Mayan EDMS

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Capture

Documents can be uploaded through a browser or ingested from watched folders, cloud object storage, and IMAP or POP3 email accounts.docs.mayan-edms.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Deployment

Docker Compose is the recommended starting installation for most new users and provides a complete basic deployment.docs.mayan-edms.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Document management

It supports document versioning, workflows, metadata, indexing, retention policies, event tracking, and automated document links.docs.mayan-edms.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Processing

The system can produce previews, extract text, scan for malware using ClamAV, and use OpenAI or Ollama models for document tasks.docs.mayan-edms.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Product

Mayan EDMS is a free and open source electronic document management system that organizations can run on infrastructure they control.docs.mayan-edms.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Project history

The maker says Mayan EDMS was introduced in 2010, and the documentation describes continuous development since 2011.mayan-edms.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Scale

The documentation says Mayan EDMS can support deployments with millions of documents and hundreds of millions of pages.docs.mayan-edms.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Security controls

It provides role based permissions down to individual operations, configurable authentication, brute force account lockouts, and optional time based two factor authentication.docs.mayan-edms.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Storage and integration

Storage options include the local filesystem and cloud object storage such as Amazon S3 or on premises MinIO, and the system provides a versioned HTTP REST API with OpenAPI documentation.docs.mayan-edms.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Support

Community forum responses are voluntary and not guaranteed; professional services cover needs such as production deployment, troubleshooting, upgrades, integrations, and scaling.docs.mayan-edms.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Support plan limits

The Level 4 enterprise plan lists a maximum of 1,000,000 documents and 500 users, while the custom contract lists unlimited documents and users.mayan-edms.com · read 8 Oct 2026

System requirements

The minimum listed requirements for a basic Docker Compose installation are 4 GB RAM, a 64 bit dual core 1 GHz processor, PostgreSQL 13.11, and GNU/Linux or another operating system with mature virtualization and Docker Compose support.docs.mayan-edms.com · read 8 Oct 2026

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