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FacePlugin ID Document Recognition SDK — Linux / Docker (Fully On-Premise)

Fastest: docker pull faceplugin/document-reader:latest → run → copy machine code → activate. Docker Hub: pull the image below → Postman / curl / Gradio demo. Need Compose or native? Contact us. Try online: Hugging Face Space (Gradio UI → your Linux API). Jump: Quick start · Start the API · SDK License · Company Overview · Setup · About SDK · Contact

Quick start

  • Download and run the appropriate Docker image from FacePlugin Docker Hub. See Option A for details.
  • Confirm it is running: curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8082/api/health (no license needed yet)
  • Contact us with your machine code to obtain a license key, then activate with POST /api/activate — SDK License
  • Try it: Postman, curl, or local Gradio demo on 9002 (python3 demo)

Docs: https://doc.faceplugin.com

Introduction

FacePlugin ID Document Recognition SDK for Linux / Docker is a fully on-premise identity verification engine for ID cards, passports, and driver licenses. It runs OCR, MRZ reading, barcode and QR extraction, document detection and classification, image quality analysis, face extraction from the document, optional NFC/RFID, and authenticity / document liveness (security) checks.

All processing stays on your server. No biometric data is sent to FacePlugin cloud — built for KYC, eKYC, banking, and on-premise compliance workflows.

Standalone repository — pull Docker Hub (no Drive) or clone this repo, fill lib/cpu/ from Google Drive, and run. No other FacePlugin repository is required.

One repository for Linux SDK + Docker. Native libraries are linux/amd64; the Docker image runs on Linux, Windows, and macOS hosts via Docker (Apple Silicon uses amd64 emulation).

API server in Docker — test with Postman, curl, or the local Gradio demo (python3 demo) covering Result, Liveness, Images, and Raw JSON.

Main Functionalities

Feature Supported
ID Card, Passport, and Driver License recognition ✓
MRZ, Barcode, QR, and OCR data extraction ✓
Document detection and type classification ✓
Auto-capture and image quality analysis ✓
Face, portrait, and signature extraction from document ✓
NFC / RFID chip reading (where available) ✓

Product List

Platform Repository
Android ID-Document-Recognition-Android
iOS ID-Document-Recognition-iOS
Windows ID-Document-Recognition-Windows
Linux / Docker ID-Document-Recognition-Docker (this repo)
React Native ID-Document-Recognition-React-Native
Flutter ID-Document-Recognition-Flutter
Ionic Capacitor ID-Document-Recognition-Ionic-Capacitor
Ionic Cordova ID-Document-Recognition-Ionic-Cordova
Linux / Docker (Liveness) ID-Document-Liveness-Detection-Docker

Before you start

Step What you need
1 A Linux host or Docker (Desktop or Engine)
2 Docker Hub pull does not need Drive — see Option A
3 You do not need a license to start the API the first time. Copy the machine code from the logs or GET /api/machinecode. Send it to FacePlugin (contact) to get a license key and unlock product endpoints.

You do not need a license to start the API once. Product endpoints unlock after you activate.

System requirements

Item Minimum Recommended
CPU 2 cores 4 cores
RAM 4 GB 8 GB
Disk 4 GB 8 GB
OS Ubuntu 20.04+ (x86_64) Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04
GPU — — (CPU-only product)

Start the API

You can start without a license — the server prints your machine code on startup.

The API starts even if activation fails. Copy the machine code from the log and send it to FacePlugin.

Docker logs: machine code printed, activation failed, Flask API still listening

Option A — Docker Hub (no Drive download)

Runtime is already inside the image. No Google Drive step.

sudo docker pull faceplugin/document-reader:latest
docker run -d --name faceplugin-document-reader \
  --shm-size=2gb --privileged \
  -p 8082:8082 \
  -v /etc/machine-id:/etc/machine-id:ro \
  faceplugin/document-reader:latest
sudo docker logs -f faceplugin-document-reader
# Look for the machine code line in the logs

--shm-size=2gb is required (dcr.fpk extracts to /dev/shm). Keep --privileged and the /etc/machine-id volume as shown.

Optional — Run multiple containers with one license

You only need this section if you want to run multiple DocumentReader containers on the same Linux host.

