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mkucej / i-librarian-free

I, Librarian - open-source version of a PDF managing SaaS.
https://i-librarian.net
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Import folder not working #95

Closed piersond closed 7 months ago

piersond commented 8 months ago

Perhaps nothing wrong here, just a question I'm hoping you'd be so kind to answer. I'm trying to understand how the import folder works. I dropped a few PDFs in the folder, but nothing has happened after a few days. Is there a button or a setting that I'm unaware of? Also, is it possible to add another watch folder?

I'm using a Docker container to host my library. As far as I'm aware, I've made no changes to the default settings.

mkucej commented 8 months ago

The import folder only works with Bibtex, or RIS import. You can migrate collections (both metadata, and PDFs) in one go. I, Librarian is a server-based software, it cannot "watch" a folder on client machines due to security limitations.