1. Just found this video. I'm new to 3D printing and this is a fantastic intro to Octoprint. 2. Thank you SO much for highlighting Gina's work and encouraging users to donate!!
I couldnt print without Octoprint now. Such a good tool to have. My must plug-in must be Dashboard. All the information you need, all in one place. And you can have a dark theme 👍
@@Crosslink3D and if your interested, I designed a case for the raspi & psu. It also has a double usb port that is powered via the psu which I power the raspi. So when I turn on the printer, it automatically powers up the raspi. www.thingiverse.com/thing:3500843
OctoPrint, a Raspberry Pi and an inexpensive webcam definitely make printing more convenient. I've been running my Ender 3 on OP for about two years and would never go back to running without it. Great introduction to OP and I look forward to watching the rest of your series on it.
Octoprint is really cool. I'm kind of surprised that there haven't been any 3d printers where the mainboard has an optional support for a Raspberry Pi compute module rather than kludging together a Pi and the printer over USB serial and screwing around trying to mount the Pi somewhere.
Thank you so much for this. I am a application developer and hobby 3d printer. I have know about OctoPrint for some time but just did not want to make things more complicated. However, recently I have gotten more into the hobby. This video is the PERFECT introduction to OctoPrint. Thank you. I'll be watching more of the series. :)
Great job doing this video man! I really apreciate that because I recently entered in this world of 3D printing and I want to improve the quality of my prints as well as the safety of my printer and my own house haha
Inaccurate statement with port forwarding, internet and ethernet are based on port protocols, what is dangerous here is having an authentication communication procedure transiting over plain http, so enable https and exclusively use it for that kind of purpose. Also more important since your machine will be open to the Internet, it mandates you to control and highly monitor your ports access with dedicated software like iptables and fail2ban and maybe some firewall rules on your router. Overall great video, keep it up the great job :)
I use a Raspberry Pi 3 and it works fine. I don't use a camera with it so I don't know demanding video streaming is, but without the camera I can leave a browser open on the gcode page with rendering synced up and it works. Other than function as a web server, Octoprint doesn't have a whole lot else to do other than send and receive G-code commands down a serial line. If you buy a Pi with less RAM you might be able to give more to Octoprint by adjusting the gpu memory down..
Thanks Daniel for the Video, I use OctoPrint mainly for keeping and eye on it when I'm out of the room and once when I was at work, I used Plabric and it seemed ok but I think there might be something better out there and I'm looking forward to your new videos about it.
Maybe I've missed some context since I'm new here, but PLA is actually not typically biodegradable unless done so through specific industrial composting processes, which are different for every city and area
Really looking forward to this series. If you are able I would love for you to discuss an issue with the speed of communication. I use octoprint on a raspberry pie and I find if I have a model that has a lot of curves the print pauses for a fraction of time waiting for a new command and I get tiny blobs on the print. The same gcode works ok directly off the sd card. So setting up octoprint for max communication efficiency is a topic I'd like to see. Thank again
That is one of literally 100,000 bugs and weird behavior that octoprint has. To be honest I have yet to find a single advantage it bring for huge disadvantages it brings :)
Just got into 3D printing the past 3 or so months. I'd love to try this but seems complicated.. if something gets setup wrong can it damage the printer?
Octoprint is great, Only issue now is finding pi3 that is reasonable price and in stock, I have one printer on pi3 and now using orange pi zero H3+ on another ender, the orange pi does run much faster then my pi3. maybe you should do a video on orange pi.
Hi Daniel, Cool name bro! :) What a nice introduction to OctoPrint. Thanx! Also nice to attend people, to make a donation to the developer. A lot of people forget thatbit takes a lot of effort to mentain software. Im still wondering: What is the name of the song at the end of the video.
I have reverted to sneakernet for printing, but I keep OctoPrint running (without being connected to the printer) just to monitor the print job via the endoscope I mounted to the hot end assembly. Reasons why: crashes, slower prints (yes, I did try changing the resolution settings in Cura - it helped a little, but not fully), increased artefacting (I assume due to the printer waiting for instructions) which really matters on detailed functional components, also I would still have to physically go to the printer anyway to clear the last print & ensure oozing filament is wiped properly as the job starts - so it doesn't really give me any advantage.
Would be curious if you have the same issues I had with print quality using Octoprint. Same exact gcode file would get better quality printing from sd card then over Octoprint.