On Linux, mount /etc/machine-id into each container so they use the same machine code. Each container must have a different container name and host port.

For example:

sudo docker run -d --name faceplugin-document-reader-2 \
  --shm-size=2gb --privileged \
  -p 8083:8082 \
  -v /etc/machine-id:/etc/machine-id:ro \
  faceplugin/document-reader:latest

You can then activate each container using the same license key.

Note: On Docker Desktop (macOS/Windows), do not use the /etc/machine-id volume. Each container may require its own license.

Download runtime libraries (lib folder) — Options B and C only

Skip this if you used Docker Hub (docker pull / docker run). Runtime is already inside the image.

The ./lib/ tree is empty on GitHub because native binaries and model files are too large.

If you are building or running directly from this repository, download the CPU package into ./lib/cpu/. DocumentReader is CPU-only — there is no gpu/ package.

DocumentReader Linux runtime (Google Drive)

  1. Clone the repo (if you have not already):
git clone https://github.com/Faceplugin-ltd/ID-Document-Recognition-Docker.git
cd ID-Document-Recognition-Docker
  1. Download all files from the Drive folder.
  2. Put every file into ./lib/cpu/ — not inside a nested subfolder under cpu/.
ID-Document-Recognition-Docker/
└── lib/
    └── cpu/
        ├── libDocSDK.so
        ├── libDocumentEngine.so
        └── dcr.fpk

Wrong layout: lib/cpu/SomeFolder/libDocSDK.so.

ls lib/cpu/libDocSDK.so
ls lib/cpu/libDocumentEngine.so
ls lib/cpu/dcr.fpk

Need Docker Compose or a native install?

The steps above (Docker Hub) are enough for most teams. If you need Docker Compose with a local build, or a native Linux install without Docker Hub, contact FacePlugin and we will share the Drive runtime package and setup for your environment.

SDK License

Licenses are offline and bound to your machine code.

  1. Start the server (above) with Docker Hub. A license is not required for the first start.
  2. Copy the machine code from the startup log. Copy it from the logs or GET /api/machinecode.
  3. Send that machine code to FacePlugin (contact). We will issue a license key for that code.
  4. Activate with the license key:
# Paste the license key into ./license.txt (overwrite the file).

# Detached Docker will not re-read license.txt on its own — POST the key:
curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8082/api/activate \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  --data-binary @license.txt

POST /api/activate with license.txt — success true

Use the machine code from the environment you will run in production. Docker and local host codes are different — if you run in Docker, send the Docker machine code.

License capabilities (Recognition + Liveness)

After activation, GET /api/licenseStatus reports what the key unlocks. The Gradio demo shows the same summary as License: … at the top of the page.

Capability Meaning
Recognition OCR, MRZ, barcode/QR, and document type classification
Liveness (authenticity) Document authenticity: physical document, security patterns, photo origin, barcode format

Typical labels:

  • Recognition + Liveness — full identity verification (Result + Liveness tabs)
  • Recognition — OCR, MRZ, and barcode only; Security stays empty / not checked
  • Liveness — authenticity / document liveness only; OCR/MRZ/barcode stays empty / not checked
  • Not licensed — machine code only until you activate

Check status anytime:

curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8082/api/licenseStatus

Request authenticity in documentProcess with "Authenticity": "normal". "none" turns Liveness off. The demo and Postman default to "normal".

Try it

Hugging Face (online demo)

Live ZeroGPU Document Reader (OCR, MRZ, barcode, security) — same Linux SDK as this repo:

Health

curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8082/api/health

Documentation

https://doc.faceplugin.com

Postman

Import [postman/DocumentReader-API.postman_collection.json](postman/DocumentReader-API.postman_collection.json).

Default base URL: http://127.0.0.1:8082

Canonical protocol: /api/*. No version segment in route paths.

Demo UI (Gradio) — local only

The Docker image is API/SDK server only (no Gradio). For a local FacePlugin Document Reader demo in the browser — Result, Liveness, Images, and Raw JSON — on the host (API must already be running on port 8082):

pip3 install -r requirements-demo.txt
./run_demo.sh

Or:

pip3 install -r requirements-demo.txt
DEMO_PORT=9002 API_BASE=http://127.0.0.1:8082 python3 demo

Open http://127.0.0.1:9002. Examples when present: assets/examples/samples/. The header shows License: (for example Recognition + Liveness) from /api/licenseStatus.

