner at the consume folder. From a phone, upload in the browser or use a scanning app that can send files over SFTP. Paperless-ngx can also check an email inbox over IMAP and file the attachments; add the account under Mail in the app.

Storage, backups and leaving

Documents count towards your plan's storage. The Power plan includes 20 GB, and you can add storage in 25 GB blocks from the panel. Daily backups include the documents and the database, and encrypted backups are stored in the EU.

Your documents are ordinary files. Download any of them from the web interface, or copy the whole archive out over SFTP whenever you like, so you are never locked in.

Included with every appStandard, not add-ons

Daily backups, one-click restore

Every instance is backed up daily. Restore any snapshot yourself from the panel. No support ticket, no fee.

SFTP file access

Direct SFTP access to your app's data folders. Your files are never locked away from you.

Custom domain + auto TLS

Bring your own domain with a CNAME and a TXT verification record. Certificates are issued and renewed automatically.

AI + human support

A 24/7 AI engineer that can actually inspect and fix your app, with a human escalation path. App-level help included.

Automatic updates with rollback

Each update is tested on a copy and backed up first, and rolled back automatically if the app fails its checks.

Per-app firewall

Restrict access to the IP addresses you choose, with an Add my IP button. Off by default.

Backups to your own S3

Add encrypted, incremental backups to your own S3-compatible storage on top of the daily ones we include.

Resize any time

Move up or down a tier from the panel. Your balance is drawn by the hour, so you pay the new rate from the change.

RegionsWhere Paperless-ngx runs

Paperless-ngx can be deployed in Sydney, the US and Poland. Pick the region closest to the people who use it. Daily backups are encrypted and stored in the EU.

Sydneyfrom US$3.90/moClosest to Australia and New Zealand.
The USfrom US$3.90/moClosest to the Americas.
Polandfrom US$2.90/moLowest price, 25% less than the other regions.

Moving to CoreHostMove your existing Paperless-ngx here

Already running Paperless-ngx on PikaPods, a VPS or your own server? You can bring your data with you. Deploy the app here first, then follow the route below, and keep your old app until you are happy.

Tell us what you are moving

The simplest move is to drop your scans and PDFs over SFTP into the consume folder, where they are read and filed again. To keep tags, correspondents and notes, open a ticket first: Paperless needs its own exporter run on the old server.

Ways to move it

Do it yourself. Deploy Paperless-ngx, let it start once, then use the steps on this page, with SFTP and the file manager in the Files tab. A backup taken first gives you a clean point to go back to.
Ask us to move it. Open a ticket from your control panel with the app and where it runs now. Support will tell you what can be moved and help you do it, and nobody touches your old app.

Coming from PikaPods? Switch on SFTP in the pod's settings, stop the pod and copy its files; PikaPods documents this as its manual backup for migrations.

How moving to CoreHost works CoreHost compared with PikaPods More Documents and wikis apps

DeployPick a size and a region

1. Plan (Paperless-ngx needs Power or larger to run well)

Prices exclude GST/VAT where applicable. Drawn hourly from your prepaid balance, cancel any time.

Too small for this app

Lite

$1.50/mo

1 vCPU
1 GB RAM
5 GB NVMe

Lightweight tools: bookmarks, feeds, uptime checks, password vaults.

Too small for this app

Standard

$2.30/mo

1 vCPU
2 GB RAM
10 GB NVMe

The right fit for most apps: automation, wikis, databases.

Power

$3.90/mo

2 vCPU
4 GB RAM
20 GB NVMe

Busy teams and heavier workloads with room to breathe.

Scale

$6.30/mo

3 vCPU
8 GB RAM
40 GB NVMe

The most demanding apps in the catalog, at full stride.

Extra storage+25 GB NVMe per block, stackable on any tier

+$0.00/mo

Paperless-ngx needs at least the Power tier. Smaller plans will struggle, and we would rather tell you now.

2. Region

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Australia

$3.90/mo

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United States