Allow authentication via HTTP_REMOTE_USER

src/paperless/settings.py

@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ if DEBUG:
         'paperless.auth.AngularApiAuthenticationOverride'
     )
 
+ENABLE_HTTP_REMOTE_USER = __get_boolean("PAPERLESS_ENABLE_HTTP_REMOTE_USER")
+
+if ENABLE_HTTP_REMOTE_USER:
+    REST_FRAMEWORK['DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES'].append(
+        'paperless.auth.HttpRemoteUserAuthentication'
+    )
+
 MIDDLEWARE = [
     'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
     'whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware',