docspell/modules/microsite/docs/getit.md
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# {{ page.title }}
You can download pre-compiled binaries from the [Release
Page](https://github.com/eikek/docspell/releases). There are `deb`
packages and generic zip files. Alternatively, docspell can be
installed via [nix](doc/nix) or docker (see below).
There are the following quick ways to get docspell to run on your
machine:
- [Download, Unpack, Run](#without-docker)
- [With Docker](#with-docker)
- [NixOs Module](doc/nix#docspell-as-a-service-on-nixos)
Check the [early demo video](demo) to see the basic idea. Refer to the
[documentation](doc) for more information on how to use docspell.
## Without Docker
### Prerequisite
Install Java (use your package manager or look
[here](https://adoptopenjdk.net/)).
OCR functionality requires the following tools:
- [tesseract](https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract),
- [ghostscript](http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/) and possibly
- [unpaper](https://github.com/Flameeyes/unpaper).
The last is not really required, but improves OCR.
PDF conversion requires the following tools:
- [unoconv](https://github.com/unoconv/unoconv)
- [wkhtmltopdf](https://wkhtmltopdf.org/)
### Using zip files
You need to download the two files:
- [docspell-restserver-{{site.version}}.zip](https://github.com/eikek/docspell/releases/download/v{{site.version}}/docspell-restserver-{{site.version}}.zip)
- [docspell-joex-{{site.version}}.zip](https://github.com/eikek/docspell/releases/download/v{{site.version}}/docspell-joex-{{site.version}}.zip)
1. Unzip both files:
``` bash
$ unzip docspell-*.zip
```
2. Open two terminal windows and navigate to the the directory
containing the zip files.
3. Start both components executing:
``` bash
$ ./docspell-restserver*/bin/docspell-restserver
```
in one terminal and
``` bash
$ ./docspell-joex*/bin/docspell-joex
```
in the other.
4. Point your browser to: <http://localhost:7880/app>
5. Register a new account, sign in and try it.
## With Docker
There is a [docker-compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/) setup
available in the `/docker` folder.
1. Clone the github repository
```bash
$ git clone https://github.com/eikek/docspell
```
2. Change into the `docker` directory:
```bash
$ cd docspell/docker
```
3. Run `docker-compose up`:
```bash
$ docker-compose up
```
4. Goto <http://localhost:7880>, signup and login
The directory contains a file `docspell.conf` that you can
[modify](doc/configure) as needed.
### Watching files in a directory
This setup starts a container running the
[`consumedir.sh`](doc/tools/consumedir) script. It is configured to
watch one directory and upload files arriving in there to docspell.
Please see the [`consumedir.sh`](doc/tools/consumedir#docker) docs for
additional steps.