Ok so I have a question, one I have tried to find an answer to, but I am teaching my kids to use the 3d printer and I want to use octoprint for myself but need to know if the printer retains it's original functionality, ie; insert SD and use the LCD and wheel for controls.
Them seems useful. I'm still new to new to the hobby, literally on my second print. So I'm sure about anything, really. I do have a question though. Here's my situation. I'm using a public 3D printer in the library and I have the My Mini Factory app. Some objects can be printed directly from the app, but you have to have the 3D printer in question connected to your phone or pc somehow. My library has the Makerbot Replicator. Can I somehow connected the library's, public printer to my phone useful octoprint?
Hi ive added a raspberry pi 3b Plus to my 3d printer and the pi is powering the printer even when printer turned off, did u do a video on this to fix? Thanks
have been using octoprint from your video until yesterday :-( I upgraded to SKR-Mini V2 and BL-Touch on my ender 3 pro and now I cant print from the OctoPrint..
If you run octoprint on a PC connected to the printer and the computer loses power, reboots or loses USB connection will it interrupt the print or will octoprint have already delivered the necessary files (gcode) to the printer?
So wait to confirm you only need to plug in the printer to your PC while setting up? It can be in a separate room with no wires chaining them together?
Octoprint is installed on the Raspi, which is connected to the printer. Your PC/Mac will connect to the Raspi via network (wifi/ethernet). So in theory, the printer and raspi can be anywhere in the world as long as you have network connectivity to it.
Why, Octolapse for example is incredibly buggy considering it is just adding text commands into gcode, I used the external trigger on my DSLR and a simple command line program to insert the gcode at layer change. Now I get awesome time lapses, at a resolution of above 5000x3000. And I am not adding a very buggy point of failure to my printing tool chain.
good day, i recently installed octoprint on my pc. the aim was to flash my skr mini e3 v2.0 board on my ender 3. the onboard card reader no longer recognises the sd card. i also installed the firmare updater plugin fro octoprint. updating the firmware via the updater fails with message 'Flashing failed Flash method is not properly configured.' Can you help me out? Thanks alot.
I need some help. When i print using octoprint the print head moves all the way to the end of the print bed every time a level is finished. Not sure what is happening and how to fix this. can anyone please help
You can use PiVPN, it's safe and works on smartphones, too. It's basically a tool to get OpenVPN running on your PI but much easier in the installation and handling. OpenVPN client is available everywhere for every platform (also IOS and Android) for free.
Hi i have a big issue with the 3d printer. My extruder stepper driver gets Breaking idk why that its only my extruder stepper driver is it a good idea to use a Arduino mega because a Arduino is really strong do you think the same? Could you maybe make a video to make that
OctoPrint, a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W and a Raspberry pi camera makes a great little setup for printing and printer monitoring. Of course I had to design and print a Pi case and a stand and a camera mount..... but then MOST of my 3d prints are things for my 3d printer.....rather incestuous really!
I wanted to love octoprint SO MUCH, but it has seriously ruined my Ender 3. The stock board has no runaway protection so I rebuilt it with octoprint to be the safety I wanted. I know the initial thought is that I just rebuilt incorrectly (I thought thats what it was too) but after many, many hours of testing, calibrating, and talking to other people online about it. I've narrowed it down to being octoprint. When I disassemble it and get the printer to run on the SD card, it runs perfectly, but as soon as I have octoprint run it again, my prints fail, nothing else is changed only octoprint vs SD card
There is nothing wrong with port forward, his statement is highly inaccurate, the whole internet/ethernet is based on ports. What are highly dangerous here, the authentication over plain http, so use https, and also having a machine accessible on the internet means you need to monitor his ports access so unable iptables and fail2ban is definitely a must...
@@daveip I believe that can be mitigated with either adjusting slicer settings or directly uploading files from the pi to the microSD and printing from there.
Sorry, a comment about your T-shirt. It says PLA is biodegradable, but it is not really. Please check this (for example) before you make a statement to thousands of people. www.biosphereplastic.com/biodegradableplastic/uncategorized/is-pla-compostable/ A quote from the website: 'It is important to understand PLA is not a biodegradable material in just any environment, it is a compostable material only in industrial environments and shows very little mineralization(not biodegradation) in the majority of environments'
@@SamTheEnglishTeacher I'm afraid there's a bunch of fake information here. Actually you need three conditions to START to degrade PLA : high pressure, temperatures above 70 centigrades, and a huge concentration of enzymes. None of these situations can be found but in laboratory conditions. The maximum degradation reached so far in these conditions is 0.3%. According to all that factors, the PLA can not be considered as a biodegradable material. Fact check that.
