dupeGuru is a tool to find duplicate files on your computer. It can scan either filenames or contents. The filename scan features a fuzzy matching algorithm that can find duplicate filenames even when they are not exactly the same.
https://github.com/jlesage/docker-dupeguruDocker container for dupeGuru
This is a Docker container for dupeGuru.
The GUI of the application is accessed through a modern web browser (no installation or configuration needed on the client side) or via any VNC client.
quick install (can't claim everything done correctly, but this what i tried to get it to work straight away. if you want to double check the configurations, read the github instructions carefully like i did
)https://github.com/jlesage/docker-dupeguru
step1:
install container station if you haven't already (i tested with cs v3 beta)
step2:
in cs, go to explore and type the following and install that app
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jlesage/dupegurustep3:
during the install configuration
to make your config persist after updating, best use a different folder location outside the default
for example i used this
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\\my nas\Container\jlesage-dupeguru\configas for the label storage, i believe this should point to the share where you plan to have dupeguru inspect the contents (just be aware the app will have read/write, so if u delete using app, it will delete ur data from the share as well, so be careful when using)
by default the storage locations are all containerized. so i replaced those with a bind mount path with r/w for both the config and trash. as for the storage i set the location to the share i want dupeguru to scan. But i set read only (i assume this will work. i only want it to scan, but i don't want it to write, in case the app makes a mistake and tries to delete something. i'll do that manually myself within file explorer. i'm only dupeguru to detect dupes only)
/config rw This is where the application stores its configuration, states, log and any files needing persistency.
/storage rw This location contains files from your host that need to be accessible to the application.
/trash rw This is where duplicated files are moved when they are sent to trash.
notes: as part of the configuration for the initial setup, you can opt to change the network settings if you wish. the standard practise is to switch to bridge mode and set a static ip. i skipped this part and just use the default which uses the nas ip with a custom port.
step4:
once the app is running, open the url to access the app that is now running natively on your QNAP NAS. to find the url look at the app in cs, the url u can copy there then insert to web browser.
step5:
within the app, click the + sign, then add the share you want to scan (this is where that previous storage location matters. you can only select based on that selection). Once done, click the scan button bottom right.
so i tested it works. but since it's read only with no write, the app is unable to delete anything in my important shares. it can merely scan to detect for duplicates only. if you want to be able to delete files via the dupeguru UI, you just merely have to provide it R/O instead of R only.
this is just an example of a false dupe. see the difference is the mouth. this is why we have to spot check the results and not simply believe it's a dupe because it might not be. Or you can decide the differences are not worth the storage space and delete if you wish regardless if it's a dupe or not. dupeguru just makes it convenient/easier to detect the dupes for you to save you a lot of time
*update
to update the app, simply go to container station, select the app in your container, click the scroll wheel edit, then select recreate directly and pull the latest image (if you want to ammend some installation settings, selection recreate).
Becauz earlier we set a bind mount path to a custom folder not the default, this then lets any saved settings persist after updating the app. seems this app has a trash folder as well, so that should survive an update as well.