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 # octoprint_deploy
+These files provide a simple bash script for quickly deploying multiple octoprint instances on a single computer (Ubuntu/debian based systems).
+
+# How to use
+Install Ubuntu on computer of interest.
+Install Octoprint. You can follow the directions here: https://octoprint.org/download/
+or here: https://community.octoprint.org/t/setting-up-octoprint-on-a-raspberry-pi-running-raspbian/2337
+
+Start up Octoprint for the first time to setup a base instance profile. The base profile will be edited in several places to allow specific modifications during deployment.
+
+[PLACE HOLDERS FOR EDITING STUFF]
+Make sure whichever printer you are installing for is not plugged in via USB
+
+Go to wherever you downloaded octoprint_deploy: cd octoprint_deploy
+Run the bash script: $ sudo ./addnew_printer.sh
+And follow the instructions:
+
+>UNPLUG PRINTER FROM USB
+>Enter the name for new printer/instance:
+>printer01
+>Port on which this instance will run (ENTER will increment last value in /etc/octoprint_ports):
+
+>Selected port is: 5000
+>Octoprint Daemon User [paul]:
+
+>Octoprint Daemon Path [/home/paul/OctoPrint/venv/bin/octoprint]:
+
+>Octoprint Config Path [/home/paul/]:
+
+>Auto-detect printer serial number for udev entry?y
+>Plug your printer in via USB now (detection time-out in 2 min)
+>Serial number detected as: AL03M8MG
+>Octoprint instance template base folder [/home/paul/.octoprint]:
+
+>Do you want to proceed? y