Paperless

Introduction#

This is a guide on integration of Authelia and Paperless (specifically Paperless-ngx) via the trusted header SSO authentication.

As with all guides in this section it’s important you read the introduction first.

Tested Versions#

• Authelia:
  • v4.38.7
• Paperless:
  • v2.7.2

Before You Begin#

This example makes the following assumptions:

• Application Root URL: https://paperless.example.com/
• Authelia Root URL: https://auth.example.com/

Configuration#

To configure Paperless to trust the Remote-User header do the following:

1. Configure the environment variables:

PAPERLESS_ENABLE_HTTP_REMOTE_USER=true
PAPERLESS_HTTP_REMOTE_USER_HEADER_NAME=HTTP_REMOTE_USER
PAPERLESS_LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL=https://auth.example.com/logout

See Also#

• Paperless Advanced Usage Remote User Authentication Documentation