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Mayan EDMS

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Product
Mayan EDMS is a free and open source electronic document management system that organizations can run on infrastructure they control.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.mayan-edms.com
Deployment
Docker Compose is the recommended starting installation for most new users and provides a complete basic deployment.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.mayan-edms.com
Support
Community forum responses are voluntary and not guaranteed; professional services cover needs such as production deployment, troubleshooting, upgrades, integrations, and scaling.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.mayan-edms.com
Headquarters
Lewes, Delaware, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · mayan-edms.com
Capture
Documents can be uploaded through a browser or ingested from watched folders, cloud object storage, and IMAP or POP3 email accounts.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.mayan-edms.com
Document management
It supports document versioning, workflows, metadata, indexing, retention policies, event tracking, and automated document links.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.mayan-edms.com
Processing
The system can produce previews, extract text, scan for malware using ClamAV, and use OpenAI or Ollama models for document tasks.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.mayan-edms.com
Project history
The maker says Mayan EDMS was introduced in 2010, and the documentation describes continuous development since 2011.Read 8 Oct 2026 · mayan-edms.com
Scale
The documentation says Mayan EDMS can support deployments with millions of documents and hundreds of millions of pages.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.mayan-edms.com
Security controls
It provides role based permissions down to individual operations, configurable authentication, brute force account lockouts, and optional time based two factor authentication.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.mayan-edms.com
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.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.mayan-edms.com
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.Read 8 Oct 2026 · mayan-edms.com
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.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.mayan-edms.com

Plans and prices

Self Guided $9.99 a month $9.99 USD/ month Full knowledge base access · evergreen content · articles, tutorials, troubleshooting Read 8 Oct 2026 · mayan-edms.com
Custom contract $35 a year Starts at $35K USD/ year (with a yearly contract) Unlimited installations · unlimited documents · unlimited users · 24 hour, 7 day support · SLAs Read 8 Oct 2026 · mayan-edms.com
Level 4 enterprise $1,099 a month $1,099 USD/ month (with yearly plan) 5 tickets per month · 1 installation · maximum of 1,000,000 documents · maximum of 500 users · extended business hours Read 8 Oct 2026 · mayan-edms.com

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