@@axelSixtySix my sources say 60 celcius + microbes. I don't care enough to search more. On a geological timescale, everything will be something else - plus I've lived in the third world, so I know a few overly consciencious hobbyists in the first world will make zero difference in the face of booming third world populations who don't (and can't) give two hoots about the environment, now or ever.
Not only are you over using "so-called" its completely unnecessary for every instance you used it. They are not "so-called" gcodes and plug-ins.. that's what they are and that's what they are called. Sorry I know I'm ass for this.
Dude, Octo print sucks. I have had nothing but problems, and why would you ever want to put yet another point of failure in the system. I can accomplish anything octo print can do with custom software.
I don't quite get the point of octoprint for makers/hobby use: Most printers have: The safety features built in A display that shows you what you need to know (and to be honest, once the slicing is done and printer has started, why do you even need to keep an eye on the screen anyway) Loading G code onto an SD card, very simple, very reliable Being able to remotely start a print, when lets face it, the printer is in the same house you live in is just lazy You still have to physically attend to the printer for powering it on / off, spool changes, cleaning / preparing the print bed and removing parts before starting a new print Any webcam off the shelf can be used as a 3d printer webcam the ONLY feature I think is actually good is the spaghetti detective to prevent further waste on failed prints - spoiler alert - there is a hidden subscription fee to pay for it!
Congratulations goes to Ruben C. from Spain for winning the Raspberry Pi 4 starter Kit Giveaway: www.crosslink.io/free/
1. Just found this video. I'm new to 3D printing and this is a fantastic intro to Octoprint.
2. Thank you SO much for highlighting Gina's work and encouraging users to donate!!
I couldnt print without Octoprint now. Such a good tool to have. My must plug-in must be Dashboard. All the information you need, all in one place. And you can have a dark theme 👍
Oh, dark theme sounds great 😁
@@Crosslink3D for the dark theme, you'll need "Themeify". I use the "Discoranged" theme. So much easier on the eyes 👍
@@Crosslink3D and if your interested, I designed a case for the raspi & psu. It also has a double usb port that is powered via the psu which I power the raspi. So when I turn on the printer, it automatically powers up the raspi. www.thingiverse.com/thing:3500843
OctoPrint, a Raspberry Pi and an inexpensive webcam definitely make printing more convenient. I've been running my Ender 3 on OP for about two years and would never go back to running without it. Great introduction to OP and I look forward to watching the rest of your series on it.
Octoprint is really cool. I'm kind of surprised that there haven't been any 3d printers where the mainboard has an optional support for a Raspberry Pi compute module rather than kludging together a Pi and the printer over USB serial and screwing around trying to mount the Pi somewhere.
Build it! :)
Just installed octoprint today. It was easy (relatively) on my RP3b (Ender 3v2), and my test print worked great! Can't wait to play more with it.
The way you talk... The way you explain.... It's realy nice to the ears. Thank you.
Thanks so much for this intro video! I am going to be setting this up with my Anycubic i3 Mega S
Everytime after your intro I am awaiting a pitch meeting.
Yeah yeah yeah!
Barely an inconvenience!
@@franktowers3 whoooppssieee
Octoprint is tight
using stock sounds is tight
Thank you so much for this. I am a application developer and hobby 3d printer. I have know about OctoPrint for some time but just did not want to make things more complicated. However, recently I have gotten more into the hobby. This video is the PERFECT introduction to OctoPrint. Thank you. I'll be watching more of the series. :)
Great job doing this video man! I really apreciate that because I recently entered in this world of 3D printing and I want to improve the quality of my prints as well as the safety of my printer and my own house haha
Thanks!
Inaccurate statement with port forwarding, internet and ethernet are based on port protocols, what is dangerous here is having an authentication communication procedure transiting over plain http, so enable https and exclusively use it for that kind of purpose. Also more important since your machine will be open to the Internet, it mandates you to control and highly monitor your ports access with dedicated software like iptables and fail2ban and maybe some firewall rules on your router.
Overall great video, keep it up the great job :)
I see a few varieties of the raspberry pi. Does it really matter which one i get? Which one would you recommend for the ender 3.
