# 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.

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* 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. Defaults are shown in brackets:

>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*

This will do the following:

1. Copy everything in ~/.octoprint to ~/.printer01 with modifications
2. Update udev rules so this printer will always be at port /dev/octo_printer01
3. Create, start, and enable the service printer01 to control that octoprint instance.