Docspell - Document Management System (DMS) by eikek
Assist in organizing your piles of documents, resulting from scanners, e-mails and other sources with miminal effort.
About Docspell - Document Management System (DMS)
From the project's README at github.com/eikek/docspell. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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Docspell is a personal document organizer. Or sometimes called a "Document Management System" (DMS). You'll need a scanner to convert your papers into files. Docspell can then assist in organizing the resulting mess . It can unify your files from scanners, emails and other sources. It is targeted for home use, i.e. families, househ
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 2.2k | github.com/eikek/docspell |
| GitHub forks | 175 | github.com/eikek/docspell |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 7.0 years | since Jul 2019 |
| Last commit | 2 months ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 48 | last: 2 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
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Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
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