Install OctoPrint - 3D Printer Web UI - on Linux

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What is OctoPrint?
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OctoPrint provides a snappy web interface for controlling consumer 3D printers. - https://github.com/OctoPrint/OctoPrint
 
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Installation
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   01. Log into the Linux device
   02. Run the following commands in terminal
         update software repositories
         sudo apt update
         install available software updates
         sudo apt upgrade -y
         install prerequisites
         sudo apt install python3 python3-pip python3-dev python3-setuptools python3-venv git libyaml-dev build-essential libffi-dev libssl-dev -y
         create an octoprint directory
         sudo mkdir /opt/OctoPrint
         set ownership of the directory
         sudo chown $USER:$USER /opt/OctoPrint
         change directory
         cd /opt/OctoPrint
         create a python virtual environment
         python3 -m venv venv
         activate the virtual environment
         source venv/bin/activate
         install wheel
         pip install --upgrade pip wheel
         install octoprint
         pip install octoprint
         test octoprint installation
         /opt/OctoPrint/venv/bin/octoprint serve
   03. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:5000
   04. Click Next on the Start screen
   05. Click Next on the Restore Backup screen
   06. Create an account my entering a Username and entering and confirming a password ≫ Click Create Account
   07. Once the account is created, click Next
   08. Choose to Enable or Disable the Connectivity Check ≫ Click Next
   09. Choose to Enable or Disable Anonymous Usage Tracking ≫ Click Next
   10. Choose to Enable or Disable the Plugin Blacklist ≫ Click Next
   11. Click Next on the Webcam Wizard screen
   12. Click Next on the Default Printer Profile screen
   13. Click Next on the Server Commands screen
   14. Acknowledge all the messages on the Finish screen ≫ Click Finish
   15. Welcome to OctoPrint
 
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Run OctoPrint as a Service (optional, but recommended)
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   01. Back in the Terminal, press CTRL+C to kill the running OctoPrint process
   02. Continue with the following commands in terminal
         create octoprint service file
         sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/octoprint.service
   03. Paste the following into octoprint.service
         [Unit]
         Description=The snappy web interface for your 3D printer
         After=network-online.target
         Wants=network-online.target
         [Service]
         Environment="LC_ALL=C.UTF-8"
         Environment="LANG=C.UTF-8"
         Type=exec
         User=≪% replace with your username %≫
         ExecStart=/opt/OctoPrint/venv/bin/octoprint serve
         [Install]
         WantedBy=multi-user.target
   04. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes
   05. Continue with the following commands
         reload systemd services
         sudo systemctl daemon-reload
         start the octoprint service on boot and now
         sudo systemctl enable octoprint --now
   06. Back in the web browser, refresh the OctoPrint tab
 
Source:  https://community.octoprint.org/t/setting-up-octoprint-on-a-raspberry-pi-running-raspberry-pi-os-debian/2337
 


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