[GH-ISSUE #50] Add paperless-telegram-bot — Manage Paperless-NGX via Telegram #34

New issue

Open

opened 2026-05-07 00:01:03 +02:00 by BreizhHardware · 0 comments

BreizhHardware commented

2026-05-07 00:01:03 +02:00

Owner

Originally created by @GeiserX on GitHub (Mar 8, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/miantiao-me/awesome-homelab/issues/50

App Info

Name: paperless-telegram-bot
URL: https://github.com/GeiserX/paperless-telegram-bot
Description: Telegram bot that provides a full interface to manage Paperless-NGX documents. Upload, search, tag, and organize your documents entirely through Telegram — no need to open the Paperless web UI for common operations.

Category: Tools
License: GPL-3.0
Tech Stack: Python, Docker, Telegram Bot API, Paperless-NGX API

Key Features

Upload documents to Paperless-NGX directly from Telegram
Search and browse documents via Telegram commands
Tag and organize documents through the bot interface
Docker-based deployment
Mobile-friendly document management without opening a browser

Why it's useful for homelab users

Paperless-NGX is one of the most popular homelab document management systems. This bot extends it to Telegram, making it easy to quickly upload receipts, scan documents, or search your archive from your phone without opening a browser. For homelab users who already use Telegram, this provides a seamless mobile-first interface to their document management system.

Originally created by @GeiserX on GitHub (Mar 8, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/miantiao-me/awesome-homelab/issues/50 ## App Info **Name:** paperless-telegram-bot **URL:** https://github.com/GeiserX/paperless-telegram-bot **Description:** Telegram bot that provides a full interface to manage Paperless-NGX documents. Upload, search, tag, and organize your documents entirely through Telegram — no need to open the Paperless web UI for common operations. **Category:** Tools **License:** GPL-3.0 **Tech Stack:** Python, Docker, Telegram Bot API, Paperless-NGX API ## Key Features - Upload documents to Paperless-NGX directly from Telegram - Search and browse documents via Telegram commands - Tag and organize documents through the bot interface - Docker-based deployment - Mobile-friendly document management without opening a browser ## Why it's useful for homelab users Paperless-NGX is one of the most popular homelab document management systems. This bot extends it to Telegram, making it easy to quickly upload receipts, scan documents, or search your archive from your phone without opening a browser. For homelab users who already use Telegram, this provides a seamless mobile-first interface to their document management system.