diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+.git
+__pycache__
+*.pyc
+scans/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM ubuntu:24.04
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    sane-utils \
+    imagemagick \
+    poppler-utils \
+    tesseract-ocr \
+    tesseract-ocr-deu \
+    tesseract-ocr-eng \
+    unpaper \
+    bc \
+    python3 \
+    python3-pip \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Allow ImageMagick to process PDF files
+RUN sed -i 's/rights="none" pattern="PDF"/rights="read|write" pattern="PDF"/' \
+    /etc/ImageMagick-6/policy.xml || true
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir --break-system-packages -r requirements.txt
+
+COPY scan.sh .
+RUN chmod +x scan.sh
+
+COPY api/ api/
+
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=5s --retries=3 \
+    CMD python3 -c "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://localhost:8000/status')" || exit 1
+
+CMD ["uvicorn", "api.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
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diff --git a/api/config.py b/api/config.py
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+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+DEVICE: str = os.getenv("SCANNER_DEVICE", "pfusp")
+SCAN_DIR: Path = Path(os.getenv("SCAN_DIR", "scans"))
+SCRIPT_PATH: Path = Path(os.getenv("SCAN_SCRIPT", "scan.sh"))
+
+ALLOWED_MODES: list[str] = ["Lineart", "Halftone", "Gray", "Color"]
+MIN_RESOLUTION: int = 50
+MAX_RESOLUTION: int = 1200
+
+SCAN_TIMEOUT: int = int(os.getenv("SCAN_TIMEOUT", "600"))
diff --git a/api/main.py b/api/main.py
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+++ b/api/main.py
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+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Request
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+
+from api.models import PaperResponse, ScanRequest, ScanResponse, StatusResponse
+from api.scanner import (
+    ScannerBusyError,
+    ScannerManager,
+    ScannerTimeoutError,
+    ScannerUnavailableError,
+)
+
+
+@asynccontextmanager
+async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
+    app.state.scanner = ScannerManager()
+    yield
+
+
+app = FastAPI(title="scan-adf", lifespan=lifespan)
+
+
+@app.exception_handler(ScannerBusyError)
+async def busy_handler(request: Request, exc: ScannerBusyError):
+    return JSONResponse(status_code=409, content={"detail": str(exc)})
+
+
+@app.exception_handler(ScannerUnavailableError)
+async def unavailable_handler(request: Request, exc: ScannerUnavailableError):
+    return JSONResponse(status_code=503, content={"detail": str(exc)})
+
+
+@app.exception_handler(ScannerTimeoutError)
+async def timeout_handler(request: Request, exc: ScannerTimeoutError):
+    return JSONResponse(status_code=504, content={"detail": str(exc)})
+
+
+@app.post("/scan", status_code=201, response_model=ScanResponse)
+async def scan(request: Request, body: ScanRequest):
+    scanner: ScannerManager = request.app.state.scanner
+    output = await scanner.start_scan(
+        mode=body.mode.value,
+        resolution=body.resolution,
+        language=body.language,
+        output=body.output,
+    )
+    return ScanResponse(
+        message="Scan started",
+        output=output,
+        mode=body.mode.value,
+        resolution=body.resolution,
+    )
+
+
+@app.get("/status", response_model=StatusResponse)
+async def status(request: Request):
+    scanner: ScannerManager = request.app.state.scanner
+    return StatusResponse(
+        scanning=scanner.is_scanning,
+        last_result=scanner.last_result,
+        current=scanner.current_scan_info,
+    )
+
+
+@app.get("/paper", response_model=PaperResponse)
+async def paper(request: Request):
+    scanner: ScannerManager = request.app.state.scanner
+    result = await scanner.check_paper()
+    return PaperResponse(**result)
diff --git a/api/models.py b/api/models.py
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+++ b/api/models.py
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+from enum import Enum
+from typing import Any
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+
+from api.config import ALLOWED_MODES, MAX_RESOLUTION, MIN_RESOLUTION
+
+
+class ScanMode(str, Enum):
+    lineart = "Lineart"
+    halftone = "Halftone"
+    gray = "Gray"
+    color = "Color"
+
+
+class ScanRequest(BaseModel):
+    mode: ScanMode = ScanMode.lineart
+    resolution: int = Field(default=400, ge=MIN_RESOLUTION, le=MAX_RESOLUTION)
+    language: str = "deu"
+    output: str | None = None
+
+
+class ScanResponse(BaseModel):
+    message: str
+    output: str
+    mode: str
+    resolution: int
+
+
+class StatusResponse(BaseModel):
+    scanning: bool
+    last_result: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+    current: dict[str, str] | None = None
+
+
+class PaperResponse(BaseModel):
+    paper_loaded: bool
+    raw: str | None = None
diff --git a/api/scanner.py b/api/scanner.py
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+import asyncio
+import json
+import logging
+import re
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+from api.config import DEVICE, SCAN_DIR, SCAN_TIMEOUT, SCRIPT_PATH
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ScannerBusyError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class ScannerUnavailableError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class ScannerTimeoutError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class ScannerManager:
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self._lock = asyncio.Lock()
+        self._scanning = False
+        self._last_result: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+        self._current_scan_info: dict[str, str] | None = None
+
+    @property
+    def is_scanning(self) -> bool:
+        return self._scanning
+
+    @property
+    def last_result(self) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+        return self._last_result
+
+    @property
+    def current_scan_info(self) -> dict[str, str] | None:
+        return self._current_scan_info
+
+    async def start_scan(
+        self,
+        mode: str,
+        resolution: int,
+        language: str,
+        output: str | None = None,
+    ) -> str:
+        if self._scanning:
+            raise ScannerBusyError("A scan is already in progress")
+
+        SCAN_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+        if output is None:
+            ts = datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S")
+            output = str(SCAN_DIR / f"scan_{ts}.pdf")
+
+        self._scanning = True
+        self._current_scan_info = {
+            "output": output,
+            "mode": mode,
+            "resolution": str(resolution),
+            "started_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+        }
+
+        asyncio.create_task(self._run_scan(mode, resolution, language, output))
+        return output
+
+    async def _run_scan(
+        self,
+        mode: str,
+        resolution: int,
+        language: str,
+        output: str,
+    ) -> None:
+        async with self._lock:
+            try:
+                proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+                    "bash",
+                    str(SCRIPT_PATH),
+                    "--mode", mode,
+                    "--resolution", str(resolution),
+                    "--language", language,
+                    "--output", output,
+                    "--overwrite-output-file",
+                    stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                    stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                )
+                try:
+                    stdout, stderr = await asyncio.wait_for(
+                        proc.communicate(), timeout=SCAN_TIMEOUT
+                    )
+                except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                    proc.kill()
+                    await proc.communicate()
+                    log.error("Scan timed out after %ds", SCAN_TIMEOUT)
+                    self._last_result = {"status": "timeout", "output": output}
+                    return
+
+                if proc.returncode != 0:
+                    log.error("scan.sh failed: %s", stderr.decode())
+
+                json_path = Path(output.replace(".pdf", ".json"))
+                if json_path.exists():
+                    self._last_result = json.loads(json_path.read_text())
+                    self._last_result["output"] = output
+                else:
+                    self._last_result = {
+                        "status": "failed",
+                        "output": output,
+                        "returncode": proc.returncode,
+                    }
+            except Exception:
+                log.exception("Unexpected error during scan")
+                self._last_result = {"status": "error", "output": output}
+            finally:
+                self._scanning = False
+                self._current_scan_info = None
+
+    async def check_paper(self) -> dict[str, bool | str]:
+        if self._scanning:
+            raise ScannerBusyError(
+                "Cannot check paper while a scan is in progress"
+            )
+
+        async with self._lock:
+            try:
+                proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+                    "scanimage", "-A", "--device-name", DEVICE,
+                    stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                    stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                )
+                stdout, stderr = await asyncio.wait_for(
+                    proc.communicate(), timeout=10
+                )
+            except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                raise ScannerTimeoutError("scanimage -A timed out")
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                raise ScannerUnavailableError("scanimage not found")
+
+            if proc.returncode != 0:
+                raise ScannerUnavailableError(
+                    f"scanimage failed: {stderr.decode().strip()}"
+                )
+
+            output_text = stdout.decode()
+            match = re.search(
+                r"--page-loaded\[=\(yes\|no\)\]\s+\[(yes|no)\]", output_text
+            )
+            paper_loaded = match.group(1) == "yes" if match else False
+
+            return {"paper_loaded": paper_loaded, "raw": output_text}
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  scanner:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+    devices:
+      - /dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb
+    volumes:
+      - ./scans:/app/scans
+    restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+fastapi==0.115.0
+uvicorn[standard]==0.32.0