[Paperless-ngx] Brand new Proxmox container installation does not work

[frontend-report]

Script: Paperless-ngx

Reported by: @clarencelocke

Guidelines

• Read and understood guidelines: yes
• Verbose mode used: yes

Issue occurs during: Initial Creation / Installation

Environment

• Linux distribution: Debian
• Proxmox version: 9.1
• Default settings: Yes
• Advanced settings: No
• Exact command: bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/ct/paperless-ngx.sh)"

Description

The running of the installation script on a brand new Proxmox container fails because the script thinks it is performing an update and failed because it can't find an existing installation.

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a new Proxmox container with a debian template OS.
2. Start the container and log in with the credentials used to create the container.
3. Perform apt update && apt upgrade -y && apt install curl -y to bootstrap the environment.
4. Perform bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/ct/paperless-ngx.sh)"

• the script runs and indicates that it is going to perform an update

5. Select YES (either silent or verbose).

• the script exists with with an "No Paperless-ngx installation found" error

Expected Result: since this is a brand new container, I would expect that an installation would actually take place.

Error output

# cat /tmp/create-lxc-99d82879.log
[2026-03-30 22:44:03] [ERROR] No Paperless-ngx Installation Found!

[clarencelocke]

Please close this issue... I have realized that this script is meant to be executed by the actual node's shell.

[CerberusStyle]

why are you creating a container then running the script ?? just run the script it will create its own container.

not a script issue.