The pi 4 8gb is over powered for this lol
Maybe the pi 4 2 gb
I use a Raspberry Pi 3 and it works fine. I don't use a camera with it so I don't know demanding video streaming is, but without the camera I can leave a browser open on the gcode page with rendering synced up and it works. Other than function as a web server, Octoprint doesn't have a whole lot else to do other than send and receive G-code commands down a serial line. If you buy a Pi with less RAM you might be able to give more to Octoprint by adjusting the gpu memory down..
Thanks Daniel for the Video, I use OctoPrint mainly for keeping and eye on it when I'm out of the room and once when I was at work, I used Plabric and it seemed ok but I think there might be something better out there and I'm looking forward to your new videos about it.
Maybe I've missed some context since I'm new here, but PLA is actually not typically biodegradable unless done so through specific industrial composting processes, which are different for every city and area
Once again, a very excellent video to explain this to newbs like me. Thank you very much.
Great to see it helps!
Great mate.. subscribed.. Amazing and simple explanation 👍
Great! Thanks 🤩
I can't imagine using my printers without Octoprint. Looking forward to your future videos to improve what I'm already doing.
Cool!
Really looking forward to this series. If you are able I would love for you to discuss an issue with the speed of communication. I use octoprint on a raspberry pie and I find if I have a model that has a lot of curves the print pauses for a fraction of time waiting for a new command and I get tiny blobs on the print. The same gcode works ok directly off the sd card. So setting up octoprint for max communication efficiency is a topic I'd like to see.
Thank again
Yes, this sounds like a topic a lot of people seem to be interested or critical about.
That is one of literally 100,000 bugs and weird behavior that octoprint has. To be honest I have yet to find a single advantage it bring for huge disadvantages it brings :)
Just got into 3D printing the past 3 or so months. I'd love to try this but seems complicated.. if something gets setup wrong can it damage the printer?
Octoprint is great, Only issue now is finding pi3 that is reasonable price and in stock, I have one printer on pi3 and now using orange pi zero H3+ on another ender, the orange pi does run much faster then my pi3. maybe you should do a video on orange pi.
Thank you for the video....really needed it...
I'm loving this video.. bro I'm going to have to survive!
Hi Daniel,
Cool name bro! :)
What a nice introduction to OctoPrint.
Thanx!
Also nice to attend people, to make a donation to the developer.
A lot of people forget thatbit takes a lot of effort to mentain software.
Im still wondering:
What is the name of the song at the end of the video.
i love your vidos so much!! they help out a lot!!! thank you for making them!!!
I'm so glad!
I'm looking forward to that octoprint internet connection video! I'd like to safely manage my print when away from my network.
Sure thing!
I have reverted to sneakernet for printing, but I keep OctoPrint running (without being connected to the printer) just to monitor the print job via the endoscope I mounted to the hot end assembly. Reasons why: crashes, slower prints (yes, I did try changing the resolution settings in Cura - it helped a little, but not fully), increased artefacting (I assume due to the printer waiting for instructions) which really matters on detailed functional components, also I would still have to physically go to the printer anyway to clear the last print & ensure oozing filament is wiped properly as the job starts - so it doesn't really give me any advantage.
thanks daniel for this awesome tutorial as usual!:)
Would be curious if you have the same issues I had with print quality using Octoprint. Same exact gcode file would get better quality printing from sd card then over Octoprint.
Not that I know but this sounds actually like a comparison to try.
octoprine is the way to go! thanks crosslink!
What's the difference in having a mini pc? I can just connect from my phone and tell it what to do. Why do I need octoprint? I'm so confused.
Another great vid
Would there be any advantages to using octoprint if we don't have internet?
Ok so I have a question, one I have tried to find an answer to, but I am teaching my kids to use the 3d printer and I want to use octoprint for myself but need to know if the printer retains it's original functionality, ie; insert SD and use the LCD and wheel for controls.
Would kinda be nice if you can use your old smartphone as a Octoprint server. Just a thought tho.
Should definitely be possible, most phones are more powerful then raspberry PI's. If someone wrote code to do it or not is a different story
Them seems useful. I'm still new to new to the hobby, literally on my second print. So I'm sure about anything, really.
I do have a question though.
Here's my situation.
I'm using a public 3D printer in the library and I have the My Mini Factory app.
Some objects can be printed directly from the app, but you have to have the 3D printer in question connected to your phone or pc somehow.
My library has the Makerbot Replicator. Can I somehow connected the library's, public printer to my phone useful octoprint?
Thanks for the info!
