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# OctoPrint
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OctoPrint provides a snappy web interface for controlling a 3D printer (RepRap, Ultimaker, ...). It is Free Software
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and released under the [GNU Affero General Public License V3](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html).
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Its website can be found at [octoprint.org](http://octoprint.org).
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The documentation is located at [docs.octoprint.org](http://docs.octoprint.org).
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The official plugin repository can be reached at [plugins.octoprint.org](http://plugins.octoprint.org).
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OctoPrint's development wouldn't be possible without the [financial support by its community](http://octoprint.org/support-octoprint/).
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If you enjoy OctoPrint, please consider becoming a regular supporter!
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You are currently looking at the source code repository of OctoPrint. If you already installed it
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(e.g. by using the Raspberry Pi targeted distribution [OctoPi](https://github.com/guysoft/OctoPi)) and only
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want to find out how to use it, [the documentation](http://docs.octoprint.org/) and [the public wiki](https://github.com/foosel/OctoPrint/wiki)
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might be of more interest for you. You might also want to subscribe to [the mailing list](https://groups.google.com/group/octoprint)
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or the [G+ Community](https://plus.google.com/communities/102771308349328485741) where there are other active users who might be
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able to help you with any questions you might have.
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## Contributing
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Contributions of all kinds are welcome, not only in the form of code but also with regards to the
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[official documentation](http://docs.octoprint.org/) or [the public wiki](https://github.com/foosel/OctoPrint/wiki), support
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of other users in the [bug tracker](https://github.com/foosel/OctoPrint/issues),
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[the Mailinglist](https://groups.google.com/group/octoprint) or
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[the G+ Community](https://plus.google.com/communities/102771308349328485741) and also [financially](http://octoprint.org/support-octoprint/).
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If you think something is bad about OctoPrint or its documentation the way it is, please help
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in any way to make it better instead of just complaining about it -- this is an Open Source Project
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after all :)
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For information about how to go about contributions of any kind, please see the project's
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[Contribution Guidelines](https://github.com/foosel/OctoPrint/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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## Installation
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Installation instructions for installing from source for different operating
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systems can be found [on the wiki](https://github.com/foosel/OctoPrint/wiki#assorted-guides).
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If you want to run OctoPrint on a Raspberry Pi you might want to take a look at [OctoPi](https://github.com/guysoft/OctoPi)
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which is a custom SD card image that includes OctoPrint plus dependencies.
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The generic steps that should basically be done regardless of operating system
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and runtime environment are the following (as *regular
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user*, please keep your hands *off* of the `sudo` command here!) - this assumes
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you already have Python 2.7, pip and virtualenv set up on your system:
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1. Checkout OctoPrint: `git clone https://github.com/foosel/OctoPrint.git`
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2. Change into the OctoPrint folder: `cd OctoPrint`
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3. Create a user-owned virtual environment therein: `virtualenv venv`
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4. Install OctoPrint *into that virtual environment*: `./venv/bin/python setup.py install`
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You may then start the OctoPrint server via `/path/to/OctoPrint/venv/bin/octoprint`, see [Usage](#usage)
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for details.
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After installation, please make sure you follow the first-run wizard and set up
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access control as necessary. If you want to not only be notified about new
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releases but also be able to automatically upgrade to them from within
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OctoPrint, take a look [at the documentation of the Software Update Plugin](https://github.com/foosel/OctoPrint/wiki/Plugin:-Software-Update#making-octoprint-updateable-on-existing-installations)
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and at its settings.
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## Dependencies
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OctoPrint depends on a couple of python modules to do its job. Those are automatically installed when installing
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OctoPrint via `setup.py`:
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python setup.py install
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You should also do this every time after pulling from the repository, since the dependencies might have changed.
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OctoPrint currently only supports Python 2.7.
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## Usage
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Running the `setup.py` script via
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python setup.py install
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installs the `octoprint` script in your Python installation's scripts folder
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(which depending on whether you installed OctoPrint globally or into a virtual env will be on your `PATH` or not). The
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following usage examples assume that said `octoprint` script is on your `PATH`.
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You can start the server via
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octoprint
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By default it binds to all interfaces on port 5000 (so pointing your browser to `http://127.0.0.1:5000`
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will do the trick). If you want to change that, use the additional command line parameters `host` and `port`,
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which accept the host ip to bind to and the numeric port number respectively. If for example you want the server
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to only listen on the local interface on port 8080, the command line would be
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octoprint --host=127.0.0.1 --port=8080
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Alternatively, the host and port on which to bind can be defined via the configuration.
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If you want to run OctoPrint as a daemon (only supported on Linux), use
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octoprint --daemon {start|stop|restart} [--pid PIDFILE]
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If you do not supply a custom pidfile location via `--pid PIDFILE`, it will be created at `/tmp/octoprint.pid`.
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You can also specify the configfile or the base directory (for basing off the `uploads`, `timelapse` and `logs` folders),
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e.g.:
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octoprint --config /path/to/another/config.yaml --basedir /path/to/my/basedir
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See `octoprint --help` for further information.
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OctoPrint also ships with a `run` script in its source directory. You can also invoke that to start up the server, it
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takes the same command line arguments as the `octoprint` script.
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## Configuration
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If not specified via the commandline, the configfile `config.yaml` for OctoPrint is expected in the settings folder,
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which is located at `~/.octoprint` on Linux, at `%APPDATA%/OctoPrint` on Windows and
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at `~/Library/Application Support/OctoPrint` on MacOS.
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A comprehensive overview of all available configuration settings can be found
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[in the docs](http://docs.octoprint.org/en/master/configuration/config_yaml.html).
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Please note that the most commonly used configuration settings can also easily
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be edited from OctoPrint's settings dialog.
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## Special Thanks
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Cross-browser testing services are kindly provided by [BrowserStack](http://www.browserstack.com/).
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Profiling is done with the help of [PyVmMonitor](http://www.pyvmmonitor.com).
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