fixes #122

docs/configuration.rst

@@ -152,6 +152,16 @@ PAPERLESS_AUTO_LOGIN_USERNAME=<username>
 
     Defaults to none, which disables this feature.
 
+
+PAPERLESS_COOKIE_PREFIX=<str>
+    Specify a prefix that is added to the cookies used by paperless to identify
+    the currently logged in user. This is useful for when you're running two
+    instances of paperless on the same host.
+
+    After changing this, you will have to login again.
+
+    Defaults to ``""``, which does not alter the cookie names.
+
 .. _configuration-ocr:
 
 OCR settings

paperless.conf.example

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #PAPERLESS_FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME=
 #PAPERLESS_STATIC_URL=/static/
 #PAPERLESS_AUTO_LOGIN_USERNAME=
+#PAPERLESS_COOKIE_PREFIX=
 
 # OCR settings
 

src/paperless/settings.py

@@ -210,6 +210,12 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
 
 DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_NUMBER_FIELDS = None
 
+COOKIE_PREFIX = os.getenv("PAPERLESS_COOKIE_PREFIX", "")
+
+CSRF_COOKIE_NAME = f"{COOKIE_PREFIX}csrftoken"
+SESSION_COOKIE_NAME = f"{COOKIE_PREFIX}sessionid"
+LANGUAGE_COOKIE_NAME = f"{COOKIE_PREFIX}django_language"
+
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