Anyone using Stirling PDF? Worth it? (docs.stirlingpdf.com)

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I'm considering running Stirling PDF. In a way, it's pretty niche: a tool for editing PDF files. On the other hand, when the need arises every now and then, for myself or those around me, it's always a bit of a pain to figure out how to do it right on Linux.

Stirling seems to be a decent solution for this.

However, seeing things like this in the docs is giving me pause :

Before configuring OAuth 2.0 SSO, ensure you have:

Stirling PDF with login enabled (security.enableLogin: true)

Valid license for Professional tier or higher

Requirements:

Java 21+

Linux/Unix system

2GB RAM minimum

LibreOffice, Tesseract (for features)

Have some of you deployed it and used it? What's your take?

Thanks!

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[-] TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub 3 points 1 day ago

I love it. Works great. I also don't feel the need to have authentication in front of it; I just leave it internal.

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