From 1953a8ecb7fad3d10bc43015624b7a70975f1051 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Shamoon <4887959+shamoon@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 10:39:21 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Note JSON1 extension requirement on bare metal installs --- docs/setup.rst | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/setup.rst b/docs/setup.rst index d3290b432..80874820d 100644 --- a/docs/setup.rst +++ b/docs/setup.rst @@ -332,6 +332,12 @@ writing. Windows is not and will never be supported. 3. Optional. Install ``postgresql`` and configure a database, user and password for paperless. If you do not wish to use PostgreSQL, SQLite is available as well. + .. note:: + + On bare-metal installations using SQLite, ensure the + `JSON1 extension `_ is enabled. This is + usually the case, but not always. + 4. Get the release archive from ``_. If you clone the git repo as it is, you also have to compile the front end by yourself. Extract the archive to a place from where you wish to execute it, such as ``/opt/paperless``.