SHSelfHostIndex

Best Docker Document Management for self-hosting

The 26 best Docker document management you can self-host, ranked by community traction.

At a glance

AppDeploy effortDifficultyMin. RAMLicense★ Stars
Stirling PDFUnder-an-hour setupEasy512 MBMIT94,157
Paperless-ngx≈5-minute setupMedium2,048 MBGPL-3.046,640
OCRmyPDFUnder-an-hour setupEasy512 MBMPL-2.035,016
DocuSealUnder-an-hour setupEasy1,024 MBAGPL-3.018,710
BentoPDF≈5-minute setupMedium512 MBAGPL-3.016,021
DocumensoUnder-an-hour setupMedium1,024 MBAGPL-3.015,409
FilestashUnder-an-hour setupEasy256 MBAGPL-3.014,790
GotenbergUnder-an-hour setupEasy512 MBMIT13,276
OpenSignUnder-an-hour setupMedium512 MBAGPL-3.07,094
ONLYOFFICE DocsUnder-an-hour setupMedium4,096 MBAGPL-3.07,012

Quick picks

Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Docker within the document management category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.

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