Hi ive added a raspberry pi 3b Plus to my 3d printer and the pi is powering the printer even when printer turned off, did u do a video on this to fix? Thanks
Yes, I've presented a solution for this here: ua-cam.com/video/mhabOaa92-0/v-deo.html
@@Crosslink3D Thanks very much 😃😁
Do we have to connect laptop to the printer while using printer with octoprint?
have been using octoprint from your video until yesterday :-( I upgraded to SKR-Mini V2 and BL-Touch on my ender 3 pro and now I cant print from the OctoPrint..
great thank you
Glad it helps!
Thanks for you video !!
well printing trhu cabel make printing to buff and that halt the print atleast on creality so i gone use card to prevent that
If you run octoprint on a PC connected to the printer and the computer loses power, reboots or loses USB connection will it interrupt the print or will octoprint have already delivered the necessary files (gcode) to the printer?
Could you also do a video about octoprint on a computer?
Good idea!
Where can I get the raspberry
just a fast question: if I have to reboot the wifi, does this affect in any way, or is the print continue without problems?
I have a tft35 hooked up to my ender 3 pro how would octoprint play with me having the after market board and touchscreen
So wait to confirm you only need to plug in the printer to your PC while setting up? It can be in a separate room with no wires chaining them together?
Octoprint is installed on the Raspi, which is connected to the printer. Your PC/Mac will connect to the Raspi via network (wifi/ethernet). So in theory, the printer and raspi can be anywhere in the world as long as you have network connectivity to it.
No going back from Octoprint. Octopod on my phone is very good. Octolaspe is blinding. Some very clever plugins too.
Yes, that's why I also like it so much!
Why, Octolapse for example is incredibly buggy considering it is just adding text commands into gcode, I used the external trigger on my DSLR and a simple command line program to insert the gcode at layer change. Now I get awesome time lapses, at a resolution of above 5000x3000. And I am not adding a very buggy point of failure to my printing tool chain.
good day, i recently installed octoprint on my pc. the aim was to flash my skr mini e3 v2.0 board on my ender 3. the onboard card reader no longer recognises the sd card. i also installed the firmare updater plugin fro octoprint. updating the firmware via the updater fails with message 'Flashing failed
Flash method is not properly configured.' Can you help me out?
Thanks alot.
Can you connect more than one printer using octoprint?! Great Video.. Thanks!!
It's possible but the setup is very manual. I will talk about this in another video but I am still covering the basics first.
I like Octoprint and Octolapse. However, I am getting blobbing on every print. Anyone know how to fix it?
Hey, can you hop over to the discord and send me some images? We can take a look and discuss some steps how to get down to the issue
I did. I posted a video here and there. I thought I fixed the blobbing but I guess not:(.
Thank you!
I need some help. When i print using octoprint the print head moves all the way to the end of the print bed every time a level is finished. Not sure what is happening and how to fix this. can anyone please help
I heard rumor 1 Pi could operate 2 separate printers with octoprint... is this true?
It's possible but the setup is very manual. I will talk about this in another video but I am still covering the basics first.
is 2gb enough for 3d printing?
It is possible, that OctoPi convert the .stl file into a .gcode file?
What happened to this series , are you going to make videos on the advance features?
is it possible to access it outside from my main network? it only works that way.. i wish i could work anywhere...
You can use PiVPN, it's safe and works on smartphones, too. It's basically a tool to get OpenVPN running on your PI but much easier in the installation and handling. OpenVPN client is available everywhere for every platform (also IOS and Android) for free.
Great vids man!
😁
Love the shirt.
Hi i have a big issue with the 3d printer. My extruder stepper driver gets Breaking idk why that its only my extruder stepper driver is it a good idea to use a Arduino mega because a Arduino is really strong do you think the same? Could you maybe make a video to make that
OR do you think to use a mks gen l?
OctoPrint, a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W and a Raspberry pi camera makes a great little setup for printing and printer monitoring. Of course I had to design and print a Pi case and a stand and a camera mount..... but then MOST of my 3d prints are things for my 3d printer.....rather incestuous really!
Which Pi's are supported by Octoprint?
I wanted to love octoprint SO MUCH, but it has seriously ruined my Ender 3. The stock board has no runaway protection so I rebuilt it with octoprint to be the safety I wanted. I know the initial thought is that I just rebuilt incorrectly (I thought thats what it was too) but after many, many hours of testing, calibrating, and talking to other people online about it. I've narrowed it down to being octoprint. When I disassemble it and get the printer to run on the SD card, it runs perfectly, but as soon as I have octoprint run it again, my prints fail, nothing else is changed only octoprint vs SD card
If i use a decent password and forward with a 'not standard public port like 55613' it is not that bad i think to foward?
