added setting PAPERLESS_AUTO_LOGIN_USERNAME

src/paperless/auth.py

@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.utils.deprecation import MiddlewareMixin
 from rest_framework import authentication
 
 
+class AutoLoginMiddleware(MiddlewareMixin):
+
+    def process_request(self, request):
+        try:
+            request.user = User.objects.get(username=settings.AUTO_LOGIN_USERNAME)
+        except User.DoesNotExist:
+            pass
+
+
 class AngularApiAuthenticationOverride(authentication.BaseAuthentication):
     """ This class is here to provide authentication to the angular dev server
         during development. This is disabled in production.

src/paperless/settings.py

@@ -144,6 +144,15 @@ TEMPLATES = [
 # Security                                                                    #
 ###############################################################################
 
+AUTO_LOGIN_USERNAME = os.getenv("PAPERLESS_AUTO_LOGIN_USERNAME")
+
+if AUTO_LOGIN_USERNAME:
+    _index = MIDDLEWARE.index('django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware')
+    # This overrides everything the auth middleware is doing but still allows
+    # regular login in case the provided user does not exist.
+    MIDDLEWARE.insert(_index+1, 'paperless.auth.AutoLoginMiddleware')
+
+
 if DEBUG:
     X_FRAME_OPTIONS = ''
     # this should really be 'allow-from uri' but its not supported in any mayor