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Feature: Remote OCR (Azure AI) (#10320)

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## Remote OCR
!!! important
This feature is disabled by default and will always remain strictly "opt-in".
Paperless-ngx supports performing OCR on documents using remote services. At the moment, this is limited to
[Microsoft's Azure "Document Intelligence" service](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/ai-services/ai-document-intelligence).
This is of course a paid service (with a free tier) which requires an Azure account and subscription. Azure AI is not affiliated with
Paperless-ngx in any way. When enabled, Paperless-ngx will automatically send appropriate documents to Azure for OCR processing, bypassing
the local OCR engine. See the [configuration](configuration.md#PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_ENGINE) options for more details.
Additionally, when using a commercial service with this feature, consider both potential costs as well as any associated file size
or page limitations (e.g. with a free tier).
## Architecture
Paperless-ngx consists of the following components: