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@@ -254,7 +254,8 @@ RUN set -eux \
     && chown --from root:root --changes --recursive paperless:paperless /usr/src/paperless \
   && echo "Collecting static files" \
     && s6-setuidgid paperless python3 manage.py collectstatic --clear --no-input --link \
-    && s6-setuidgid paperless python3 manage.py compilemessages
+    && s6-setuidgid paperless python3 manage.py compilemessages \
+    && /usr/local/bin/deduplicate.py --verbose /usr/src/paperless/static/
 
 VOLUME ["/usr/src/paperless/data", \
         "/usr/src/paperless/media", \

docker/rootfs/usr/local/bin/deduplicate.py

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+File deduplication script that replaces identical files with symlinks.
+Uses SHA256 hashing to identify duplicate files.
+"""
+
+import hashlib
+from collections import defaultdict
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import click
+import humanize
+
+
+def calculate_sha256(filepath: Path) -> str | None:
+    sha256_hash = hashlib.sha256()
+    try:
+        with filepath.open("rb") as f:
+            # Read file in chunks to handle large files efficiently
+            while chunk := f.read(65536):  # 64KB chunks
+                sha256_hash.update(chunk)
+        return sha256_hash.hexdigest()
+    except OSError as e:
+        click.echo(f"Error reading {filepath}: {e}", err=True)
+        return None
+
+
+def find_duplicate_files(directory: Path) -> dict[str, list[Path]]:
+    """
+    Recursively scan directory and group files by their SHA256 hash.
+    Returns a dictionary mapping hash -> list of file paths.
+    """
+    hash_to_files: dict[str, list[Path]] = defaultdict(list)
+
+    for filepath in directory.rglob("*"):
+        # Skip symlinks
+        if filepath.is_symlink():
+            continue
+
+        # Skip if not a regular file
+        if not filepath.is_file():
+            continue
+
+        file_hash = calculate_sha256(filepath)
+        if file_hash:
+            hash_to_files[file_hash].append(filepath)
+
+    # Filter to only return hashes with duplicates
+    return {h: files for h, files in hash_to_files.items() if len(files) > 1}
+
+
+def replace_with_symlinks(
+    duplicate_groups: dict[str, list[Path]],
+    *,
+    dry_run: bool = False,
+) -> tuple[int, int]:
+    """
+    Replace duplicate files with symlinks to the first occurrence.
+    Returns (number_of_files_replaced, space_saved_in_bytes).
+    """
+    total_duplicates = 0
+    space_saved = 0
+
+    for file_hash, file_list in duplicate_groups.items():
+        # Keep the first file as the original, replace others with symlinks
+        original_file = file_list[0]
+        duplicates = file_list[1:]
+
+        click.echo(f"Found {len(duplicates)} duplicate(s) of: {original_file}")
+
+        for duplicate in duplicates:
+            try:
+                # Get file size before deletion
+                file_size = duplicate.stat().st_size
+
+                if dry_run:
+                    click.echo(f"  [DRY RUN] Would replace: {duplicate}")
+                else:
+                    # Remove the duplicate file
+                    duplicate.unlink()
+
+                    # Create relative symlink if possible, otherwise absolute
+                    try:
+                        # Try to create a relative symlink
+                        rel_path = original_file.relative_to(duplicate.parent)
+                        duplicate.symlink_to(rel_path)
+                        click.echo(f"  Replaced: {duplicate} -> {rel_path}")
+                    except ValueError:
+                        # Fall back to absolute path
+                        duplicate.symlink_to(original_file.resolve())
+                        click.echo(f"  Replaced: {duplicate} -> {original_file}")
+
+                    space_saved += file_size
+
+                total_duplicates += 1
+
+            except OSError as e:
+                click.echo(f"  Error replacing {duplicate}: {e}", err=True)
+
+    return total_duplicates, space_saved
+
+
+@click.command()
+@click.argument(
+    "directory",
+    type=click.Path(
+        exists=True,
+        file_okay=False,
+        dir_okay=True,
+        readable=True,
+        path_type=Path,
+    ),
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--dry-run",
+    is_flag=True,
+    help="Show what would be done without making changes",
+)
+@click.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help="Show verbose output")
+def deduplicate(directory: Path, *, dry_run: bool, verbose: bool) -> None:
+    """
+    Recursively search DIRECTORY for identical files and replace them with symlinks.
+
+    Uses SHA256 hashing to identify duplicate files. The first occurrence of each
+    unique file is kept, and all duplicates are replaced with symlinks pointing to it.
+    """
+    directory = directory.resolve()
+
+    click.echo(f"Scanning directory: {directory}")
+    if dry_run:
+        click.echo("Running in DRY RUN mode - no changes will be made")
+
+    # Find all duplicate files
+    click.echo("Calculating file hashes...")
+    duplicate_groups = find_duplicate_files(directory)
+
+    if not duplicate_groups:
+        click.echo("No duplicate files found!")
+        return
+
+    total_files = sum(len(files) - 1 for files in duplicate_groups.values())
+    click.echo(
+        f"Found {len(duplicate_groups)} group(s) of duplicates "
+        f"({total_files} files to deduplicate)",
+    )
+
+    if verbose:
+        for file_hash, files in duplicate_groups.items():
+            click.echo(f"Hash: {file_hash}")
+            for f in files:
+                click.echo(f"  - {f}")
+
+    # Replace duplicates with symlinks
+    click.echo("Processing duplicates...")
+    num_replaced, space_saved = replace_with_symlinks(duplicate_groups, dry_run=dry_run)
+
+    # Summary
+    click.echo(
+        f"{'Would replace' if dry_run else 'Replaced'} "
+        f"{num_replaced} duplicate file(s)",
+    )
+    if not dry_run:
+        click.echo(f"Space saved: {humanize.naturalsize(space_saved, binary=True)}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    deduplicate()