Documentation (beta): Updates documentation for new v3 features (#13033)

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@@ -70,7 +70,16 @@ elsewhere. Here are a couple notes about that.
Paperless-ngx determines the type of a file by inspecting its content
rather than its file extensions. However, files processed via the
consumption directory will be rejected if they have a file extension that
not supported by any of the available parsers.
is not supported by any of the available parsers.
## _Are duplicate documents rejected?_
**A:** Not by default. As of v3, a file whose contents match an existing document is still
consumed, and the duplicate is flagged in the UI — open the document and check the
**Duplicates** tab to review documents that share the same content. If you prefer the old
behavior of rejecting duplicates during consumption, set
[`PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_DELETE_DUPLICATES`](configuration.md#PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_DELETE_DUPLICATES)
to `true`.
## _Will paperless-ngx run on Raspberry Pi?_
@@ -118,6 +127,16 @@ able to run paperless, you're a bit on your own. If you can't run the
docker image, the documentation has instructions for bare metal
installs.
## _Does Paperless-ngx use AI, and is my data private?_
**A:** Paperless-ngx includes optional AI features — LLM-based suggestions, document chat,
and similar-document retrieval — that are **disabled by default**. They only run when you
enable them and configure an LLM backend. The built-in tag/correspondent suggestions use a
local, non-LLM machine-learning model and do not send your data anywhere. If you enable the
LLM features, document content is sent to whichever backend you configure — this can be a
fully local backend (e.g. Ollama) or a remote provider. See
[AI features](advanced_usage.md#ai-features) for details.
## _Which message broker should I use_?
Paperless-ngx talks to a Redis-compatible message broker, so any broker that