Paperless-ngx on Proxmox LXC: Full Install Guide (2026)

Install Paperless-ngx bare-metal on a Proxmox LXC with Debian 13, PostgreSQL 17, and Redis. No Docker, no helper scripts — a clean manual install you can understand and maintain. Every step from creating the container to uploading your first document. Written guide: https://www.localhake.com/content/paperless-ngx-proxmox-lxc Part 1 of the Paperless-ngx on Proxmox series. Part 2: Add AI Document Tagging with Paperless-GPT — Coming Soon Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:30 Create the LXC Container 4:33 Fix Locales and Update 6:22 Install System and OCR Dependencies 6:58 Install PostgreSQL 8:19 Install Redis 8:55 Create User and Download Paperless-ngx 10:11 Python Virtual Environment 10:40 Configure Paperless 12:13 Set Permissions and Create Directories 12:53 Run Migrations and Create Admin User 13:55 Install Systemd Services 15:18 Verify in the Browser 17:54 Bonus: Homelab Wiring Overview 19:13 Pi-hole Local DNS 20:25 Caddy Reverse Proxy 22:38 PBS Backup Job 23:56 Uptime Kuma Monitors 25:30 Next Steps Software versions: - Paperless-ngx 2.20.14 - Debian 13 (13.1-2) - Python 3.13 - PostgreSQL 17 - Proxmox VE 9.1 Related guides: - Caddy with Cloudflare DNS: https://www.localhake.com/content/caddy-cloudflare-proxmox-lxc - Pi-hole with Unbound: https://www.localhake.com/content/pihole-unbound-proxmox-lxc - Uptime Kuma: https://www.localhake.com/content/uptime-kuma-proxmox-lxc - Proxmox Backup Server: https://www.localhake.com/content/proxmox-backup-server-setup-guide SSH client: Termius (not sponsored) #paperless #proxmox #homelab #selfhosted #tutorial