#68: Using dotenv for a proper unix config file

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Changelog
 
 * 0.1.1 (master)
 
+  * `#68`_: Added support for using a proper config file at
+    ``/etc/paperless.conf``.
   * Refactored the Vagrant installation process to use environment variables
     rather than asking the user to modify ``settings.py``.
   * `#44`_: Harmonise environment variable names with constant names.
@@ -79,3 +81,4 @@ Changelog
 .. _#54: https://github.com/danielquinn/paperless/issues/54
 .. _#57: https://github.com/danielquinn/paperless/issues/57
 .. _#60: https://github.com/danielquinn/paperless/issues/60
+.. _#68: https://github.com/danielquinn/paperless/issues/68

requirements.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Django==1.9.2
 django-extensions==1.6.1
 djangorestframework==3.3.2
+python-dotenv==0.3.0
 filemagic==1.6
 langdetect==1.0.5
 Pillow==3.1.1

scripts/paperless-consumer.service

@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 Description=Paperless consumer
 
 [Service]
-EnvironmentFile=/etc/conf.d/paperless
 User=paperless
 Group=paperless
-ExecStart=/home/paperless/project/virtualenv/bin/python /home/paperless/project/src/manage.py document_consumer -v $PAPERLESS_CONSUMPTION_VERBOSITY
+ExecStart=/home/paperless/project/virtualenv/bin/python /home/paperless/project/src/manage.py document_consumer
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target

scripts/paperless-webserver.service

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 Description=Paperless webserver
 
 [Service]
-EnvironmentFile=/etc/conf.d/paperless
 User=paperless
 Group=paperless
 ExecStart=/home/paperless/project/virtualenv/bin/python /home/paperless/project/src/manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000

src/paperless/settings.py

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/ref/settings/
 
 import os
 
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
 # Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
@@ -140,6 +142,16 @@ STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 MEDIA_URL = "/media/"
 
 
+# Paperless-specific stuff
+# You shouldn't have to edit any of these values.  Rather, you can set these
+# values in /etc/paperless.conf instead.
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Tap paperless.conf if it's available
+if os.path.exists("/etc/paperless.conf"):
+    load_dotenv("/etc/paperless.conf")
+
+
 # Logging
 
 LOGGING = {
@@ -159,10 +171,6 @@ LOGGING = {
 }
 
 
-# Paperless-specific stuff
-# Change these paths if yours are different
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 # The default language that tesseract will attempt to use when parsing
 # documents.  It should be a 3-letter language code consistent with ISO 639.
 OCR_LANGUAGE = "eng"