Use Telegram plugin
There is nothing wrong with port forward, his statement is highly inaccurate, the whole internet/ethernet is based on ports. What are highly dangerous here, the authentication over plain http, so use https, and also having a machine accessible on the internet means you need to monitor his ports access so unable iptables and fail2ban is definitely a must...
I still personally would recommend to connect to your home via a VPN connection
Is it possible to use raspberry pi zero ?
different question: why should you not use octoprint?
=)
Hard to find any reasons against 😁
@@Crosslink3D Reliability issues & slower prints?
BUF limits on the USB/Serial connection between the Pi and controller board.
@@SamTheEnglishTeacher not really, in my experience it doesn't change and reliability is mainly low from the printer itself
@@daveip I believe that can be mitigated with either adjusting slicer settings or directly uploading files from the pi to the microSD and printing from there.
octoprint is good but be better if it supports resume printing.
Someone has been watching Nick Nimmin a lot 🤣
I like the intro style a lot. Telling people what they can expect in less than 8 seconds. Does it work?
I really like your content and channel but you need to tame that outro music down a tad.
Hallo Daniel, von diener Akkent, du bist einer Deutscher, nicht war?
Das ist richtig ;-)
The disparity between the volume of the content and the volume of the music is a bit jarring.
Currently Raspberry Pi's are EXPENSIVE AF, So....sucks if you don't already have one.
Great is Telegram plugin 👍
Yes, I am using that too, really great!
Even better to use an old phone without the need for the B.berry. Android phone has everything and more powerful than the B.berry. I did this way.
Sorry, a comment about your T-shirt. It says PLA is biodegradable, but it is not really. Please check this (for example) before you make a statement to thousands of people. www.biosphereplastic.com/biodegradableplastic/uncategorized/is-pla-compostable/
A quote from the website: 'It is important to understand PLA is not a biodegradable material in just any environment, it is a compostable material only in industrial environments and shows very little mineralization(not biodegradation) in the majority of environments'
Nice t-shirt, but actually PLA is not biodegradable...
It is in the right conditions (e.g. compost). If stored in cool, dry conditions it will not biodegrade - nor should it.
@@SamTheEnglishTeacher I'm afraid there's a bunch of fake information here. Actually you need three conditions to START to degrade PLA : high pressure, temperatures above 70 centigrades, and a huge concentration of enzymes. None of these situations can be found but in laboratory conditions. The maximum degradation reached so far in these conditions is 0.3%. According to all that factors, the PLA can not be considered as a biodegradable material. Fact check that.
@@axelSixtySix my sources say 60 celcius + microbes. I don't care enough to search more. On a geological timescale, everything will be something else - plus I've lived in the third world, so I know a few overly consciencious hobbyists in the first world will make zero difference in the face of booming third world populations who don't (and can't) give two hoots about the environment, now or ever.
Is this too advanced for a noob?
100k views
Great video but your shirt is a lie.😂
I know, that’s why I changed it 😉
@@Crosslink3Dawesome!
Are you probably from Deutschland?😂
Yes!
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PLA biodegradable. What a joke.
I'm not fond of putting everything on the internet and allowing everyone to access my pc/files.
I don't even have a 3d printer
Not only are you over using "so-called" its completely unnecessary for every instance you used it. They are not "so-called" gcodes and plug-ins.. that's what they are and that's what they are called. Sorry I know I'm ass for this.
Dude, Octo print sucks. I have had nothing but problems, and why would you ever want to put yet another point of failure in the system. I can accomplish anything octo print can do with custom software.
I don't quite get the point of octoprint for makers/hobby use:
Most printers have:
The safety features built in
A display that shows you what you need to know (and to be honest, once the slicing is done and printer has started, why do you even need to keep an eye on the screen anyway)
Loading G code onto an SD card, very simple, very reliable
Being able to remotely start a print, when lets face it, the printer is in the same house you live in is just lazy
You still have to physically attend to the printer for powering it on / off, spool changes, cleaning / preparing the print bed and removing parts before starting a new print
Any webcam off the shelf can be used as a 3d printer webcam
the ONLY feature I think is actually good is the spaghetti detective to prevent further waste on failed prints - spoiler alert - there is a hidden subscription fee to pay for it!