FacePlugin Document Reader Linux demo — Result tab with OCR, MRZ, barcode, and verification

FacePlugin Document Reader Linux demo — Liveness tab with authenticity and document liveness checks

FacePlugin Document Reader Linux demo — Images tab with portrait, signature, and barcode crops

FacePlugin Document Reader Linux demo — Raw JSON API response

  • Result — document type, country, verification, image quality, and OCR / MRZ / barcode fields
  • Security — overall and per-page authenticity: photo origin, physical document, security patterns, barcode format (Authenticity: "normal"; needs a Liveness-capable license)
  • Images — portrait, signature, ghost portrait, barcodes, and cropped pages
  • Raw JSON — full /api/documentProcess response for integration

Setup on your own app

Two paths. You do not need the Gradio demo in production.

HTTP (any language) — start the API (Option A above), then call:

curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8082/api/documentRecognition \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"images":[{"image":"<BASE64>"}]}'
curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8082/api/documentLiveness \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"images":[{"image":"<BASE64>"}]}'
curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8082/api/documentProcess \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"images":[{"image":"<BASE64>"}],"response":{"OCR":"normal","MRZ":"normal","Barcode":"normal","Authenticity":"normal"}}'

Python in-process — keep lib/cpu/ beside [sdk.py](sdk.py):

import sdk

machine_code = sdk.get_machine_code()  # machine code
sdk.activate("license.txt")
sdk.init_sdk()
result = sdk.document_process(
    [{"image": base64_front}],
    rfid="",
    options={"response": {"OCR": "normal", "MRZ": "normal", "Barcode": "normal", "Authenticity": "normal"}},
)

About SDK

Use the Python bindings in [sdk.py](sdk.py). Return code 0 means success.

import sdk

machine_code = sdk.get_machine_code()
print("machineCode:", machine_code)  # machine code

ret = sdk.activate("license.txt")
ret = sdk.init_sdk()

result = sdk.document_recognition([{"image": base64_front}])
result = sdk.document_liveness([{"image": base64_front}])
result = sdk.document_process(
    [{"image": base64_front}],
    rfid="",
    options={"response": {"OCR": "normal", "MRZ": "normal", "Barcode": "normal", "Authenticity": "normal"}},
)

# Front + back
result = sdk.document_process(
    [
        {"image": base64_front, "page_idx": 0},
        {"image": base64_back, "page_idx": 1},
    ],
    rfid="",
    options={"response": {"OCR": "normal", "MRZ": "normal", "Barcode": "normal", "Authenticity": "normal"}},
)

result = sdk.general_process(base64_image, options={})
print(sdk.get_license_status())  # recognition / authenticity flags + label

Optional session APIs: sdk.start_new_session(), sdk.start_new_page(), sdk.unload().

HTTP endpoints: /api/health, /api/machinecode, /api/licenseStatus, /api/backend, /api/activate, /api/documentRecognition, /api/documentLiveness, /api/documentProcess, /api/generalProcess.

Company Overview

FacePlugin builds on-premises biometric AI SDKs for face recognition, face liveness detection (presentation-attack detection), deepfake detection, ID document recognition (OCR / MRZ / barcode), ID document liveness, and full eKYC / identity verification workflows.

Deploy on your own servers, private cloud, or fully on-device. Biometric data never leaves your infrastructure. Face matching is NIST FRVT-evaluated; liveness targets iBeta Level 2 class PAD. License once for unlimited on-prem inference — no per-call fees.

Contact

Request a license, machine-code activation (machine code → license key), or integration help:

Email FacePlugin info@faceplugin.com  Telegram @FacePluginSupport  WhatsApp +1 469 278 4822

About

ID Document Recognition & Liveness Detection SDK for Linux & Docker — OCR, MRZ, barcode, document verification, anti-spoofing, and fully on-premise processing.

faceplugin.com/id-document-recognition-sdk/

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